Patents by Inventor G. Clark Oberheide

G. Clark Oberheide 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).

  • Coreless motor door closure system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7032349
    Abstract: An automation assembly is adapted to be connected to a door system of a motor vehicle. The automation assembly is modular and includes a frame that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A motor is fixedly secured to the frame and adapted to receive power. The motor converts the power into a rotational output force. The motor includes a non-ferrous core. A set of pulleys and rollers are fixedly secured to the frame at predetermined positions to direct the path of a continuous belt. The continuous belt is fixedly secured to the door system such that the motor moves the continuous belt and the door system bidirectionally between an open position and a closed position. Sensors are used to determine the position of the door, the speed thereof and whether the door is being moved manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Atoma International Corp.
    Inventors: G. Clark Oberheide, Peter Lance Oxley, Mirko Pribisic, Dragan Mrkovic
  • Coreless motor door closure system
    Publication number: 20030089042
    Abstract: An automation assembly is adapted to be connected to a door system of a motor vehicle. The automation assembly is modular and includes a frame that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A motor is fixedly secured to the frame and adapted to receive power. The motor converts the power into a rotational output force. The motor includes a non-ferrous core. A set of pulleys and rollers are fixedly secured to the frame at predetermined positions to direct the path of a continuous belt. The continuous belt is fixedly secured to the door system such that the motor moves the continuous belt and the door system bidirectionally between an open position and a closed position. Sensors are used to determine the position of the door, the speed thereof and whether the door is being moved manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: G. Clark Oberheide, Peter Lance Oxley, Mirko Pribisic, Dragan Mrkovic