Patents by Inventor Darryl A. Shelton

Darryl A. Shelton 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).

  • Airbag cover with integral horn switch
    Patent number: 5265904
    Abstract: An airbag cover with integral horn switch has an outer cover with positive and negative horn contacts interdigitally disposed and an inner cover whose external surface is a conductive layer. When a force is applied to the outer cover, the conductive layer of the inner cover becomes electrically connected to the positive and negative leads on the outer cover activating the horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Darryl A. Shelton, Kenneth A. Freeman
  • Air bag cover horn blow switch assembly
    Patent number: 5265905
    Abstract: An airbag cover with horn blow switch includes an inner cover, a horn switch, a guide for holding the horn switch and an outer cover covering the guide and the horn switch so that when the outer cover is depressed the horn switch is closed and the horn will sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Darryl A. Shelton