Patents by Inventor Dennis W. Puskar, JR.

Dennis W. Puskar, JR. 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).

  • Assembly having a soft-touch user interface for controlling the operative position of a device which controls the flow of air into the passenger compartment of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9110492
    Abstract: An assembly having a soft-touch user interface for controlling the operative position of a device which controls the flow of air into the passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided. An occupant of the vehicle operates a first member of the assembly at its outer soft-touch, surface layer to cause the first member to rotate about an axis. A second member of the assembly rotatably supports the first member. A portion of a structural substrate of the first member is configured to couple the first member to the device. The substrate and the second member have a pair of annular faces that oppose each other and are oriented to face axially along the axis. A portion of a biasing member projects outwardly from at least one pocket in one of the faces to frictionally engage the other face and prevent undesired rotational movement of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis W. Puskar, Jr., Steven M. Johnson
  • ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT-TOUCH USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATIVE POSITION OF A DEVICE WHICH CONTROLS THE FLOW OF AIR INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140318308
    Abstract: An assembly having a soft-touch user interface for controlling the operative position of a device which controls the flow of air into the passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided. An occupant of the vehicle operates a first member of the assembly at its outer soft-touch, surface layer to cause the first member to rotate about an axis. A second member of the assembly rotatably supports the first member. A portion of a structural substrate of the first member is configured to couple the first member to the device. The substrate and the second member have a pair of annular faces that oppose each other and are oriented to face axially along the axis. A portion of a biasing member projects outwardly from at least one pocket in one of the faces to frictionally engage the other face and prevent undesired rotational movement of the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis W. Puskar, JR., Steven M. Johnson