Patents by Inventor Frank L. Melo

Frank L. Melo 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: 4936408
    Abstract: Apparatus for preventing theft of an automobile having a rotatable steering shaft for steering the vehicle and an ignition mounted at a fixed position, includes three equiangularly disposed holes extending transversely through the steering shaft; a steering shaft locking pin movable between a locking position in any hole and an unlocking position out of the holes; and ignition shaft engageable with the steering shaft locking pin for moving the latter into and out of the holes; a dead bolt locking pin engaged by the ignition; a spring which moves the dead bolt locking pin into blocking relation to the steering shaft locking pin to prevent removal thereof from a hole in the steering shaft when the ignition is removed from its fixed position; the upper end of the dead bolt locking pin extending through a first slot in a steering wheel locking plate positioned about the steering shaft and engaging a horn spring to actuate a horn; a plate locking pin engaged by the ignition shaft and movable into a second slot in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Frank L. Melo