Patents by Inventor John T. Valus

John T. Valus 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).

  • Passive lap and shoulder belt system
    Patent number: 4159834
    Abstract: A passive three-point lap and shoulder belt system has the outboard ends of the lap and shoulder belts mounted on the vehicle body door respectively adjacent the hip and shoulder of the occupant. A retractor mounted on the body generally adjacent the inboard hip of the occupant winds a control belt which is connected with the lap and shoulder belts at the juncture of their inboard ends to establish the lap and shoulder belts in their occupant restraining positions when the door is closed. A door mounted belt stiffener is encased within the lap belt and includes a plurality of stacked abutting elements normally hingedly movable relative one another to allow the lap belt to fall limp across the occupant lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Larry D. Miller, Laird E. Johnston, John T. Valus, Thomas M. Powell