Patents by Inventor Michael Boorsma

Michael Boorsma 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).

  • Handle with side impact counterweight having installation position
    Patent number: 6565134
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door handle assembly combining the use of a counterweight to preclude inadvertent opening movement of the door in a side impact scenario and the ability to install the handle assembly from outside of the vehicle by passing the handle assembly through an aperture in an outer skin of the door. The handle assembly includes a housing; a handle mounted for opening and closing movement on the housing; an actuator mechanism operative in response to opening movement of the handle to unlatch a latch mechanism of the door and allow opening of the door; and a counterweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Stuart, Michael Boorsma, Christian M Norton, David Bruce Lehmkuhl, James Lee Salmon
  • Handle with unidirectional counterweight
    Publication number: 20010035656
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door handle assembly combining the use of a counterweight to preclude inadvertent opening movement of the door in a side impact scenario and the ability to install the handle assembly from outside of the vehicle by passing the handle assembly through an aperture in an outer skin of the door. The handle assembly includes a housing; a handle mounted for opening and closing movement on the housing; an actuator mechanism operative in response to opening movement of the handle to unlatch a latch mechanism of the door and allow opening of the door; and a counterweight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: David R. Stuart, Michael Boorsma
  • Combined cushion and seal for vehicular door handle assembly
    Patent number: 6234041
    Abstract: An outside door handle assembly for a motor vehicle. The handle assembly includes a housing mounted in the door and a handle having a grip portion and an arm portion extending inwardly from one end of the handle for passage through an opening in the handle for coaction with a latch release mechanism positioned within the door. An annular resilient member is mounted on the arm portion proximate the juncture of the arm portion and the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: ADAC Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: James Larabet, Michael Boorsma