Patents by Inventor Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner 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).

  • Accessory attachment mechanism
    Patent number: 11560909
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism including a first clamp member having a V-shaped first clamping end and a second clamp member having a V-shaped second clamping end and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a relative position of the first clamp member and the second clamp member. The first and second clamp members are configured to translate toward and away from each other via force exerted by the adjustment mechanism such that the first and second clamping ends translate between an engaged and a disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Gardner, John D. Taylor, Sean S. Lincoln, Matthew Simonin, Kurt Baldauf
  • ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220349432
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism including a first clamp member having a V-shaped first clamping end and a second clamp member having a V-shaped second clamping end and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a relative position of the first clamp member and the second clamp member. The first and second clamp members are configured to translate toward and away from each other via force exerted by the adjustment mechanism such that the first and second clamping ends translate between an engaged and a disengaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Gardner, John D. Taylor, Sean S. Lincoln, Matthew Simonin, Kurt Baldauf