Patents by Inventor Ralph P. Gesell

Ralph P. Gesell 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).

  • Control pedal effort reduction and return assist
    Patent number: 5555774
    Abstract: A control pedal, supported rotatably on a shaft located in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, is biased by a spring toward a free state position against a stop and is biased in the opposite rotary direction by a spring to assist the vehicle operator's effort in depressing the pedal. The spring, having a U-shaped cross section, includes outwardly extending legs that seat within recesses formed at one lateral side on the clutch pedal and at the opposite lateral side near a dash panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Daniel H. Lauring, Ronald A. Smith, Ralph P. Gesell