Patents by Inventor Paul M. Eichenberg

Paul M. Eichenberg 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).

  • Heated sliding window assembly with an electrically connected sliding pane
    Patent number: 6014840
    Abstract: A heated sliding window assembly comprising a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, with the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid. A sliding pane is slidable within the circumferential frame between an open position and a closed position, and the sliding pane has an electrically conductive heating grid. A first conductive element is mounted on the fixed portion and a second conductive element is mounted on the sliding pane. The first and second conductive elements are routed through a latch assembly, and are electrically connected together when the sliding pane is in the closed position. To connect the heating grid of the sliding pane to the heating grid of a second fixed pane, third and fourth conductive elements are employed, either routed through the same latch assembly as the above mentioned first and second conductive elements or mounted at an end of the sliding pane remote from the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Ray, Raymond S. Butler, Dennis J. Buening, Michael D. Kobrehel, Todd E. Cripe, Paul M. Eichenberg, Yasmin W. Eloian, Charles A. Deperro, Brian J. Czopek, Mary M. Inman