Patents by Inventor Norman Darrick Santa Maria

Norman Darrick Santa Maria 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).

  • Component position assurance element for a power distribution block
    Patent number: 7845959
    Abstract: A power distribution block includes a housing, a plurality of terminals situated in the housing, a plurality of electrical components, each of the electrical components mechanically and electrically engaged to respective terminals, wherein a portion of at least one electrical component protrudes from the housing, and a component position assurance element substantially enclosing the protruding portions of the electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Anthony Steven Czyz, Norman Darrick Santa Maria
  • COMPONENT POSITION ASSURANCE ELEMENT FOR A POWER DISTRIBUTION BLOCK
    Publication number: 20100173532
    Abstract: A power distribution block includes a housing, a plurality of terminals situated in the housing, a plurality of electrical components, each of the electrical components mechanically and electrically engaged to respective terminals, wherein a portion of at least one electrical component protrudes from the housing, and a component position assurance element substantially enclosing the protruding portions of the electrical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Anthony Steven Czyz, Norman Darrick Santa Maria