Patents by Inventor Donald L. Glossop, Jr.

Donald L. Glossop, Jr. 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: 5159781
    Abstract: A vehicle window regulating and sealing assembly for raising and lowering a window. The window is supported at the sides within vertical guide channels by pivotal sliding upper and lower guide members attached to the window. The guide channels include an outwardly extending curved ramp section within which the lower guide members track to cause the window to pivot about the upper guide members as it nears the raised position thereby causing the window to firmly bear against relatively non-yielding sealing members to establish a perfectly flush positioning of the window relative to the vehicle exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Donald L. Glossop, Jr., Giuseppe Delena, William J. Fobar
  • Patent number: 5106149
    Abstract: A door glass weatherstripping for a motor vehicle comprises a main body; a gap-filling seal for filling the space between the edge of the surrounding surfaces and the edges of the window; a window positioning portion having a hardness greater than at least the gap-filling seal portion for guiding the window in its uppermost position thereby assuring lateral location of the window; and a gutter forming lip positioned so that substantially all the water dripping off the portion of the roof or surrounding surfaces where the weatherstrip is attached is prevented from entering the interior of the vehicle. The weatherstrip section on hardtop-type window systems may be positioned such that it extends around the whole door opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Donald L. Glossop, Jr., Charles J. Haddad
  • Patent number: 5054238
    Abstract: A window panel position regulating means for a vehicle door which will accommodate a doubly irregularly curved window panel and will guide the window panel through the slot at the belt line of the door in such a manner that the width of the belt line slot can be maintained at absolute minimum so as to improve the oveall appearance of the door assembly and the functional rigidity of the assembly. The regulating assembly includes a pair of guide channel members mounted within the door panel cavity at the front edge of the door and a third guide channel member mounted within the door panel cavity at the rear edge of the door. Guide follower members are mounted to the window and guided within the respective guide channel members to thereby guide the window through the belt line slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Donald L. Glossop, Jr., William J. Fobar, Hachig A. Gopigian, Charles J. Haddad, Thomas C. Holka