Patents by Inventor John B. Morely

John B. Morely 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).

  • HINGE AND CATCH ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ENDGATE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090250960
    Abstract: An assembly for opening and closing a passageway into the body of a vehicle includes a post secured to the body at a lateral side of the passageway, an endgate for opening and closing the passageway and able to swing alternately about a lateral axis and an upright axis, a pivot support secured to the first post and aligned with the lateral axis, and a pivot secured to the endgate and aligned with the lateral axis, for alternately engaging and disengaging the pivot support, with the engagement supporting the endgate for pivoting about the lateral axis, and with the disengagement permitting the endgate to pivot about the upright axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Townson, Micahel K. Zelek, Leonard J. Brohl, JR., Tanya J. Klain, John B. Morely, Sarah Pearson, Patrick O. McGee