Patents by Inventor Ron R. Peteuil

Ron R. Peteuil 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).

  • Two stage indicator dimming circuit controlled by PWM backlighting back feed and backlight control
    Patent number: 10368405
    Abstract: A dimming circuit for an indicator switch has a control input, a dimming state and a non-dimming state. The dimming circuit is responsive to the presence of a backlight PWM signal at the control input of the dimming circuit to switch to the dimming state and responsive to the absence of the backlight PWM signal at the control input of the dimming circuit to switch to the non-dimming state. In the dimming state a high resistance of the dimming circuit is coupled in series with the indicator LED and a LED drive output of the function control module and in the non-dimming state a low resistance of the dimming circuit is coupled in series with the indicator LED and the LED drive output of the function control module. The high resistance has a resistance higher than the low resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Michael Mashkevich, David A Lescamela, James M Burcar, Ron R Peteuil
  • TWO STAGE INDICATOR DIMMING CIRCUIT CONTROLLED BY PWM BACKLIGHTING BACK FEED AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160167575
    Abstract: A dimming circuit for an indicator switch has a control input, a dimming state and a non-dimming state. The dimming circuit is responsive to the presence of a backlight PWM signal at the control input of the dimming circuit to switch to the dimming state and responsive to the absence of the backlight PWM signal at the control input of the dimming circuit to switch to the non-dimming state. In the dimming state a high resistance of the dimming circuit is coupled in series with the indicator LED and a LED drive output of the function control module and in the non-dimming state a low resistance of the dimming circuit is coupled in series with the indicator LED and the LED drive output of the function control module. The high resistance has a resistance higher than the low resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Mashkevich, David A. Lescamela, James M. Burcar, Ron R. Peteuil