Patents by Inventor Robert C. W. Lloyd

Robert C. W. Lloyd 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).

  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5437348
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5385212
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having releasable catch means adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas
  • Vehicle bonnets
    Patent number: 5263546
    Abstract: A vehicle bonnet assembly includes a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body adjacent one edge and having a releasable catch adjacent an opposite edge, the bonnet being hinged to the vehicle body in a manner which will permit rearward movement of the bonnet when an impact is applied to the leading edge thereof, a lifting mechanism being provided to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet in response to rearward movement of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: John B. Cady, Mark S. Howard, Stephen A. Fisher, Robert C. W. Lloyd, Alan V. Thomas