Patents by Inventor Joseph Benjamin Saxon

Joseph Benjamin Saxon 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 decklid system with planetary gear
    Patent number: 7267390
    Abstract: A vehicle decklid system uses a planetary gear drive to move a decklid relative to a vehicle body. The planetary gear drive includes a rotatable gear that is disposed between two fixed gears. One fixed gear is rigidly mounted to the decklid and one fixed gear is rigidly mounted to the vehicle body. A rotating link connects centers of the rotatable gear and two fixed gears. The combination of the planetary gear drive and rotating link make it possible to provide powered complex, two-dimensional motion of the decklid requiring a four-bar linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: AVM, Inc.
    Inventors: Chihping Kuan, Joseph Benjamin Saxon, Shelley Lynn Bolbrugge, Adam Kyle Cramton, Enrico Fin, Jack R. Roach, Karim Dayoub, Walter Douglas Bauman
  • Power-operated vehicle truck decklid
    Patent number: 7059649
    Abstract: A power mechanism for opening and closing a vehicle trunk decklid includes power-operated guides that move the linkages on the decklid. The guides are moved by push-pull cables operated by a motor and disposed in a guide rail located in a trunk sill. The motor may be controlled by a controller that receives a user signal and operates the motor based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Arvin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chihping Kuan, Joseph Benjamin Saxon, Shelley Lynn Bolbrugge, Adam Kyle Cramton, Enrico Fin, Jack R. Roach, Karim Dayoub, Walter Douglas Bauman
  • Vehicle liftgate control system
    Patent number: 7034485
    Abstract: A powered system to selectively position a vehicle liftgate at a multiple of positions intermediate a fully open and a fully closed position. A controller receives commands from a remote, such as a key fob, and/or from a selector located within the vehicle to selectively operate the liftgate to move the liftgate through a multiple of liftgate positions through a combination of button presses or selector positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Arvin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chihping Kuan, Joseph Benjamin Saxon, Shelley Lynn Bolbrugge, Adam Kyle Cramton, Enrico Fin, Jack R. Roach, Karim Dayoub, Walter Douglas Bauman
  • VEHICLE LIFTGATE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060066278
    Abstract: A powered system to selectively position a vehicle liftgate at a multiple of positions intermediate a fully open and a fully closed position. A controller receives commands from a remote, such as a key fob, and/or from a selector located within the vehicle to selectively operate the liftgate to move the liftgate through a multiple of liftgate positions through a combination of button presses or selector positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Chihping Kuan, Joseph Benjamin Saxon, Shelley Lynn Bolbrugge, Adam Kyle Cramton, Enrico Fin, Jack Roach, Karim Dayoub, Walter Douglas Bauman