Patents by Inventor John B. Cady

John B. Cady 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).

  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5437348
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5385212
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having releasable catch means adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5263546
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Four-wheel drive vehicle transmission system
    Patent number: 4572318
    Abstract: A transmission system especially useful in performance saloon cars includes a simple epicyclic gear (2) between an engine (1) and a standard gearbox (MG or AG). The drive to the front axle (10) is taken from the sun gear (12). The drive to the rear axle (20) is via the gearbox from the annulus (16). The torque splits in the optimum ratio between front and rear axles for the gear selected. In first gear and top gear the front:rear torque ratios are 1:3 and 3:2 respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventor: John B. Cady