Patents by Inventor Lee N. Hiltunen

Lee N. Hiltunen 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).

  • Articulating locating and retention member
    Patent number: 11318817
    Abstract: An alignment member includes a first body member having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, a second body member having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, the second body member coupled to the first body member such that the first and second body members define a longitudinal axis of the alignment member, a first base member coupled to the second body member, a second base member rotatably coupled to the first base member, and a locking mechanism configured to engage with the first base member. The first base member rotates relative to the second base member to position the alignment member from a first position to a second position and the locking mechanism engages with the first base member to retain the alignment member in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Renke, Lee N. Hiltunen
  • ARTICULATING LOCATING AND RETENTION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20210331755
    Abstract: An alignment member includes a first body member having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, a second body member having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, the second body member coupled to the first body member such that the first and second body members define a longitudinal axis of the alignment member, a first base member coupled to the second body member, a second base member rotatably coupled to the first base member, and a locking mechanism configured to engage with the first base member. The first base member rotates relative to the second base member to position the alignment member from a first position to a second position and the locking mechanism engages with the first base member to retain the alignment member in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Renke, Lee N. Hiltunen