Patents by Inventor Alan W. Moyer

Alan W. Moyer 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).

  • Adjustable panel closure bumpers incorporating shape memory polymers
    Patent number: 9290979
    Abstract: An adjustable bumper, adapted for supporting closure panels on a vehicle, is described. The bumper incorporates a shape memory polymer portion, which may be readily permanently reshaped by the steps of: heating above its transition temperature, deforming by application of a load, and cooling, while still under load, below its transition temperature. This behavior is exploited to enable adjustment of the adjustable bumper so that it may provide the desired closure panel support while accommodating vehicle to vehicle variations in the fit of the closure panel and the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Jonathan E. Luntz, Alan W. Moyer, Diann Brei, Suhant Ranga, Nancy L. Johnson
  • ADJUSTABLE PANEL CLOSURE BUMPERS INCORPORATING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20160076294
    Abstract: An adjustable bumper, adapted for supporting closure panels on a vehicle, is described. The bumper incorporates a shape memory polymer portion, which may be readily permanently reshaped by the steps of: heating above its transition temperature, deforming by application of a load, and cooling, while still under load, below its transition temperature. This behavior is exploited to enable adjustment of the adjustable bumper so that it may provide the desired closure panel support while accommodating vehicle to vehicle variations in the fit of the closure panel and the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Jonathan E. Luntz, Alan W. Moyer, Diann Brei, Suhant Ranga, Nancy L. Johnson