Patents by Inventor Timothy E Okenka

Timothy E Okenka 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).

  • Rearward closure assembly for an automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 6497448
    Abstract: There is disclosed a rearward closure assembly for an automotive vehicle. The assembly includes a rear panel and a rearward roof panel that can be moved along track guides that extend from a rear portion of the vehicle to the top of the vehicle. The rear panel can be translated from a first position to a second position such that the rear panel and roof panel are generally opposing and parallel to each other to open a lower portion of a rearward passageway of the vehicle. Thereafter, the rear panel and the roof panel can be translated above a top portion of the vehicle to open an upper portion of the rearward passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Randy C Curtis, Kevin G. Kolpasky, Timothy E Okenka, Chris A Olsen, Timothy C Slanec, Matthew H Szalach, Kevin M Hester