Patents by Inventor Jeffrey MURTFELDT

Jeffrey MURTFELDT 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: 11525297
    Abstract: A window regulator including a panel and a guide rail. The panel may define a speaker aperture that may be configured to receive at least a portion of the speaker. The guide rail may be integrally formed to the panel and configured to carry a slider. The slider may be configured to move along the guide rail to move the window between a first position and a second position. The guide rail may include an aperture-region portion that may extend across the speaker aperture in a first direction. The aperture-region portion may include a first sidewall and a second sidewall that may each extend in a second direction that may be substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Jeffrey Murtfeldt, David Smith, Timothy Bellamy
  • Publication number: 20210404240
    Abstract: A window regulator including a panel and a guide rail. The panel may define a speaker aperture that may be configured to receive at least a portion of the speaker. The guide rail may be integrally formed to the panel and configured to carry a slider. The slider may be configured to move along the guide rail to move the window between a first position and a second position. The guide rail may include an aperture-region portion that may extend across the speaker aperture in a first direction. The aperture-region portion may include a first sidewall and a second sidewall that may each extend in a second direction that may be substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Jeffrey MURTFELDT, David SMITH, Timothy BELLAMY
  • Patent number: 11193320
    Abstract: A window regulator may include a first guide rail assembly, that may be coupled to the door panel and including a first guide rail, a first pulley and a second pulley. The first slider may be configured to receive the window pane and translate along the first guide rail to move the window pane between an open position and a closed position. The first cable may be coupled to a drive and engaged with the first pulley and may be fixed to the first slider such that actuation of the drive moves the first slider and the window pane into the opening. The spring may be disposed between an end of the first cable and a portion of the first slider. The spring may be configured to bias the slider and an edge of the window pane towards the A-side beam or the B-side beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: James Trevarrow, Jeffrey Murtfeldt, Michael Kidd, Terrence Costigan
  • Publication number: 20210131159
    Abstract: A window regulator may include a first guide rail assembly, that may be coupled to the door panel and including a first guide rail, a first pulley and a second pulley. The first slider may be configured to receive the window pane and translate along the first guide rail to move the window pane between an open position and a closed position. The first cable may be coupled to a drive and engaged with the first pulley and may be fixed to the first slider such that actuation of the drive moves the first slider and the window pane into the opening. The spring may be disposed between an end of the first cable and a portion of the first slider. The spring may be configured to bias the slider and an edge of the window pane towards the A-side beam or the B-side beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: James TREVARROW, Jeffrey MURTFELDT, Michael KIDD, Terrence COSTIGAN