Patents by Inventor Gail E. Woods

Gail E. Woods 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).

  • Torque window
    Patent number: 4889175
    Abstract: A vehicle window assembly which includes first and second separate window glazing panels. The first window is fixed while the second may be pivoted between open and closed positions by a hand crank connected to a peripheral linkage system by a shaft, with the linkage connected to the second window. The hand crank is located at the center of the shaft and the shaft includes stop means for preventing overturning of the hand crank past the full open position of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Excel Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Frey, Gail E. Woods, Leroy C. Schmuck