Patents by Inventor Gary S. Andrews

Gary S. Andrews 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).

  • Windshield wiper motor with molded sleeve and thrust elements
    Patent number: 6863858
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming and mounting a sleeve and a thrust member in a bore in a motor/gear drive housing shaft to support the motor/gear drive shaft against radial and axial movement. Gates are formed in the motor/gear drive housing and communicate with separate first and second bores in the housing. A mold core is inserted into the housing and closes off one bore to allow the injection of molten plastic into a cavity formed between the tip end portion of the mold core and the first bore to form an annular sleeve. The annular sleeve has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the end tip portion of the motor/gear drive shaft to be nominally spaced from the outer diameter of the drive shaft, but is supportingly engaged by the drive shaft under radial deformation of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Danish, Frank R. Lombardo, Gary S. Andrews, David M. Williams
  • Windshield wiper motor with molded sleeve and thrust elements
    Patent number: 6809447
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming and mounting a sleeve and a thrust member in a bore in a motor/gear drive housing shaft to support the motor/gear drive shaft against radial and axial movement. Gates are formed in the motor/gear drive housing and communicate with separate first and second bores in the housing. A mold core is inserted into the housing and closes off one bore to allow the injection of molten plastic into a cavity formed between the tip end portion of the mold core and the first bore to form an annular sleeve. The annular sleeve has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the end tip portion of the motor/gear drive shaft to be nominally spaced from the outer diameter of the drive shaft, but is supportingly engaged by the drive shaft under radial deformation of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Danish, Frank R. Lombardo, Gary S. Andrews, David M. Williams
  • Windshield wiper motor with molded sleeve and thrust elements
    Publication number: 20030024102
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming and mounting a sleeve and a thrust member in a bore in a motor/gear drive housing shaft to support the motor/gear drive shaft against radial and axial movement. Gates are formed in the motor/gear drive housing and communicate with separate first and second bores in the housing. A mold core is inserted into the housing and closes off one bore to allow the injection of molten plastic into a cavity formed between the tip end portion of the mold core and the first bore to form an annular sleeve. The annular sleeve has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the end tip portion of the motor/gear drive shaft to be nominally spaced from the outer diameter of the drive shaft, but is supportingly engaged by the drive shaft under radial deformation of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Peter J. Danish, Frank R. Lombardo, Gary S. Andrews, David M. Williams