Patents by Inventor David B. Bridges

David B. Bridges 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: 5521343
    Abstract: A plastic ignition high voltage switch housing comprising two separately molded components formed of a high temperature, high strength insulating thermoplastic material, each component containing one bushing. The two components are spun welded together while maintaining axial alignment of the bushings. The two components can be designed to permit the placement of a gasket between them prior to spin welding, thereby capturing the gasket within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Young, Kenneth W. Clark, Perry J. Washington, David J. Kelly, David B. Bridges
  • Patent number: 4464142
    Abstract: A shaft coupler for connecting a distributor shaft of an ignition distributor to the camshaft of an internal combustion engine. The coupler comprises a plastic member having a pair of drive lugs located in a groove formed in the end of the camshaft. The plastic member has another pair of lugs located in a groove formed in a driven metallic member that is connected to the distributor shaft. Rubber sleeves are disposed about these lugs and torque is transmitted from the plastic member to the metallic member through the sleeves. The two members are secured together by arms that extend from the plastic member through slots formed in the metallic member. The arms have teeth engaging a face of the metallic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Bridges, John J. Schulte