Patents by Inventor JOHN MICHAEL HEIBERGER

JOHN MICHAEL HEIBERGER 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: 12650159
    Abstract: A single drive dual motion actuator assembly comprises a double-handed threaded lead screw connected to a motor, with distinct left-handed and right-handed threaded sections. Mounted on these sections are left-hand and right-hand threaded carriers, facilitating opposite movements along the lead screw axis. Attachment to first and second female ball sockets enables connection to moving attachments affixed to respective closure panels. Activation of the motor initiates rotational movement of the lead screw, enabling coordinated opening and closing of the closure panels through the movement of the threaded carriers. The single drive dual motion actuator assembly provides efficient control over closure panels operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Immers, John Michael Heiberger, Stephen J Brinck, Jeffrey John Lijana
  • Publication number: 20260049649
    Abstract: A single drive dual motion actuator assembly comprises a double-handed threaded lead screw connected to a motor, with distinct left-handed and right-handed threaded sections. Mounted on these sections are left-hand and right-hand threaded carriers, facilitating opposite movements along the lead screw axis. Attachment to first and second female ball sockets enables connection to moving attachments affixed to respective closure panels. Activation of the motor initiates rotational movement of the lead screw, enabling coordinated opening and closing of the closure panels through the movement of the threaded carriers. The single drive dual motion actuator assembly provides efficient control over closure panels operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: JONATHAN PAUL IMMERS, JOHN MICHAEL HEIBERGER, STEPHEN J. BRINCK, JEFFREY JOHN LIJANA
  • Publication number: 20250108761
    Abstract: A device for enabling a user to access an upper portion of a vehicle includes a structural member. The structural member includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the structural member secured within a bracket by means of a returning member. The structural member includes a stepping surface is configured to flexibly move within the bracket by means of the returning member, or a motor-powered unit assembly. The structural member operates between a deployed position and a stowed position thereby enabling the user to access the upper portion of the vehicle. The bracket of the device positioned in one or more vehicle pillars to accommodate the structural member. The stepping surface of the structural member angularly positioned when the structural member operates in the deployed position thereby enabling the user to access the upper portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL HEIBERGER, STEPHEN J BRINCK, KEVIN KONEVAL, WILLIAM LIANOS
  • Publication number: 20240275236
    Abstract: A non-back drivable linear actuator system, comprising first housing assembly and second housing assembly, first housing assembly includes first proximal portion, first middle portion and first distal portion, first proximal portion of first housing assembly accommodate nuts configured with inner flutes and first hall sensor; first middle portion of first housing assembly accommodate tube, low lead screw and anti-rattle component, low lead screw and anti-rattle component located inside tube; first distal portion of first housing assembly accommodate second hall sensor; first ball socket connected to first proximal portion of first housing assembly; second ball socket connected to first distal portion of first housing assembly; second housing assembly includes second proximal portion, second middle portion and second distal portion, second proximal portion of second housing assembly accommodates gears; second middle portion of second housing assembly accommodates gearbox; and second distal portion of second ho
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL HEIBERGER, STEPHEN J. BRINCK