Patents by Inventor Wesley J. Aurand

Wesley J. Aurand 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).

  • Pressure sensor hub for a vacuum-insulated structure
    Patent number: 12385797
    Abstract: A pressure sensor hub for a vacuum-insulated structure includes: (a) a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor including a sensing element and an electrical connector extending from the sensing element; (b) a printed circuit board including conductive pads that are exposed, each of the conductive pads in electrical communication with a different portion of the electrical connector of the pressure sensor; and (c) a body that supports the pressure sensor and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Wesley J. Aurand, Gregory Edward Bauman, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Sanket V. Phalak
  • PRESSURE SENSOR HUB
    Publication number: 20240280429
    Abstract: A pressure sensor hub for a vacuum-insulated structure includes: (a) a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor including a sensing element and an electrical connector extending from the sensing element; (b) a printed circuit board including conductive pads that are exposed, each of the conductive pads in electrical communication with a different portion of the electrical connector of the pressure sensor; and (c) a body that supports the pressure sensor and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Bennett Allard, Wesley J. Aurand, Gregory Edward Bauman, Sunil S. Ekshinge, Sanket V. Phalak