Patents by Inventor Franklin D. Landmesser

Franklin D. Landmesser 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: 5013082
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a door opening adjacent an occupant seat and a cowl structure extending transversely across the vehicle body forward of a windshield opening. A door provided for closing the door opening is mounted on a door support arm having an inboard end pivotally mounted on the cowl structure and an outboard end connected to the door so that pivotal movement of the support arm bodily swings the door vertically between a lowered closed position and a raised open position. The support arm is preferably mounted on the vehicle cowl structure by a pivot located closely adjacent the center line of the vehicle body and the support arm is configured to fit flush with the surface of the cowl structure and hood of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Franklin D. Landmesser
  • Patent number: 4047732
    Abstract: An articulated cambering vehicle in which a pair of trailing arms are interconnected to each other and to a front steering frame by a hydraulic stabilizer and equalizer providing: stabilization of the steering frame, the equal and opposite movement of the arms during cambering operation, the hydraulic locking of the trailing arms to the front steering frame for vehicle parking, and the folding and locking of the front steering frame intermediate the trailing arms for vehicle stowage purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry K. Williams, Franklin D. Landmesser