Patents by Inventor Phillip J. Lewis

Phillip J. Lewis 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: 7631921
    Abstract: A closure system with a reduced out-swing reach for an opening in a body of a vehicle. The closure system has an upper portion arranged to expose at least a section of the body opening, and a lower portion which is guided by a track to an open position when the upper portion is not in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Phillip J. Lewis, Richard A. Manning, Robert J. Faubert, Alexander Zelikov
  • Publication number: 20090273207
    Abstract: A closure system with a reduced out-swing reach for an opening in a body of a vehicle. The closure system has an upper portion arranged to expose at least a section of the body opening, and a lower portion which is guided by a track to an open position when the upper portion is not in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Phillip J. Lewis, Richard A. Manning, Robert J. Faubert, Alexander Zelikov
  • Publication number: 20090058143
    Abstract: A vehicle scoff plate assembly may have an outer closure panel, an inner closure panel fastened to the outer closure panel, a first striker mounting bracket fastenable to the inner closure panel, a first striker mounted to the first striker mounting bracket, and a scuff plate fastened to the outer closure panel that surrounds the first striker. A second striker mounting bracket is fastenable to the inner closure panel and a second striker is mountable to the second striker mounting bracket. The second striker mounting bracket is configured in a different angular position to orient the second striker in a different position than the first striker. The inner closure panel and outer closure panel both mount to the vehicle underbody. With different striker mounting brackets mountable to the inner closure panel, a standard vehicle underbody may be utilized and result in fewer or no vehicle underbody production line changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Richard A. Manning, William G. Yadon, Robert J. Faubert, Phillip J. Lewis