Patents by Inventor Dan R. Gidden

Dan R. Gidden 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).

  • Vehicle Window Regulator Having a Floating Window Carrier
    Publication number: 20110120019
    Abstract: A window regulator including a drive rod having a linear axis; a runner connected to the drive rod for movement therealong; a window carrier pivotally secured to the runner for supporting a window; and a guide engaged by the window carrier having a radius of curvature such that the window carrier moves the window along a path coincident with the radius of curvature as the runner moves linearly along the drive rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. SMITH, Dan R. Gidden, Noel Chingcuanco
  • Vehicle window regulator having a floating window carrier
    Patent number: 7861462
    Abstract: A window regulator including a drive rod having a linear axis; a runner connected to the drive rod for movement therealong; a window carrier pivotally secured to the runner for supporting a window; and a guide engaged by the window carrier having a radius of curvature such that the window carrier moves the window along a path coincident with the radius of curvature as the runner moves linearly along the drive rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Magna Closures Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Smith, Dan R. Gidden, Noel Chingcuanco
  • Headset and docking station
    Patent number: D635961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Novero Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Dan R. Gidden, Tiberiu Duka-Kispal, Kaerynne Nakamura, Anders Hellberg, David Granath