Patents by Inventor Marcus E. Hopkins

Marcus E. Hopkins 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).

  • Neutral locking system, tool and method for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9488273
    Abstract: A neutral locking system and method for a vehicle includes a park release shaft and a neutral locking tool. The park release shaft is operatively connected to a transmission of the vehicle such that rotation of the park release shaft in a first rotatable direction places the transmission in a neutral state. The neutral locking includes a fixture element and a rotatable element rotatably received within the fixture element. The rotatable element has one end configured to nonrotatably and removably couple to the park release shaft such that rotation of the rotatable element within the fixture element rotates the park release shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Marcus E. Hopkins
  • NEUTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM, TOOL AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150122068
    Abstract: A neutral locking system and method for a vehicle includes a park release shaft and a neutral locking tool. The park release shaft is operatively connected to a transmission of the vehicle such that rotation of the park release shaft in a first rotatable direction places the transmission in a neutral state. The neutral locking includes a fixture element and a rotatable element rotatably received within the fixture element. The rotatable element has one end configured to nonrotatably and removably couple to the park release shaft such that rotation of the rotatable element within the fixture element rotates the park release shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Marcus E. Hopkins