Patents by Inventor Paul L. Ulrich

Paul L. Ulrich 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).

  • Hand engine and brake control mechanism for a vehicle
    Patent number: 4627522
    Abstract: A vehicle engine throttle and brake hand control mechanism having a hand operated input lever movable in one plane to drive a push-pull cable output member axially to control movements of the engine throttle while permitting unemcumbered actuation of the engine throttle by the accelerator pedal, and movable in another plane perpendicular to the first plane to independently drive a brake actuating push rod to control the vehicle brakes, the input lever also being movable to concurrently control the engine throttle and the vehicle brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Paul L. Ulrich, James Richards, Eugene T. Tanke, II