Patents Represented by Attorney Ralph E. Smtih
  • Patent number: 7596831
    Abstract: A hinge movably attaches a door to a frame member of a motor vehicle. The hinge includes a frame bracket configured for attachment to the frame member and including opposed sidewalls connected by a base, and a door bracket configured for attachment to the door and including opposed arms connected together by a bridge. A plurality of links pivotably and translatably connects the door bracket to the frame bracket. The links include a first link including second opposed arms pivotably connected to the frame bracket and to the door bracket and connected together by a second bridge, and a second link including third opposed arms pivotably connected to the frame bracket and to the door bracket and connected together by a third bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Faubert, Richard A. Manning, Raja Hazime, Kenneth E. Spieles, Robert R. Lazarevich
  • Patent number: D588289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Lance R. Wagner, Mark C. Trostle, Ryan C. Nagode