Patents by Inventor James R. Salois

James R. Salois 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).

  • Responsive E/A system for steering columns
    Patent number: 6641167
    Abstract: An energy absorbing device for a collapsible steering column of a vehicle includes an M-shaped plastically deformable strap for imposing a resistance to collapse of the steering column when the steering column collapses in a vehicle collision. An anvil adjusts the resistance to collapse imposed on the steering column by the strap. A controller produces a signal of a magnitude indicative of an amount of resistance needed to be imposed on the steering column by the strap to better protect from injury a driver seated behind the steering column at the time of the collision. An actuator receives the signal and actuates the anvil to adjust the amount of resistance imposed by the strap in accordance with the magnitude of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kremer Riefe, James R. Salois, David Michael Byers
  • Responsive E/A system for steering columns
    Publication number: 20030071451
    Abstract: An energy absorbing device for a collapsible steering column of a vehicle includes an M-shaped plastically deformable strap for imposing a resistance to collapse of the steering column when the steering column collapses in a vehicle collision. An anvil adjusts the resistance to collapse imposed on the steering column by the strap. A controller produces a signal of a magnitude indicative of an amount of resistance needed to be imposed on the steering column by the strap to better protect from injury a driver seated behind the steering column at the time of the collision. An actuator receives the signal and actuates the anvil to adjust the amount of resistance imposed by the strap in accordance with the magnitude of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kremer Riefe, James R. Salois, David Michael Byers