Patents by Inventor Patrick R. Brandt

Patrick R. Brandt 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: 20240429647
    Abstract: An electronic assembly comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion to form a cavity. A circuit board resides within the cavity. The second housing portion has a connector body with a hollow core, where the connector body extends outward from the second housing portion. The connector body has walls with a corresponding wall mating surface that faces a respective circuit-board mating surface of the circuit board. An adhesive sealant is configured to adhere to the wall mating surface and the circuit-board mating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick R. Brandt, Thomas J. Roan, Stephen P. Lind, Shane K. Erickson, Roger K. Amundson
  • Publication number: 20240431040
    Abstract: An electronic assembly comprises a first housing portion having one or more recesses along at least a portion of a perimeter of the first housing portion. A second housing portion has one or more arms extending from a body of the second housing portion to engage the recesses in a snap-fit connection. A cavity is formed between the first housing portion and the second portion. A circuit board resides in the cavity; the circuit board has a conductive trace that faces the first housing portion at a metallic conductive region, wherein the snap-fit connection forms an electrical and mechanical connection between the conductive trace and the metallic conductive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick R. Brandt, Thomas J. Roan, Stephen P. Lind, Shane K. Erickson, Roger K. Amundson
  • Patent number: 11735863
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Gregory K. Harmelink, Patrick R. Brandt, Vince Segal, Antoine P. Duval, Jay A. Mosbrucker
  • Publication number: 20230124805
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region. A hinge support protrudes from the housing body. A curved wall portion extends outward from the central region. A lid has a hollow portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support. A spring or resilient member is configured to bias the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more electrically conductive terminals in an interior of the electrical socket. A slider is arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be rotationally raised or flipped upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory K. Harmelink, Patrick R. Brandt, Vince Segal, Antoine P. Duval, Jay A. Mosbrucker