Patents by Inventor Christian Michael Norton

Christian Michael Norton 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).

  • Patent number: 6350090
    Abstract: An anchorage assembly 10 which includes a generally rectangular housing 16, an anchor member 20, and a resilient and deformable material or member 28 which is coupled to member 20 and which engages housing 16, thereby regulating or controlling the movement of member 20 relative to housing 16 and absorbing vibration and impact loads imparted upon member 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lee Salmon, Bradley Napier Doman, Christian Michael Norton, Timothy William Taylor
  • Patent number: 5791088
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes first and second weatherstripping components secured directly to the vertically movable window beneath the opening between the outer door panel and inner door trim panel such that the weatherstrips are not visible. The weatherstrips include upwardly protruding lip portions which cooperate with the base portion of the respective weatherstrip to form a channel for carrying water out of the door assembly. By securing the weatherstripping directly to the window, unsightly beltline weatherstrips are eliminated. Also, the frictional engagement of prior art beltline weatherstrips with the window is eliminated, thereby allowing downsizing of the window lifting mechanism, and allowing the use of plastic or glazed windows because the abrasion of prior art designs is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Martinelli, William Ernest Buehler, Darrell Kenneth Kleinke, Christian Michael Norton