Patents by Inventor Neal G. Stupera

Neal G. Stupera 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).

  • Sliding door system for vehicles
    Patent number: 6174020
    Abstract: A sliding door system for maintaining electrical communication between a sliding door and a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Knettle, Richard Mirolla, Neal G. Stupera, Kurt H. Stroeters, Timothy P. Lyon, Christine L. Alaniz, Richard A. Tabor, Michael De Clercq
  • Apparatus and method for diagnosing faults in a vehicle electrical system
    Patent number: 5530360
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing the presence and location of faults within a vehicle's electrical system includes a signal generator for generating an a.c. test signal; a switching circuit connected to an interface between the system's ECU and the system's components for selectively and sequentially applying the a.c. test signal into each electrical lead therein; and a first detector connected to the system's common ground for detecting the system's response to the applied signals, thereby obtaining a set of transitory characteristics for the vehicle's electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Kerchaert, Leon Brank, Neal G. Stupera, Douglas G. Glondeniz
  • Seat track latch anti-rattle release wire
    Patent number: 4958799
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure is mounted on right and left track assemblies whereby the seat is longitudinally adjustable. A release wire interconnects right and left latch mechanisms such that upon a handle bar unlocking the right mechanism the left mechanism is similarly unlocked in a master-slave manner. An improved release wire attaching arrangement is provided imparting a predetermined twisting torque to the wire that its integral hair-pin end connectors are each resiliently biased into rattle-free positive contact with its associated latch mechanism mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell J. Clauw, Neal G. Stupera, Theodore W. Tobin, Dennis M. Viscome