Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Osterhoff

Daniel J. Osterhoff 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).

  • Publication number: 20260258681
    Abstract: Interior door handle assemblies are provided for motor vehicles. An exemplary interior door handle assembly may include a helical cam, an inertia interlock, or both. The helical cam may be provided at an interface between a handle and a cam slider of the interior door handle assembly and may be configured for converting a user-actuated rotation of the handle to linear displacement of the cam slider. The inertia interlock may substantially prevent a non-user actuated inertial rotation of the handle that can result from acceleration forces acting on the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2025
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel J. Osterhoff, Jackson Wright
  • Patent number: 9994134
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly having a seat back including a polymeric body portion defining a support frame having a plurality of forwardly extending connection pins disposed about a periphery of a forward surface of the support frame. A flexible comfort carrier is disposed over a front surface of the polymeric body portion and includes a multitude of openings defining a support matrix configured to support the weight of a passenger. The body portion includes a plurality of slots configured to receive and engage the plurality of forwardly extending connection pins. A cushion layer extends over the flexible comfort carrier. A head restraint extends upwardly from the forward support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Daniel J. Osterhoff, Raghavan Setlur, Robert Damerow, Majid Arefi, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Brandon Guinn
  • Publication number: 20160221483
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly having a seat back including a polymeric body portion defining a support frame having a plurality of forwardly extending connection pins disposed about a periphery of a forward surface of the support frame. A flexible comfort carrier is disposed over a front surface of the polymeric body portion and includes a multitude of openings defining a support matrix configured to support the weight of a passenger. The body portion includes a plurality of slots configured to receive and engage the plurality of forwardly extending connection pins. A cushion layer extends over the flexible comfort carrier. A head restraint extends upwardly from the forward support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Daniel J. Osterhoff, Raghavan Setlur, Robert Damerow, Majid Arefi, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Brandon Guinn