Patents by Inventor Arthur W. Fornell

Arthur W. Fornell 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).

  • Patent number: 6019487
    Abstract: A lamp housing is removably mounted in a panel opening by a detent system that exerts a wedge lock action against edge areas of the panel opening. The lamp housing includes a light-transmitting fascia plate normally seated against the panel and at least one swingable detent adapted to exert pressure against an edge of the panel opening. The detent has a swing axis spaced an appreciable distance from the wedge lock surface so that the wedge lock surface has a substantial travel distance between the operating and retracted positions of the detent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Arthur W. Fornell
  • Patent number: 5291103
    Abstract: A power window system for a four window vehicle has a console module positioned proximate the front seats of the vehicle, which console module has operating switches for the front windows and a mode selection switch thereon. The rear windows are normally operated by a pair of rear window operating switches disposed proximate the rear windows. When the mode selection switch is in the first position, front operating switches operate the front windows and the rear operating switches operate the rear windows. When the mode selection switch is in the second position, the rear operating switches are disabled and the front operating switches operate only the front windows. When the mode selection switch is in the third position, the front operating switches operate only the rear windows. An array of indicator lights is provided on the module to indicate which switches are active and what function they perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Moin Ahmed, Arthur W. Fornell