Patents by Inventor Dean B. Watson

Dean B. Watson 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).

  • Releasable hood hinge with positive reset
    Patent number: 9121212
    Abstract: A releasable hood hinge assembly having a reset member, a return block, an overjump and a landing offset from the return block, the return block having a positive stop, wherein the reset member is idle in the pre-crash condition, engages the landing in the post-crash condition and is blocked by the positive stop from returning to the pre-crash condition in the post-crash operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dura Operating, LLC
    Inventors: David Gordon Carothers, Robert A. Hendren, Dean B. Watson
  • RELEASABLE HOOD HINGE WITH POSITIVE RESET
    Publication number: 20140259531
    Abstract: A releasable hood hinge assembly having a reset member, a return block, an overjump and a landing offset from the return block, the return block having a positive stop, wherein the reset member is idle in the pre-crash condition, engages the landing in the post-crash condition and is blocked by the positive stop from returning to the pre-crash condition in the post-crash operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Dura Operating LLC
    Inventors: David Gordon Carothers, Robert A. Hendren, Dean B. Watson