Patents by Inventor Rick P. Ziberna

Rick P. Ziberna 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).

  • Bulkhead connector
    Patent number: 4990723
    Abstract: A bulkhead connector assembly for supporting a bus bar as it passes through a bulkhead including a rectangular portion having a substantially rectangular cross section and including a rectangular passageway extending therethrough and a circular portion having a substantially circular cross section and including a circular passageway extending therethrough and in communication with the rectangular passageway of the rectangular portion. A mounting flange which is integral with the rectangular and circular portions is disposed intermediate of the rectangular and circular portions for mounting the assembly to a bulkhead. The circular passageway of the circular portion has a plurality of shoulders within the circular passageway with the shoulders defining a rectangular passage within the circular passageway which substantially corresponds to the rectangular passageway of the rectangular portion for mounting and supporting a bus bar as it passes through a bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Rick P. Ziberna, Timothy D. Kaptur