Patents by Inventor Otto Andrew Kern

Otto Andrew Kern 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).

  • Vehicle body hood hinge
    Patent number: 4012807
    Abstract: A hinge for the rear end of a hood that selectively closes a vehicle body forward engine compartment opening, including interconnected body and hood hinge members movable into an interreceived relationship for the hood closed position, and a locking pawl pivotally mounted on the body hinge member such that forced rearward movement of the hood hinge member causes the locking pawl to pivot so as to engage an aperture formed in the hood hinge member, serving to diminish vertical and rearward movement of the hood during impact conditions and upon relaxation of the impact loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Otto Andrew Kern