Patents by Inventor Edward E. Garnham

Edward E. Garnham 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: 4362332
    Abstract: An air deflector for deflecting oncoming airflow above a vehicle body sunroof opening includes a deflector panel pivotally mounted on a carriage for movement between an angularly raised air deflecting position above the roof panel and downwardly pivoted position below the contour of the roof panel. The carriage is mounted on a track for longitudinal movement of the carriage and deflector panel between a rearward position registering with the roof opening and a stored position forward of the roof opening and beneath the roof panel. An overcenter spring holds the deflector panel in either the raised air deflecting position or the downwardly pivoted position. A control rod pivoted to the deflector panel is depressed by closing movement of the closure panel to pivot the deflector panel downwardly and is then pushed forwardly by the closure panel to push the deflector panel and carriage forward along the track to the stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Edward E. Garnham