Patents by Inventor Dean Leigh Arcuri

Dean Leigh Arcuri 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).

  • Default mechanism for electronic throttle control system
    Patent number: 6155533
    Abstract: An electronic throttle control system having a housing with a motor, throttle valve, gear mechanism, and fail-safe mechanism. A spring member attached to a gear member and default lever, and which is biased when the throttle valve is in its fully open and closed positions, operates to open the throttle valve in the event of an electric failure, thus allowing the vehicle to limp home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Warner Semeyn, Dean Leigh Arcuri, Edward Albert Bos