Patents by Inventor William J. Zabritski

William J. Zabritski 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).

  • Multispeed shift linkage control
    Patent number: 4018099
    Abstract: A transmission shift lever assembly having a manually operated shift lever, pivotally mounted by a sliding saddle block connection on a shift shaft for transverse selecting movement between first, second and third neutral positions and rotating the shift shaft to these neutral positions and pivotally mounted for limited selecting movement in a pivot bracket pivotally mounted for shifting movement on the housing for fore and aft shifting movement conjointly with the pivot bracket from any neutral position in either direction to a drive position without turning movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick H. O'Brien, William J. Zabritski