Patents by Inventor Andrew Fouchea

Andrew Fouchea 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).

  • Door handle assembly, sub-assembly and method of installing same
    Patent number: 9644394
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly, comprising: a door handle having opposite first and second ends, the first end including a handle leg connectable to a bellcrank; a door handle end-cap; a slide-lock cassette supporting the bellcrank; and a frame mounting the door handle and the door handle end-cap. The frame is securable to a vehicle door and defines an opening receiving the slide-lock cassette therein. The opening is dimensioned to permit sliding movement of the slide-lock cassette therein. The slide-lock cassette is slidingly moveable relative to the frame between a first position, in which the handle leg is not connected to the bellcrank and the door handle end cap is not secured in place relative to the frame, and a second position, in which the handle leg is connected to the bellcrank and the door handle end-cap is captured by the slide-lock cassette against removal from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis Breimayer, Andrew Fouchea, Jeffrey Stokes
  • DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SUB-ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME
    Publication number: 20140245568
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly, comprising: a door handle having opposite first and second ends, the first end including a handle leg connectable to a bellcrank; a door handle end-cap; a slide-lock cassette supporting the bellcrank; and a frame mounting the door handle and the door handle end-cap. The frame is securable to a vehicle door and defines an opening receiving the slide-lock cassette therein. The opening is dimensioned to permit sliding movement of the slide-lock cassette therein. The slide-lock cassette is slidingly moveable relative to the frame between a first position, in which the handle leg is not connected to the bellcrank and the door handle end cap is not secured in place relative to the frame, and a second position, in which the handle leg is connected to the bellcrank and the door handle end-cap is captured by the slide-lock cassette against removal from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis Breimayer, Andrew Fouchea, Jeffrey Stokes