Patents by Inventor Brent Hauck

Brent Hauck 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).

  • Power seat drive motor mounting arrangement and assembly method
    Patent number: 7070155
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement and method for a drive motor for power seat slider rail assemblies, in which a bracket extends between a pair of right angle gear units secured to one end of a respective slider rail. The bracket has a longitudinal slot at one end engaging a headed pin on one of the gear units and a transverse slot at the other end snap fit to a headed pin on the other gear unit when the bracket is swung about the first pin and slot connection. The bracket has intermediate structure which engages the drive motor to align the same between the gear units when the bracket is swung into position and prevent rotation of the motor casing. Flexible drive shafts extend from each end of the motor to drive respective gear units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pascal E. Garrido, Brent Hauck, Brian Moore
  • Seat track assembly and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7048244
    Abstract: A seat track assembly for an automotive seat positioner mechanism includes a threaded spindle fixed at one end to a lower track and a mating nut in a gear case on the spindle mounted to an upper track by a bracket attached thereto. The bracket is stabilized against crash forces by interfit portions on the bracket and side walls of the upper track. The spindle is directly attached to the lower track by fasteners passed through a flattened end of the spindle and a bottom wall of the lower track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Brent Hauck
  • Seat track assembly and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20040200945
    Abstract: A seat track assembly for an automotive seat positioner mechanism includes a threaded spindle fixed at one end to a lower track and a mating nut in a gear case on the spindle mounted to an upper track by a bracket attached thereto. The bracket is stabilized against crash forces by interfit portions on the bracket and side walls of the upper track. The spindle is directly attached to the lower track by fasteners passed through a flattened end of the spindle and a bottom wall of the lower track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Brent Hauck
  • Power seat drive motor mounting arrangement and assembly method
    Publication number: 20040094683
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement and method for a drive motor for power seat slider rail assemblies, in which a bracket extends between a pair of right angle gear units secured to one end of a respective slider rail. The bracket has a longitudinal slot at one end engaging a headed pin on one of the gear units and a transverse slot at the other end snap fit to a headed pin on the other gear unit when the bracket is swung about the first pin and slot connection. The bracket has intermediate structure which engages the drive motor to align the same between the gear units when the bracket is swung into position and prevent rotation of the motor casing. Flexible drive shafts extend from each end of the motor to drive respective gear units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Pascal E. Garrido, Brent Hauck, Brian Moore