Patents by Inventor William P. Schuster, III

William P. Schuster, III 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).

  • Steering column lock apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7140213
    Abstract: A lock bolt extendible and retractable by movement of a power transmission assembly driven by an actuator and having a cam thereon which cams against the lock bolt to retract the lock bolt and unlock the steering column. In some embodiments, the cam has a curved surface with varying distance from the axis of rotation of the cam or pivot to improved lock bolt motion. The cam can have a gradual ramp surface to extract a lock bolt even in binding conditions of the lock bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Strattec Security Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Feucht, David C. Janssen, William P. Schuster, III