Patents by Inventor Patti M. Warren

Patti M. Warren 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).

  • Automotive vehicle hood latch release system
    Patent number: 5853060
    Abstract: In an automotive vehicle having a hood covering an underhood area in a front portion of the vehicle and a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior, a hood latch release system has a striker mounted in the underhood area, a primary latch mounted in the underhood area for latching to the striker to retain the hood in substantially flush relationship with the vehicle body, and a secondary latch mounted in the underhood area for latching to the striker when the primary latch is unlatched from the striker. The primary latch and the secondary latch are released from the striker by a cable-operated latch release lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Inventors: Yi Jen Chao, James Lee Salmon, Patti M. Warren