Patents by Inventor Gordon Leroy Cook

Gordon Leroy Cook 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: 6422638
    Abstract: A rear window module is designed for the rear window of a truck passenger cab. The rear window module is pre-assembled as a single unit having a housing attaching rigidly to a frame. The housing inserts into the cab from a rear opening. The frame attaches to a peripheral edge of the cab which defines the rear opening. The housing supports a motor actuated pane movement mechanism capable of moving a central pane positioned within the frame in a vertical direction. The rear window module may also include side vents capable of pivoting to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Frank Carnaghi, Gordon Leroy Cook, Brian Hale Staser, Mark A Vickery
  • Patent number: 6186653
    Abstract: A courtesy light fixture for an automotive vehicle includes a housing having a base, a header wall and a supporting portion connecting the header wall to the base. The base includes a plurality of resilient clips which snap onto a support member of a door module. Resilient fingers of the base bear against the support member and urge the base inward to seat the clips against the support. The header wall mounts a lamp receptacle. A seal surrounding the receptacle engages a flange of a lens assembly on a trim panel of the door module so that a lamp in the receptacle is held in a fixed relation with the lens assembly for best illumination of the lighted area. The lens assembly is removable from the trim panel for changing the lamp without removing the trim panel from the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zinovy Tyves, Joseph Frank Carnaghi, Gordon Leroy Cook
  • Patent number: 6036244
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly has a support that includes a concave shell having a pair of vertically spaced bosses with pivot holes for two concentric shafts. One shaft is operated by a handle in the shell and moves an operating lever behind the shell. The other shaft is operated by a lock knob in the shell and moves a second operating lever behind the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Zinovy Tyves, Joseph Frank Carnaghi, Mark Vickery, Brian A. Barnes, Gordon Leroy Cook, Derek L. Roberts, Philippe Jenot, Mike Skiba