Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Doubleday

Daniel W. Doubleday 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).

  • Publication number: 20090293614
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a closing velocity of a door of a vehicle having a body is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a door-closing member, an actuator, and a sensor assembly. The door-closing member is movably coupled to the base. The actuator is coupled to the base and the door-closing member and is configured to move the door-closing member. The movement of the door-closing member causes the door of the vehicle to move relative to the body of the vehicle at a predetermined velocity. The sensor assembly is coupled to the base and configured to detect a position of the door of the vehicle relative to a selected portion of the vehicle and generate a signal representative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tony J. Deschutter, Craig A. Rodriguez, Nidamaluri S. Nagesh, Daniel W. Doubleday
  • Patent number: 6826957
    Abstract: A portable air pressure decay test apparatus for leak testing of a sealed system includes a hollow housing, an air pump having an inlet and an outlet disposed in the housing, and a controller disposed in the housing and connected to the pump for controlling the operation of the pump. A test head is mounted on the housing for releasably attaching to an attachment point of a sealed system. The test head is in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump. When the test head is attached to the attachment point of the sealed system, the controller operates the pump to provide pressured air to the sealed system and raise the pressure in the sealed system to a predetermined value. After the predetermined value of pressure is reached, the controller stops the pump and monitors the air pressure in the sealed system for a predetermined time interval to measure an air pressure decay rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Martone, Daniel W. Doubleday, Daniel Gerald Jones, Paul J. Boor, Raymond J. Sapienza, James Arthur Cole, Joseph E. Safran, Tony J. Deschutter
  • Publication number: 20040173005
    Abstract: A portable air pressure decay test apparatus for leak testing of a sealed system includes a hollow housing, an air pump having an inlet and an outlet disposed in the housing, and a controller disposed in the housing and connected to the pump for controlling the operation of the pump. A test head is mounted on the housing for releasably attaching to an attachment point of a sealed system. The test head is in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump. When the test head is attached to the attachment point of the sealed system, the controller operates the pump to provide pressured air to the sealed system and raise the pressure in the sealed system to a predetermined value. After the predetermined value of pressure is reached, the controller stops the pump and monitors the air pressure in the sealed system for a predetermined time interval to measure an air pressure decay rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher James Martone, Daniel W. Doubleday, Daniel Gerald Jones, Paul J. Boor, Raymond J. Sapienza, James Arthur Cole, Joseph E. Safran, Tony J. Deschutter