Patents by Inventor Edmund L. Rendon, Jr.

Edmund L. Rendon, 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).

  • Modular bolt assembly for steering shaft lock
    Patent number: 4955454
    Abstract: A modular bolt assembly in an anti-theft steering shaft lock in an automotive steering column includes a support tube, a bolt in the support tube, a plastic retainer in an open end of the support tube and a spring between the bolt and the retainer. The retainer has three trunnions symmetrically arrayed around the its center which are received in slots in the support tube. The spring seats at the center of the retainer and biases the retainer opposite the bolt until the trunnions seat at closed ends of the slots in the support tube whereby the retainer is captured on the support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Karl A. Reinert, Edmund L. Rendon, Jr.