Patents by Inventor DAVID BRENT EGNOR

DAVID BRENT EGNOR 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: 10858867
    Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly for opening a vehicle door is provided and includes a chassis assembly having a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes an arm rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and the rearward end includes a rotatable bellcrank. The vehicular door handle assembly further includes a handle grip movable to an actuated position to open a vehicle door and the handle grip includes a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes a connection member to rigidly connect with the rotatable arm and the rearward end includes a plunger rotatably connected to the rear end door handle and is rotatably connected to the bellcrank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Novares US LLC
    Inventors: Richard Pudney, David Brent Egnor, Timothy Bugenski
  • Patent number: 10781617
    Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly for opening a vehicle door is provided and includes a door grip having a forward end and a rearward end, the door grip movable from a resting position where the vehicle door is latched to an actuated position where the vehicle door is unlatched. The assembly further includes a chassis assembly having a forward end and a rearward end. A rear end of the chassis assembly supports a bellcrank rotatably connected to the chassis and connected to the door grip. The bellcrank pivots between a resting position and an actuated position when the door handle is actuated. Further still, the assembly includes a moveable retaining element to retain the bellcrank in a serviceable position where the door grip can be connected to the bellcrank and to release the bellcrank to a functional position where the bellcrank rotates between the resting position and the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Novares US LLC
    Inventors: Richard Pudney, David Brent Egnor, Timothy Bugenski
  • Patent number: 10253533
    Abstract: A door handle assembly for a vehicle door is provided that includes: a housing assembly fixedly connected to an outer door panel of the vehicle door having a visible face defining an opening, a cover assembly having a cover and a grip element, the cover assembly is movable between a flush position where the cover element fills the opening and is flush with the visible face and a fully retracted position where the cover element is displaced inwardly from the opening, and the grip element and housing assembly defines an access space to receive fingers of a user, a displacement mechanism to move the cover assembly, and a pin connected to the housing assembly that interacts with a cam profile formed on an external surface of the cover assembly such that the cover assembly follows a path during movement from the flush to fully retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Novares US LLC
    Inventors: Richard Irving Pudney, David Brent Egnor
  • Publication number: 20190048628
    Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly for opening a vehicle door is provided and includes a chassis assembly having a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes an arm rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chassis and the rearward end includes a rotatable bellcrank. The vehicular door handle assembly further includes a handle grip movable to an actuated position to open a vehicle door and the handle grip includes a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end includes a connection member to rigidly connect with the rotatable arm and the rearward end includes a plunger rotatably connected to the rear end door handle and is rotatably connected to the bellcrank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Key Plastics L.L.C.
    Inventors: RICHARD PUDNEY, DAVID BRENT EGNOR, TIMOTHY BUGENSKI
  • Publication number: 20190048627
    Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly for opening a vehicle door is provided and includes a door grip having a forward end and a rearward end, the door grip movable from a resting position where the vehicle door is latched to an actuated position where the vehicle door is unlatched. The assembly further includes a chassis assembly having a forward end and a rearward end. A rear end of the chassis assembly supports a bellcrank rotatably connected to the chassis and connected to the door grip. The bellcrank pivots between a resting position and an actuated position when the door handle is actuated. Further still, the assembly includes a moveable retaining element to retain the bellcrank in a serviceable position where the door grip can be connected to the bellcrank and to release the bellcrank to a functional position where the bellcrank rotates between the resting position and the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Key Plastics L.L.C.
    Inventors: RICHARD PUDNEY, DAVID BRENT EGNOR, TIMOTHY BUGENSKI