Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Helner

Jeffrey Helner 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).

  • Shoulder belt height adjuster assembly and method
    Patent number: 7021662
    Abstract: The invention provides a shoulder belt height adjuster assembly and a method of adjusting the same. The assembly includes a guide rail, a slide, and a biasing member. The guide rail includes a plurality of fixed rail teeth disposed along at least one longitudinal portion. The slide includes an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the guide rail along the longitudinal portion. The slide further includes a plurality of fixed slide teeth disposed on an interior slide surface. The biasing member is operably attached to the slide aperture for selectively engaging at least one of the fixed slide teeth into at least one of the fixed rail teeth. The engagement prevents slidable movement of the slide relative to the guide rail in a downward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Hoffmann, Thomas Drobot, Artur Dlugosz, Jeffrey Helner
  • Shoulder belt height adjuster assembly and method
    Publication number: 20050023815
    Abstract: The invention provides a shoulder belt height adjuster assembly and a method of adjusting the same. The assembly includes a guide rail, a slide, and a biasing member. The guide rail includes a plurality of fixed rail teeth disposed along at least one longitudinal portion. The slide includes an aperture formed therein for slidably receiving the guide rail along the longitudinal portion. The slide further includes a plurality of fixed slide teeth disposed on an interior slide surface. The biasing member is operably attached to the slide aperture for selectively engaging at least one of the fixed slide teeth into at least one of the fixed rail teeth. The engagement prevents slidable movement of the slide relative to the guide rail in a downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Arthur Hoffmann, Thomas Drobot, Artur Dlugosz, Jeffrey Helner