Patents by Inventor Mario E. Briones

Mario E. Briones 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).

  • Steering column and steering wheel securing system
    Patent number: 5697235
    Abstract: A steering column and steering wheel securing system comprising an upper component in a half box configuration having an upper face, parallel front and rear faces and side faces therebetween, the front and rear faces and side faces being formed with semi-circular recesses for receiving the upper half of a steering column, the upper component being formed with an exterior undulation adjacent projections on side thereof and with a wedge-shaped projection on the opposite side; a lower component in a half box configuration having a lower face, front and rear faces and parallel side faces therebetween, the front and rear faces being formed with semi-circular recesses for receiving the lower half of a steering column, one side edge being formed with holes for receiving the projections for pivotal coupling with respect to the adjacent side of edge of the upper component, a rectangular recess formed in the edge of the lower component between the projections for passage of a turn signal, the opposite side face of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventor: Mario E. Briones