Patents by Inventor Michael Bigelow

Michael Bigelow 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).

  • Publication number: 20080053999
    Abstract: Fuel receptacles and related systems are described that are tamper resistant. A fuel receptacle can include a housing having an opening through which fuel contained therein may be delivered to a fuel consuming device along a fuel path and a biased element. The biased element can be contained with the housing having an orifice and a notch and it can sealing the opening when biased into a first position. The fuel consuming device can contain a protruding member to contact the notch and cause the biased element to move along a plane perpendicular to the fuel path into a second position when the fuel receptacle is coupled to the fuel consuming device. The second position can cause the orifice to be aligned with the opening thereby permitting fuel to be delivered to the fuel consuming device along the fuel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Manuel del Rosal, Gerhard Beckmann, Michael Bigelow, Clive Dym, Laurel Fullerton, Kenneth Maples, Michael Saldana, Yosuke Sato, Wayne Tanaka, David Velarde
  • Publication number: 20050248181
    Abstract: A trim pad assembly covers a watershield and a door frame of an automobile. The automobile includes a passenger compartment accessible via the door frame. The door frame defines an inboard door contour. The trim pad assembly includes an inboard decorative surface facing the passenger compartment when the door frame is in the closed position. The trim pad assembly also includes an outboard surface defining a periphery and a trim pad contour. The periphery is fixedly secured to the door frame. The trim pad contour differs from the inboard door contour. A support channel is fixedly secured to the outboard surface and extending outwardly therefrom. The support channel defines a support contour that compliments the inboard door contour such that the watershield is fixedly secured to the support channel and seals the watershield against the door frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Bigelow