Patents by Inventor William Walter Wheeler

William Walter Wheeler 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).

  • Vehicle pedal resistance and kickdown assembly
    Patent number: 9513656
    Abstract: A vehicle pedal resistance and kickdown assembly including a plunger moveable in a housing between first and second positions. The plunger defines a recess for a rod, A first spring in the housing biases the plunger in the first position. A second spring retains the rod in the plunger recess in the first position. In one embodiment, the recess in the plunger is an elongate recess in a flat front face of the plunger. In one embodiment, the housing defines an aperture in a to or bottom wall of the housing that has a length greater than the length of the second spring and the second spring is inserted lengthwise into the housing through the aperture. In one embodiment, the second spring is retained in a clip in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: William Shelby Stewart, Murray Kaijala, William Walter Wheeler, John Jay Gumkowski, John Roger Gietzen
  • Vehicle Pedal Resistance and Kickdown Assembly
    Publication number: 20150185756
    Abstract: A vehicle pedal resistance and kickdown assembly including a plunger moveable in a housing between first and second positions. The plunger defines a recess for a rod, A first spring in the housing biases the plunger in the first position. A second spring retains the rod in the plunger recess in the first position. In one embodiment, the recess in the plunger is an elongate recess in a fiat front face of the plunger. In one embodiment, the housing defines an aperture in a to or bottom wall of the housing that has a length greater than the length of the second spring and the second spring is inserted lengthwise into the housing through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: William Shelby Stewart, Murray Kaijala, William Walter Wheeler, John Jay Gumkowski, John Roger Gietzen