Patents by Inventor James E. Niemiec

James E. Niemiec 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).

  • Vehicular slider door handle with internal detent mechanism
    Patent number: 12187105
    Abstract: A vehicular slider door handle assembly includes a base portion configured for mounting at a vehicular slider door, a handle pivotally mounted at the base portion and pivotable between a neutral position and a door opening position, and a detent mechanism. The detent mechanism releasably retains the handle relative to the base portion at the neutral position. With the base portion mounted at the vehicular slider door, the handle is pivotable about a pivot axis of the detent mechanism, and as the handle pivots about the pivot axis via actuation by a person at the vehicular slider door, the detent mechanism allows the handle to pivot from the neutral position toward the door opening position without axially moving the handle away from the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett A. Gorby, James E. Niemiec
  • VEHICULAR SLIDER DOOR HANDLE WITH INTERNAL DETENT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220111709
    Abstract: A vehicular slider door handle assembly includes a base portion configured for mounting at a vehicular slider door, a handle pivotally mounted at the base portion and pivotable between a neutral position and a door opening position, and a detent mechanism. The detent mechanism releasably retains the handle relative to the base portion at the neutral position. With the base portion mounted at the vehicular slider door, the handle is pivotable about a pivot axis of the detent mechanism, and as the handle pivots about the pivot axis via actuation by a person at the vehicular slider door, the detent mechanism allows the handle to pivot from the neutral position toward the door opening position without axially moving the handle away from the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Brett A. Gorby, James E. Niemiec