Patents by Inventor Walter Kuzma Stepanenko

Walter Kuzma Stepanenko 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).

  • Integrated light and accessory assembly
    Patent number: 7048423
    Abstract: An integrated light and accessory assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes at least one lamp for illumination of a vehicle, and also includes reflective, conductive and insulative portions inside a housing, and a module for controlling or accessorizing the assembly. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the assembly. The method includes providing materials for molding or shaping the components of the assembly, selectively etching conductive materials, molding the materials into a desired configuration, connecting a lamp and an accessory module to the conductive portions, and enclosing the components in a housing. A portion of the module may be removed for emergency lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Kuzma Stepanenko, Jay DeAvis Baker, Lawrence LeRoy Kneisel, Richard Keith McMillan, Brenda Joyce Nation, Cindy Maria Rutyna, Charles Frederick Schweitzer, Peter Langer
  • Integrated light and accessory assembly
    Publication number: 20030063477
    Abstract: An integrated light and accessory assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes at least one lamp for illumination of a vehicle, and also includes reflective, conductive and insulative portions inside a housing, and a module for controlling or accessorizing the assembly. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the assembly. The method includes providing materials for molding or shaping the components of the assembly, selectively etching conductive materials, molding the materials into a desired configuration, connecting a lamp and an accessory module to the conductive portions, and enclosing the components in a housing. A portion of the module may be removed for emergency lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Motor Co.
    Inventors: Walter Kuzma Stepanenko, Jay DeAvis Baker, Lawrence LeRoy Kneisel, Richard Keith McMillan, Brenda Joyce Nation, Cindy Maria Rutyna, Charles Frederick Schweitzer, Peter Langer