Patents by Inventor Michael John Haldenwanger

Michael John Haldenwanger 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).

  • Patent number: 5722732
    Abstract: A new and improved shoulder belt retractor for mounting on a vehicle seat or on the vehicle body adjacent the seat and providing a headrest support shaft which cantilevers inboard from the housing of the shoulder belt retractor to support the headrest. In particular, the shoulder belt retractor has a belt reel rotatably supported between spaced apart sidewalls of a housing located outboard of the occupant seating position. The headrest support shaft is attached to and extends between the sidewalls of the housing vertically above the belt reel and cantilevers inboard from the housing to support a headrest. A belt routing pulley is rotatably journaled on the support shaft between the sidewalls of the housing and receives the belt to guide the belt over the shoulder of the seated occupant. The belt routing pulley is preferably conical in shape to redirect the belt from a vertical path aligned with the belt reel to an angled path directed diagonally over the occupant's shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Michael John Haldenwanger