Patents by Inventor Matthew Edward Gedris

Matthew Edward Gedris 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).

  • Manipulating center console components utilizing active material actuation
    Patent number: 8540297
    Abstract: A center console comprising a manipulable structural component, such as a pivotal lid, sliding armrest, tambour door, or pivotal cup holder, and at least one active material actuator including an active material element operable to undergo a reversible change, drivenly coupled to the component, and configured to autonomously cause and/or enable the component to be manipulated as a result of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alan L. Browne, Matthew Edward Gedris, Nancy L. Johnson, Paul W. Alexander, John Thomas Goscicki, James Holbrook Brown
  • MANIPULATING CENTER CONSOLE COMPONENTS UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20100066113
    Abstract: A center console comprising a manipulable structural component, such as a pivotal lid, sliding armrest, tambour door, or pivotal cup holder, and at least one active material actuator including an active material element operable to undergo a reversible change, drivenly coupled to the component, and configured to autonomously cause and/or enable the component to be manipulated as a result of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Alan L. Browne, Matthew Edward Gedris, Nancy L. Johnson, Paul W. Alexander, John Thomas Goscicki, James Holbrook Brown