Patents by Inventor Neil Petrarca

Neil Petrarca has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230145346
    Abstract: Component assemblies and methods of manufacturing component assemblies that include a magnetic yoke assembly for electromechanical contactors and relays are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a component assembly that includes a magnetic yoke assembly for electromechanical contactors and relays is described. In this embodiment, the magnetic yoke assembly includes a movable contact and a ferromagnetic upper yoke mounted in above the moveable contact and separate from the moveable contact. The magnetic yoke assembly also includes a ferromagnetic lower yoke mounted under the moveable contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: SAMUEL C. NAUMOWICZ, FERNANDA V. ORTEGA, NEIL PETRARCA, CORY BOUSQUET
  • Patent number: 11105698
    Abstract: A device for sensing pressure and temperature in a fluid environment includes a cover defining an interior. A thermistor tube is positioned at least partially within the interior, the thermistor tube extending substantially along a longitudinal axis. A port body is also positioned at least partially within the interior, the port body forming a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis for receiving a fluid from the fluid environment. A diaphragm is affixed within the port body. The diaphragm has a first surface exposed to the fluid within the channel and a second surface sealed from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Petrarca, Edwin Vonk
  • Publication number: 20200096406
    Abstract: A device for sensing pressure and temperature in a fluid environment includes a cover defining an interior. A thermistor tube is positioned at least partially within the interior, the thermistor tube extending substantially along a longitudinal axis. A port body is also positioned at least partially within the interior, the port body forming a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis for receiving a fluid from the fluid environment. A diaphragm is affixed within the port body. The diaphragm has a first surface exposed to the fluid within the channel and a second surface sealed from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Petrarca, Edwin Vonk
  • Patent number: 10545064
    Abstract: A device for sensing pressure and temperature in a fluid environment includes a cover defining an interior. A thermistor tube is positioned at least partially within the interior, the thermistor tube extending substantially along a longitudinal axis. A port body is also positioned at least partially within the interior, the port body forming a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis for receiving a fluid from the fluid environment. A diaphragm is affixed within the port body. The diaphragm has a first surface exposed to the fluid within the channel and a second surface sealed from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Petrarca, Edwin Vonk
  • Publication number: 20180321104
    Abstract: A device for sensing pressure and temperature in a fluid environment includes a cover defining an interior. A thermistor tube is positioned at least partially within the interior, the thermistor tube extending substantially along a longitudinal axis. A port body is also positioned at least partially within the interior, the port body forming a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis for receiving a fluid from the fluid environment. A diaphragm is affixed within the port body. The diaphragm has a first surface exposed to the fluid within the channel and a second surface sealed from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Neil Petrarca, Edwin Vonk
  • Patent number: 9739673
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sensor substrate includes a first end, a second end, and a body. The body contains provisions for accommodating one or more sense elements. The first end and the second end contain attachment points for attaching the sensor substrate to a shaft. In addition, the first end and the second end include curved portions. For a particular end, a spacing of the attachment points and/or a depth of the curved portion may define, in part, a flexibility of the end. This flexibility may be used to control a sensitivity of the sense elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew LeGendre, Cory Bousquet, Neil Petrarca
  • Publication number: 20170038268
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sensor substrate includes a first end, a second end, and a body. The body contains provisions for accommodating one or more sense elements. The first end and the second end contain attachment points for attaching the sensor substrate to a shaft. In addition, the first end and the second end include curved portions. For a particular end, a spacing of the attachment points and/or a depth of the curved portion may define, in part, a flexibility of the end. This flexibility may be used to control a sensitivity of the sense elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew LeGendre, Cory Bousquet, Neil Petrarca