Patents by Inventor Robert E. Rapsinski

Robert E. Rapsinski 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).

  • High voltage battery cutout circuit for a motor vehicle electrical system
    Patent number: 6606227
    Abstract: An improved over-voltage protection circuit for a motor vehicle electrical system includes an over-voltage responsive circuit for momentarily disconnecting the vehicle storage battery and alternator from vehicle electrical loads, and an auxiliary storage battery for supplying a safe operating voltage to the electrical loads during the momentary disconnection. The over-voltage responsive circuit includes a MOSFET device that couples the vehicle storage battery and alternator to the electrical loads and auxiliary storage battery, and a voltage responsive circuit that turns the MOSFET device off to decouple the electrical loads and auxiliary storage battery from the vehicle storage battery and alternator so long as an over-voltage condition is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Rapsinski, Alexander C. Lawhon, Desmond Ang
  • High voltage battery cutout circuit for a motor vehicle electrical system
    Publication number: 20020109952
    Abstract: An improved over-voltage protection circuit for a motor vehicle electrical system includes an over-voltage responsive circuit for momentarily disconnecting the vehicle storage battery and alternator from vehicle electrical loads, and an auxiliary storage battery for supplying a safe operating voltage to the electrical loads during the momentary disconnection. The over-voltage responsive circuit includes a MOSFET device that couples the vehicle storage battery and alternator to the electrical loads and auxiliary storage battery, and a voltage responsive circuit that turns the MOSFET device off to decouple the electrical loads and auxiliary storage battery from the vehicle storage battery and alternator so long as an over-voltage condition is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Robert E. Rapsinski, Alexander C. Lawhon, Desmond Ang