Patents by Inventor Brian Alan Cotterman

Brian Alan Cotterman 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).

  • Detachable face plate for automotive electronic components
    Patent number: 6678166
    Abstract: An automotive electronic component (10), including a base component (12), a face plate (14) detachable from the base component (12), a cantilever element (16) positioned on either the base component (12) or the face plate (14), and a rib element (18) positioned on the other of the base component (12) or the face plate (14). During removal of the face plate (14) from the base component (12), the rib element (18) engages the cantilever element (16) and prevents complete disengagement of the face plate (14) from the base component (12) until an additional force is applied to the face plate (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vineet Gupta, Brian Alan Cotterman, Sameer Gupta
  • Quite button assembly
    Patent number: 6667450
    Abstract: A rocker button assembly 10 is provided, including a button body 12 and a pivot element 14. At least one noise reducing element 20 covers a portion of the pivot element 14 and thereby reduces the generation of noise generated by the pivot element 14 as the rocker button assembly 10 rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stephen Bulin, Brian Alan Cotterman, Sara J. Baus, David J. Clute, Kamal S. Thakur
  • Quite button assembly
    Publication number: 20020100673
    Abstract: A push button assembly 10 is provided, including a button body 12 and a pivot element 14. At least one noise reducing element 20 covers a portion of the pivot element 14 and thereby reduces the generation of noise generated by the pivot element 14 as the push button assembly 10 rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: David Stephen Bulin, Brian Alan Cotterman, Sara J. Baus, David J. Clute, Kamal S. Thakur