Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jeffrey A Sedlar
  • Patent number: 6260544
    Abstract: A low fuel vapor emissions fuel system which reduces the need for FVCS and further obviates both the fuel pump and its return fuel line, composed generally of a rigid tank, a flexible fuel bladder within the tank, a filler pipe connecting between the fuel bladder and an exterior body location, a filler cap which removably seals the filler pipe, a fuel line from the fuel bladder to the engine, an air compression system for selectively pressurizing the cavity between the fuel bladder and the tank, and a fuel level sensor. In operation, when the ignition key is turned on, the air pump pressurizes the cavity between the tank and the fuel bladder. A program of the vehicle computer monitors the air pressure to provide a nominal fuel pressure for the engine. The air pump system further includes a vent valve, which also includes an over pressure relief valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Spry, Raffi Dermanuelian
  • Patent number: 6234560
    Abstract: A cargo cover for a bed of a vehicle. The cargo cover includes a plurality of individual panels to cover the cargo area of the bed of a vehicle and a pair of side frames connected to sides of the bed of the vehicle. The cargo cover also includes a pair of side rails operatively cooperating with the panels and the side frames to allow the panels to slide relative to each other to open and close the cargo area of the bed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert M. Hunt
  • Patent number: 6186575
    Abstract: A re-configurable cargo cover for a bed of a vehicle includes a door adapted to be disposed in a door opening of a vehicle body. The re-configurable cargo cover includes a plurality of individual panels operatively cooperating with each other and a bed of a vehicle. The re-configurable cargo cover includes a pair of interior sides operatively connected to sides of the bed of the vehicle. The re-configurable cargo cover further includes the panels and the sides having features cooperating with each other to re-configure the panels into a plurality of different configurations for a cargo area of the bed of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Fisher, David W. Cummings, James R. Chesnick
  • Patent number: 6179366
    Abstract: A sunshade mounting clip assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting clip adapted to be disposed adjacent a headliner covering a roof of a vehicle for cooperating with a sunshade. The mounting clip has a shaft extending outwardly therefrom. The sunshade mounting clip assembly also includes a mounting support adapted to be disposed adjacent the headliner on a side opposite the mounting clip and having an aperture extending therethrough to receive the shaft. The sunshade mounting clip assembly further includes a retainer disposed adjacent the mounting support having an aperture to receive the shaft and preventing the shaft from exiting the mounting support. The mounting support extends laterally and longitudinally to form a footprint greater than a footprint of the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Hansz
  • Patent number: 6181242
    Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly having an adjustable information display device. The display device rotates independently of the rearview mirror to allow both the driver and the front passengers to observe the display when the rearview mirror is rotated toward the driver. The display device displays information about various vehicle systems. The rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror housing for holding a rearview mirror. The mirror housing is pivotally mounted on the windshield of the vehicle so that the rearview mirror is adjustable by the driver into a desired position. The information display device is pivotally mounted on a top or bottom side of the mirror housing to allow the display device to rotate independently of the mirror housing. The display device is attached to the mirror housing through a hollow tubular support arm which has opposite first and second ends, one of the ends being attached to the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hue T. Nguyen