Patents by Inventor Martin Charles Halliwell

Martin Charles Halliwell 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).

  • Retractable handle for a door or the like
    Patent number: 10280658
    Abstract: A retractable handle arrangement comprises a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states. That movement is controlled by a mechanism having first and second links each connected to a supporting structure and to the handle. At least one of those links is connected to the supporting structure by a joint defining a pivot axis that is movable is response to movement of the handle between the deployed state and the operative state. That movement of the pivot axis is used to unlatch a door or other closure associated with the handle, for example via a crank acting on a Bowden cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Charles Halliwell, Heather McEntee
  • Double latch assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9745773
    Abstract: A double latch assembly for a motor vehicle having two pivotably mounted closure members is disclosed in which a power cinch mechanism is used to ensure first and second claws are moved and held in a second fully locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Charles Halliwell
  • Double latch assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8882163
    Abstract: A double latch assembly for a motor vehicle having two pivotably mounted closure members is disclosed in which a power cinch mechanism is used to ensure first and second claws are moved and held in a second fully locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: Martin Charles Halliwell
  • Double Latch Assembly For A Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140306468
    Abstract: A double latch assembly for a motor vehicle having two pivotably mounted closure members is disclosed in which a power cinch mechanism is used to ensure first and second claws are moved and held in a second fully locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Charles Halliwell
  • RETRACTABLE HANDLE FOR A DOOR OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20130241215
    Abstract: A retractable handle arrangement comprises a handle movable between stowed, deployed and operative states. That movement is controlled by a mechanism having first and second links each connected to a supporting structure and to the handle. At least one of those links is connected to the supporting structure by a joint defining a pivot axis that is movable is response to movement of the handle between the deployed state and the operative state. That movement of the pivot axis is used to unlatch a door or other closure associated with the handle, for example via a crank acting on a Bowden cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JAGUAR CARS LTD
    Inventors: Martin Charles Halliwell, Heather McEntee
  • Double latch assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8336929
    Abstract: A double latch assembly for a motor vehicle having two pivotably mounted closure members is disclosed in which a sequencing lever is used to release first and second pawls used to hold first and second rotatable claws in respective latched positions. A single actuator A1 is used to release both of the pawls but because of the use of a disengageable coupling between the sequencing lever and the second pawl it is ensured that the first pawl is always released before the second pawl. Only a single actuator A1 is required to release both pawls and no sensors are required to control the sequencing of the pawls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Land Rover
    Inventor: Martin Charles Halliwell
  • DOUBLE LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090121500
    Abstract: A double latch assembly for a motor vehicle having two pivotably mounted closure members is disclosed in which a sequencing lever is used to release first and second pawls used to hold first and second rotatable claws in respective latched positions. A single actuator A1 is used to release both of the pawls but because of the use of a disengageable coupling between the sequencing lever and the second pawl it is ensured that the first pawl is always released before the second pawl. Only a single actuator A1 is required to release both pawls and no sensors are required to control the sequencing of the pawls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: LAND ROVER
    Inventor: Martin Charles Halliwell