Patents by Inventor Ralph W. Crouse

Ralph W. Crouse 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).

  • Lamp socket
    Patent number: 5087213
    Abstract: A lamp socket for a lamp bulb having a contact base that includes a right angle/single piece plastic socket portion having a tubular part into which a metallic ring-like member is insertable and serves the dual purpose of a lamp bulb retainer as well as the ground contact for the lamp bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Drapcho, Kenneth P. Cope, Melodee A. Chapin, Edward M. Bungo, Ronald A. Baldwin, Ralph W. Crouse