Patents by Inventor Richard D. Roberge

Richard D. Roberge 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).

  • Horn actuator incorporating a transducer in a steering wheel
    Patent number: 5539259
    Abstract: A steering wheel (12) incorporates an air bag unit (22). The air bag unit has a cover door (30) with a transducer (38) molded in a deformable front wall (35) of the cover door. The transducer can be a force sensitive resistor (38) which is operably connected to an electrical circuit (42) that actuates a horn (44) when the circuit senses a change in the resistance of force sensitive resistor (38). The force sensitive resistor (38) produces a suitable change in resistance when hand pressure is exerted on the front wall (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Davidson Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Filion, Colin C. Frost, Denis L. Moore, Richard D. Roberge, Vincent J. Yedlin
  • Horn actuator incorporating a transducer in a steering wheel
    Patent number: 5463258
    Abstract: A steering wheel (12) incorporates an air bag unit (22). The air bag unit has a cover door (30) with a transducer (38) molded in a deformable front wall (35) of the cover door. The transducer can be a force sensitive resistor (38) which is operably connected to an electrical circuit (42) that actuates a horn (44) when the circuit senses a change in the resistance of force sensitive resistor (38). The force sensitive resistor (38) produces a suitable change in resistance when hand pressure is exerted on the front wall (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Davidson Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Filion, Colin C. Frost, Denis L. Moore, Richard D. Roberge, Vincent J. Yedlin