Patents by Inventor Richard J. Lange

Richard J. Lange 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).

  • Vertically and horizontally split midgate assembly
    Patent number: 6786535
    Abstract: A vehicle body has a first compartment for carrying passengers or cargo and a second compartment for carrying cargo rearwardly adjacent the first compartment. The body includes a frame defining an opening between the first and second compartments. The opening includes lower and upper portions. A window is mounted to the frame to close the upper portion of the opening. A closure panel is mounted to the frame and includes first and second hinged panel sections each pivotable between an open position permitting access through first and second portions, respectively, of the lower portion of the opening, and a closed position closing the first and second portions, respectively, of the lower portion of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce M. Grzegorzewski, William Charles Bisnack, Vincent L. Ruma, Richard J. Lange, Andrew J. Novajovsky, Ajay Mahesh Kharod, John J. Mascarello