Patents by Inventor Richard Nietz

Richard Nietz 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).

  • Track-guided wiper system and method
    Patent number: 11628807
    Abstract: A wiper system for use with a windshield includes a track guide, a wiper assembly, a drive mechanism and a wipe mechanism. The wiper assembly has a wiper arm attached at a first end thereof to a rotor rotatably disposed on a wiper carrier, wherein the wiper carrier is engaged with the track guide and is configured for translation therealong. The drive mechanism is connected with the wiper carrier and is configured for positioning the wiper carrier along the track guide. The wipe mechanism is connected with at least one of the rotor and the wiper carrier and is configured to cause the rotor to rotate, thereby causing the wiper arm to produce a wiping motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: James W. Wells, Jeff E. Nasca, Charles W. Wampler, Muhammad E. Abdallah, Nagarajan Sivashanmugam, Richard Nietz, Patrick Kroner, Bryan T. Campbell
  • TRACK-GUIDED WIPER SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210078540
    Abstract: A wiper system for use with a windshield includes a track guide, a wiper assembly, a drive mechanism and a wipe mechanism. The wiper assembly has a wiper arm attached at a first end thereof to a rotor rotatably disposed on a wiper carrier, wherein the wiper carrier is engaged with the track guide and is configured for translation therealong. The drive mechanism is connected with the wiper carrier and is configured for positioning the wiper carrier along the track guide. The wipe mechanism is connected with at least one of the rotor and the wiper carrier and is configured to cause the rotor to rotate, thereby causing the wiper arm to produce a wiping motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: James W. Wells, Jeff E. Nasca, Charles W. Wampler, Muhammad E. Abdallah, Nagarajan Sivashanmugam, Richard Nietz, Patrick Kroner, Bryan T. Campbell
  • VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190285163
    Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system includes a manual transmission with a transmission housing, a pump inlet positioned near an inside bottom surface of the transmission housing, and a baffle positioned adjacent the pump inlet for directing lubricating fluid in the transmission toward the pump inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: William L. Cousins, Mohammad Galab, Richard Nietz