Patents by Inventor Nathan E. Palsa

Nathan E. Palsa 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).

  • Vehicle door mirror assembly
    Patent number: 11505125
    Abstract: An external mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a support arm adapted to be affixed to an associated vehicle side door, and a housing movably connected to the support arm via a pivoting structure. The pivoting structure is connected to the support arm and to a bracket supported within the housing. A seal member surrounds the connection of the housing to the support arm. The seal member includes a base at least partially compressed by one of the support arm and the housing. The seal member includes an outer periphery portion defining a first seal lip and an inner periphery portion defining a second seal lip. One of the first seal lip and the second seal lip is configured to sealingly engage the support arm and the other of the first seal lip and the second seal lip configured to sealingly engage the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oscar A. Caraan, Nathan E. Palsa
  • VEHICLE DOOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220041108
    Abstract: An external mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a support arm adapted to be affixed to an associated vehicle side door, and a housing movably connected to the support arm via a pivoting structure. The pivoting structure is connected to the support arm and to a bracket supported within the housing. A seal member surrounds the connection of the housing to the support arm. The seal member includes a base at least partially compressed by one of the support arm and the housing. The seal member includes an outer periphery portion defining a first seal lip and an inner periphery portion defining a second seal lip. One of the first seal lip and the second seal lip is configured to sealingly engage the support arm and the other of the first seal lip and the second seal lip configured to sealingly engage the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Oscar A. Caraan, Nathan E. Palsa