Patents by Inventor John M. Sohn

John M. Sohn 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 door
    Patent number: 10337216
    Abstract: A power system for a vehicle having a vehicle body and door includes a first battery disposed on the vehicle body, a second, rechargeable battery disposed on the door, a first electrical contact disposed on the vehicle body, and a second electrical contact disposed on the vehicle door. The first and second electrical contacts are coupled to the first and second batteries such that when the door is in a fully closed position relative to the vehicle body the first and second batteries are electrically coupled to one another and the second battery is charged by the first battery, and when the door is not in a fully closed position the first and second batteries are electrically de-coupled from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC
    Inventors: John M. Sohn, Paul S. Crociata
  • VEHICLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20150188345
    Abstract: A power system for a vehicle having a vehicle body and door includes a first battery disposed on the vehicle body, a second, rechargeable battery disposed on the door, a first electrical contact disposed on the vehicle body, and a second electrical contact disposed on the vehicle door. The first and second electrical contacts are coupled to the first and second batteries such that when the door is in a fully closed position relative to the vehicle body the first and second batteries are electrically coupled to one another and the second battery is charged by the first battery, and when the door is not in a fully closed position the first and second batteries are electrically de-coupled from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: John M. Sohn, Paul S. Crociata
  • Automatic venting supplemental inflatable restraint system
    Patent number: 5320383
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a deployable supplemental inflatable restraint, which, after a deployment, vents supplemental inflatable restraint internal contenst to a vehicle passenger compartment, a signal line for sensing deployment of the supplemental inflatable restraint, a command generator for developing a command responsive to the sensed deployment, and an atmosphere control system for providing a flow of fresh air into the vehicle passenger compartment responsive to the developed command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tai L. Chan, Robert G. Wooley, Thomas R. Barszcz, James M. Lawlis, John M. Sohn, Richard R. Kaminski