Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen Borchers

Jeffrey Allen Borchers 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).

  • Lock knob for lock rod in motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20100026018
    Abstract: A lock knob for covering an end of a lock rod protruding through a door of a motor vehicle is disclosed herein. The lock knob includes a first knob portion. The lock knob also includes a second knob portion. The lock knob also includes a multi-stage locking structure operable to engage the first knob portion and the second knob portion together in a first configuration. When the first and second knob portions are in the first configuration, the end of the lock rod can be slidably received between the first knob portion and the second knob portion. The multi-stage locking structure is also operable to engage the first knob portion and the second knob portion together in a second configuration. When the first and second knob portions are in the second configuration, the lock rod is fixed relative to the first knob portion and to the second knob portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Charles Daniel Bailey, Michael Cass, Jeffrey Allen Borchers, Don Stacherski, Thomas Franz Josef Gehring