Patents by Inventor Alan Harding

Alan Harding 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 storage compartment having a dampener and vehicle incorporating the vehicle storage compartment
    Patent number: 11124125
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas
  • VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A DAMPENER AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20200248492
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas
  • Electronic fuel control system
    Patent number: 8960154
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an electronic fuel control system including a carburettor having a throttle bore, a fuel chamber, and at least one fuel circuit extending between the fuel chamber and the throttle bore and controlled by an adjustment member such as a needle, the control system further including an actuator operable to automatically adjust the adjustment member in response to one or more engine operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Barcarole Limited
    Inventors: John Mason, Alan Harding
  • ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120272936
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an electronic fuel control system including a carburettor having a throttle bore, a fuel chamber, and at least one fuel circuit extending between the fuel chamber and the throttle bore and controlled by an adjustment member such as a needle, the control system further including an actuator operable to automatically adjust the adjustment member in response to one or more engine operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: BARCAROLE LIMITED
    Inventors: John Mason, Alan Harding