Patents by Inventor Ian S. Buckley
Ian S. Buckley 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).
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Patent number: 9555731Abstract: One variation may include a truck body having one or more cargo pod lift systems around the perimeter of a truck's center aisle which may be lifted or lowered to load/unload one or more cargo pods and a method for doing the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jeffrey L. Konchan, Ian S. Buckley
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Patent number: 9428097Abstract: One variation may include a cargo truck which may include one or more cargo latching/locking systems integrated into a body portion of the cargo truck which comprise at least one hoist plate which latches and locks at least one cargo pod to the hoist plate and which may be operatively connected to a hoist system which may raise and lower a hoist platform which may be attached to the hoist plate and a method for doing the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jeffrey L. Konchan, Ian S. Buckley
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Patent number: 9382732Abstract: A door assembly having an anti-theft device is provided. The assembly includes a door component defining an internally protruding cavity. A locating tab extends from the anti-theft device and is insertable in the cavity in the door component, thereby locating the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The door component includes a locking tab attached or integrally formed on the door component and adapted to snap into an opening in the anti-theft device, thereby securing the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The anti-theft device may be a shield and the door component may be a latch mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Frank J. Arabia, Jr., Robert D. Granny, Ian S. Buckley
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Publication number: 20150246631Abstract: One variation may include a truck body having one or more cargo pod lift systems around the perimeter of a truck's center aisle which may be lifted or lowered to load/unload one or more cargo pods and a method for doing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jeffrey L. Konchan, Ian S. Buckley
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Publication number: 20150239389Abstract: One variation may include a cargo truck which may include one or more cargo latching/locking systems integrated into a body portion of the cargo truck which comprise at least one hoist plate which latches and locks at least one cargo pod to the hoist plate and which may be operatively connected to a hoist system which may raise and lower a hoist platform which may be attached to the hoist plate and a method for doing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jeffrey L. Konchan, Ian S. Buckley
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Patent number: 8925361Abstract: A door having a latch mechanism is provided. The door also includes a bracket, and a pawl having a first aperture. The pawl is rotatably attached to the bracket and is operatively connected to the latch. The door additionally includes a key-cylinder adapted to selectively lock and unlock the latch by rotating the pawl, and a shield having a second aperture. Furthermore, the door includes a component connected to the key-cylinder. The component is aligned with and extends through the first and second apertures without contact with the pawl or with the shield, and is configured to not impede the rotation of the pawl by the key-cylinder when the component is aligned with the first and second apertures. The component is also configured to detach the pawl from the bracket and limit the key-cylinder extraction, when the key-cylinder is forcibly manipulated thereby causing the component to contact the shield.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Robert D. Granny, David M. Trush, John M. Dobish, Glenn L. Traister, Graham J. Spence, Ian S. Buckley, Grant W. Nelson
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Patent number: 8333415Abstract: A door handle assembly for use with a vehicle door comprising a door paddle including an actuation arm, supported to pivot about a first axis such that lateral acceleration of the paddle and actuation arm relative to the door produces a first moment about the first axis, and masses engaged with the actuation arm and supported to pivot about a second axis, the masses being arranged such that lateral acceleration of the masses relative to the door produces a second moment about the first axis that is substantially equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the first moment.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Houng Yue Chang, Ching-Hui Chiang, Ian S. Buckley, Chu M. Tai, Michael J. Wightman, Carolyn J. Thor
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Publication number: 20120187715Abstract: A door assembly having an anti-theft device is provided. The assembly includes a door component defining an internally protruding cavity. A locating tab extends from the anti-theft device and is insertable in the cavity in the door component, thereby locating the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The door component includes a locking tab attached or integrally formed on the door component and adapted to snap into an opening in the anti-theft device, thereby securing the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The anti-theft device may be a shield and the door component may be a latch mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Frank J. Arabia, JR., Robert D. Granny, Ian S. Buckley
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Publication number: 20110187156Abstract: A door having a latch mechanism is provided. The door also includes a bracket, and a pawl having a first aperture. The pawl is rotatably attached to the bracket and is operatively connected to the latch. The door additionally includes a key-cylinder adapted to selectively lock and unlock the latch by rotating the pawl, and a shield having a second aperture. Furthermore, the door includes a component connected to the key-cylinder. The component is aligned with and extends through the first and second apertures without contact with the pawl or with the shield, and is configured to not impede the rotation of the pawl by the key-cylinder when the component is aligned with the first and second apertures. The component is also configured to detach the pawl from the bracket and limit the key-cylinder extraction, when the key-cylinder is forcibly manipulated thereby causing the component to contact the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Robert D. Granny, David M. Trush, John M. Dobish, Glenn L. Traister, Graham J. Spence, Ian S. Buckley, Grant W. Nelson
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Publication number: 20100276949Abstract: A door handle assembly for use with a vehicle door comprising a door paddle including an actuation arm, supported to pivot about a first axis such that lateral acceleration of the paddle and actuation arm relative to the door produces a first moment about the first axis, and masses engaged with the actuation arm and supported to pivot about a second axis, the masses being arranged such that lateral acceleration of the masses relative to the door produces a second moment about the first axis that is substantially equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the first moment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Houng Yue Chang, Ching-Hui Chiang, Ian S. Buckley, Chu M. Tai, Michael J. Wightman, Carolyn J. Thor