Patents by Inventor Joe Meinke
Joe Meinke 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).
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Publication number: 20090257241Abstract: A component of an actuatable apparatus includes a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area, an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area. The illumination source is positioned behind the selected area. A portion of the opaque indicia coating defines a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern. The pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Joe Meinke, Robert L. Bingle, Todd Pastrick, Ian R. Pettigrew, Thomas R. Futryk, Todd Trap
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Patent number: 7600795Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian L. Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Patent number: 7562916Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian L. Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young, Bradley T. Kuehn, Kathy L. Gross
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Patent number: 7513544Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian L. Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young, Bradley T. Kuehn, Kathy L. Gross
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Publication number: 20080068857Abstract: A vehicular trim component comprises a substrate having external and internal surfaces and a finish on at least one of the external and internal surfaces. An illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state is positioned behind the substrate to direct light through the finish with the illumination source is in the illuminated state. A mask associated with the substrate defines at least a masked portion and an unmasked portion, wherein the unmasked portion transmits more light than the unmasked portion. The finish extends across both the masked portion and the unmasked portion to conceal visible differences between the masked portion and the unmasked portion when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state. When the illumination source is in the illuminated state, light passes through the unmasked portion and the finish to provide a visible distinction between the masked portion and the unmasked portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Joe Meinke, Robert Bingle, Todd Pastrick, Ian Pettigrew, Thomas Futryk, Todd Trap
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Publication number: 20080054652Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20080001415Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20070294861Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Patent number: 7284776Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent movement of the door handle assembly during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian L. Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20070069533Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20060091680Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent movement of the door handle assembly during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Jerry Cummins, Jim Larabel, Brian Herrema, Joe Meinke, Mark McWilliams, Richard Young