Patents by Inventor Piotr Kuszneruk

Piotr Kuszneruk 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).

  • Shaped memory alloy (SMA) valve assembly for controlling pressurized air supply to air cells in a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10378677
    Abstract: A shaped memory alloy (SMA) valve assembly includes a plurality of SMA valves and a main printed circuit board carrying electronic components and conductors for operating the SMA valves. Each SMA valve includes a pressure chamber having a port. Each pressure chamber contains a valve element biased to a rest position in sealing abutment on a valve seat of the port, a SMA actuator, and an actuator printed circuit board for mounting and electrically connecting the SMA actuator. Each actuator printed circuit board portion is connected to the main printed circuit board portion by a bridge printed circuit board portion, and each pressure chamber has an opening to allow a respective bridge printed circuit board portion to extend therethrough. The opening is provided with a pocket filled with cured sealing glue to embed the bridge printed circuit board portion extending therethrough and to seal the opening of the pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE SP. Z O. O.
    Inventors: Piotr Kuszneruk, Marcin Szrom, Krystof Malek, Tomasz Truszkowski
  • SHAPED MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURIZED AIR SUPPLY TO AIR CELLS IN A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20180038514
    Abstract: A shaped memory alloy (SMA) valve assembly includes a plurality of SMA valves and a main printed circuit board carrying electronic components and conductors for operating the SMA valves. Each SMA valve includes a pressure chamber having a port. Each pressure chamber contains a valve element biased to a rest position in sealing abutment on a valve seat of the port, a SMA actuator, and an actuator printed circuit board for mounting and electrically connecting the SMA actuator. Each actuator printed circuit board portion is connected to the main printed circuit board portion by a bridge printed circuit board portion, and each pressure chamber has an opening to allow a respective bridge printed circuit board portion to extend therethrough. The opening is provided with a pocket filled with cured sealing glue to embed the bridge printed circuit board portion extending therethrough and to seal the opening of the pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Piotr Kuszneruk, Marcin Szrom, Krystof Malek, Tomasz Truszkowski