Patents by Inventor Raymond C. Culp

Raymond C. Culp 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).

  • Short circuit protection system for a starter circuit
    Patent number: 6800960
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for short circuit protection to a motor vehicle starter circuit. The invention includes providing a switching mechanism positioned intermediate to a DC power source and the starter. A controller manipulates the switching mechanism between an open position and a closed position, the closed position connecting the starter circuit to the DC power source and the open position disconnecting the starter circuit from the DC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic B. Koos, Raymond C. Culp, John B Kirk
  • Battery circuit disconnect device
    Publication number: 20040041682
    Abstract: A modular circuit disconnect device for connection in a circuit comprises a housing, a bus bar electrical conductor terminated on each end for connection in a circuit, an electrical conductor separator mechanism that uses kinetic energy to sever the electrical conductor, and an interface to accept a signal that indicates a condition requiring the electrical conductor to be severed. One embodiment utilizes a pyrotechnic device to sever a bus bar after receipt of a signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Brian D. Pasha, Terry A. George, Raymond C. Culp
  • Short circuit protection system for a starter circuit
    Publication number: 20030205937
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for short circuit protection to a motor vehicle starter circuit. The invention includes providing a switching mechanism positioned intermediate to a DC power source and the starter. A controller manipulates the switching mechanism between an open position and a closed position, the closed position connecting the starter circuit to the DC power source and the open position disconnecting the starter circuit from the DC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Frederic B. Koos, Raymond C. Culp, John B Kirk
  • Power distribution module with reversible relay footprint
    Patent number: 6434009
    Abstract: A power distribution module utilizes a planar substrate having an array of repeating slots configured to accept two types of relays, one having four terminals and the other having five terminals. Both relays can mate with the slots of the substrate in a variety of orientations, including reverse orientations wherein the relay terminal footprint can be rotated 180 degrees and still mate with a corresponding, yet shifted, slot footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond C. Culp