Patents by Inventor Drew C. Pretzer

Drew C. Pretzer 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: 20250269490
    Abstract: A vehicular window burnishing system includes an articulating robot having an end-of-arm-tool (EOAT) disposed at an end of an arm. With a glass panel of a vehicular window assembly secured relative to the robot, the robot is operable to move the arm to adjust positioning of a burnishing wheel relative to the glass panel. A sensor senses at least a portion of the glass panel and generates sensor data. The system, with the glass panel of the vehicular window assembly secured relative to the articulating robot, and based at least in part on processing of sensor data generated by the sensor, operates the articulating robot to move the arm and engage the burnishing wheel with an electrical terminal disposed at the surface of the glass panel and operates the EOAT to rotatably drive the burnishing wheel to at least partially remove an oxidation layer at the electrical terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: John C. Nelson, III, Drew C. Pretzer, Trevor M. Gelfius, David M. King, Benjamin R. Wood
  • Patent number: 10711508
    Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed frame having a pair of opposite side frame members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. A fixed window panel is disposed at a lower portion of the side frame members and at the lower frame member. A movable window panel is movable relative to the fixed window panel and the frame between an opened position and a closed position. Each of the side frame members includes a lower channel for receiving a side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and an end region of the lower frame member. An elastomeric seal is overmolded along the lower channel of the side frame member and is configured to receive and seal against (i) the side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and (ii) the end region of the lower frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Drew C. Pretzer, Michael J. Hulst, Linh H. Pham
  • Publication number: 20190128049
    Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed frame having a pair of opposite side frame members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. A fixed window panel is disposed at a lower portion of the side frame members and at the lower frame member. A movable window panel is movable relative to the fixed window panel and the frame between an opened position and a closed position. Each of the side frame members includes a lower channel for receiving a side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and an end region of the lower frame member. An elastomeric seal is overmolded along the lower channel of the side frame member and is configured to receive and seal against (i) the side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and (ii) the end region of the lower frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Drew C. Pretzer, Michael J. Hulst, Linh H. Pham
  • Patent number: 10167664
    Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed frame having a pair of opposite side frame members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. A fixed window panel is disposed at a lower portion of the side frame members and at the lower frame member. A movable window panel is movable relative to the fixed window panel and the frame between an opened position and a closed position. Each of the side frame members includes a lower channel for receiving a side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and an end region of the lower frame member. An elastomeric seal is overmolded along the lower channel of the side frame member and is configured to receive and seal against (i) the side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and (ii) the end region of the lower frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Drew C. Pretzer, Michael J. Hulst, Linh H. Pham
  • Publication number: 20170067281
    Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed frame having a pair of opposite side frame members, an upper frame member and a lower frame member. A fixed window panel is disposed at a lower portion of the side frame members and at the lower frame member. A movable window panel is movable relative to the fixed window panel and the frame between an opened position and a closed position. Each of the side frame members includes a lower channel for receiving a side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and an end region of the lower frame member. An elastomeric seal is overmolded along the lower channel of the side frame member and is configured to receive and seal against (i) the side perimeter edge region of the fixed window panel and (ii) the end region of the lower frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Drew C. Pretzer, Michael J. Hulst, Linh H. Pham