Patents by Inventor Brian K. Rood

Brian K. Rood 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: 11180179
    Abstract: A dampened adjustment assembly for a steering column includes a lever rotatable to move the dampened adjustment assembly between a locked position and an unlocked position. The dampened adjustment assembly also includes a clamp bolt operatively coupled to the lever. The dampened adjustment assembly further includes a cam operatively coupled to the clamp bolt and disposed within a pocket of a lower jacket. The dampened adjustment assembly yet further includes a dampening component formed of a dampening material and surrounding a perimeter of the cam, the dampening component positioned to contact a surface of the lower jacket to define the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Zachery P. Schultz, Gregory E. Kociba, Brian K. Rood
  • Publication number: 20210229734
    Abstract: A dampened adjustment assembly for a steering column includes a lever rotatable to move the dampened adjustment assembly between a locked position and an unlocked position. The dampened adjustment assembly also includes a clamp bolt operatively coupled to the lever. The dampened adjustment assembly further includes a cam operatively coupled to the clamp bolt and disposed within a pocket of a lower jacket. The dampened adjustment assembly yet further includes a dampening component formed of a dampening material and surrounding a perimeter of the cam, the dampening component positioned to contact a surface of the lower jacket to define the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Zachery P. Schultz, Gregory E. Kociba, Brian K. Rood
  • Patent number: 10906576
    Abstract: A telescope drive assembly for a steering column assembly includes a column jacket moveable in a rake direction and defining a tapered slot. The telescope drive assembly also includes a telescope actuator assembly operatively coupled to the column jacket to move the column jacket in a telescope direction. The telescope drive assembly further includes a telescope drive bracket operatively coupled to the telescope actuator assembly and to the column jacket, the telescope drive bracket and the column jacket rotatable about a common axis in the rake direction. The telescope drive assembly yet further includes a telescope guide disposed between the telescope drive bracket and the column jacket, the telescope guide disposed at least partially within the tapered slot and translatable within the tapered slot in the telescope direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Jarrod C. Sherwood, Robert D. Maida, Harmony J. Hudnall, Brian K. Rood
  • Publication number: 20200156692
    Abstract: A telescope drive assembly for a steering column assembly includes a column jacket moveable in a rake direction and defining a tapered slot. The telescope drive assembly also includes a telescope actuator assembly operatively coupled to the column jacket to move the column jacket in a telescope direction. The telescope drive assembly further includes a telescope drive bracket operatively coupled to the telescope actuator assembly and to the column jacket, the telescope drive bracket and the column jacket rotatable about a common axis in the rake direction. The telescope drive assembly yet further includes a telescope guide disposed between the telescope drive bracket and the column jacket, the telescope guide disposed at least partially within the tapered slot and translatable within the tapered slot in the telescope direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jarrod C. Sherwood, Robert D. Maida, Harmony J. Hudnall, Brian K. Rood