Patents by Inventor Douglas Alan Ford

Douglas Alan Ford 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: 5884434
    Abstract: A vehicle door has a door trim panel to conceal a door inner panel. A rod is mounted on the inner panel and associated with the door latch to unlatch the door latch when the rod is pulled. A handle is pivotally mounted on the trim panel and has an arm projecting toward the inner panel. A plurality of door mounting hooks are provided on the lower edge portion of the trim panel for insertion into mating holes provided on the inner panel so that the trim panel is supported on the door in readiness and alignment for tilting of the trim panel into overlying relationship with the inner panel. A molded plastic guide track is mounted on the door inner panel, and a slider connected with the rod is slidably mounted on the guide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Martin Dedrich, Douglas Alan Ford, Paul A. Habel