Patents by Inventor Bruce Mullard

Bruce Mullard 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).

  • Multifunction switching arrangement for controlling transmission overdrive and autostick functions
    Patent number: 7250578
    Abstract: A multifunction switching arrangement for an electronic transmission control which includes a button on a knob casing which can be moved in opposite circumferential directions and alternatively operates two switches in the assemblage which in turn causes an upshift or downshift of the transmission. When a button is advanced in an axial direction, a third switch is operated to activate or deactivate the transmission overdrive. in one embodiment only a single button is moved to operate all three switches, while in two other embodiments a separate push button in the end of the knob casing is used to control the third switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Mullard, Chad Edward Brott
  • Multifunction switching arrangement for controlling transmission overdrive and autostick functions
    Publication number: 20060219535
    Abstract: A multifunction switching arrangement for an electronic transmission control which includes a button on a knob casing which can be moved in opposite circumferential directions and alternatively operates two switches in the assemblage which in turn causes an upshift or downshift of the transmission. When a button is advanced in an axial direction, a third switch is operated to activate or deactivate the transmission overdrive. in one embodiment only a single button is moved to operate all three switches, while in two other embodiments a separate push button in the end of the knob casing is used to control the third switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Mullard, Chad Brott