Steven M Mccarthy

US Patent:

7476014, Jan 13, 2009

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/840451

Inventors:

Steven Dennis McCarthy - Farmington Hills MI, US
Scott William Nicol - Ontario, CA
Chris Greco - Livonia MI, US
John Kallio - Redford MI, US

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Van Buren Township MI

International Classification:

H01R 13/625

US Classification:

362519, 362548

Abstract:

A vehicle headlamp unit that is configured for use with either a halogen lamp or a high intensity discharge lamp. The headlamp unit includes a housing within which a reflector is located for reflecting light from the headlamp unit. A lamp is supported within the reflector and a lamp socket is electrically connected to the lamp. The lamp socket including a wire harness receptacle having a first configuration that is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. A secondary receptacle is also connected to the housing. The secondary receptacle has a second configuration that at least partially duplicates the first configuration and is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. Accordingly, both the wire harness receptacle and the secondary receptacle are configured to alternately receive and matingly engage the wire harness connector.

US Patent:

20090073713, Mar 19, 2009

Filed:

Sep 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/851844

Inventors:

Andrew Z. Glovatsky - Plymouth MI, US
Steven D. McCarthy - Farmington Hills MI, US
Richard T. McCarthy - Sterling Heights MI, US
Joseph Binetti - Howell MI, US
Donald Pope - South Lyon MI, US

International Classification:

H01J 61/94
B60Q 1/00
F21V 5/00
F21V 21/00

US Classification:

362520, 313 1

Abstract:

A substrate assembly for use in a lamp has a main printed wiring board and a standoff board. The main printed wiring board has a main surface with one or more LED packages disposed on the main surface and electrically connected thereto. The standoff board is disposed on the main surface of the main printed wiring board. The standoff board has an LED package disposed thereon and conductors to provide an electrical connection between the LED package disposed on the standoff board and the main printed wiring board.