Patents by Inventor Gerald Lim

Gerald Lim 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).

  • Steering column telescope assembly and energy absorption device
    Patent number: 11975756
    Abstract: An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NSK Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte, Victor Corona Martinez, Simon Read, David Ray Hartman
  • STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY AND ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230150567
    Abstract: An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte, Victor Corona Martinez, Simon Read, David Ray Hartman
  • Steering column telescope assembly and energy absorption device
    Patent number: 11572094
    Abstract: An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NSK Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte, Victor Corona Martinez, Simon Read, David Ray Hartman
  • Steering column telescope positive lock and breakaway device
    Patent number: 11485400
    Abstract: An adjustment subassembly for a steering column assembly including a telescope plate (40) adapted to be secured to a column tube (20) of the steering column assembly; a locking pin (70) having one or more features (78) at one end that are adapted to engage with the telescope plate (40); a preload plate (50) adapted to receive at least a portion of the locking pin (70) at an opposing end of the locking pin (70); and a user operating device (34) for causing engagement and disengagement of the locking pin (70) and the telescope plate (40) through contact with the preload plate (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte
  • STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPE POSITIVE LOCK AND BREAKAWAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220266889
    Abstract: An adjustment subassembly for a steering column assembly including a telescope plate (40) adapted to be secured to a column tube (20) of the steering column assembly; a locking pin (70) having one or more features (78) at one end that are adapted to engage with the telescope plate (40); a preload plate (50) adapted to receive at least a portion of the locking pin (70) at an opposing end of the locking pin (70); and a user operating device (34) for causing engagement and disengagement of the locking pin (70) and the telescope plate (40) through contact with the preload plate (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte
  • STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY AND ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210394816
    Abstract: An assembly for a steering column assembly including an engagement plate and a telescope plate at least partially disposed within the engagement plate. The engagement plate may be adapted to be located between a column tube of a steering column assembly and the telescope plate. The engagement plate and the telescope plate have one or more features for engaging with or contacting each other to provide energy absorption during an impact exceeding a threshold load. These features may include one or more projections or protrusions, one or more slots, one or more ribs, or a combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek Mathur, Gerald Lim, Jonathon Lyte, Victor Corona Martinez, Simon Read, David Ray Hartman