Patents by Inventor Algis J. Oslapas

Algis J. Oslapas 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).

  • Locking mechanism for a rear wheel steering system
    Patent number: 5092417
    Abstract: A steering gear for an automotive vehicle comprises a linear electric motor electrically connected to a power source within the vehicle. The motor includes a housing, a plunger operative to move reciprocally within a stator, the plunger being linked to an axle set of roadwheels. The motor further includes a locking member meshingly engageable with the plunger and mechanism means for driving the locking member into meshing engagement with the plunger so that upon interruption of electrical power to the motor, a locking member engages the plunger to prevent the plunger from reciprocally moving within the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Algis J. Oslapas