Patents by Inventor Robert L. Brickner

Robert L. Brickner 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).

  • Patent number: 11761248
    Abstract: A latch for a motor vehicle, having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, a triggering lever, whereby by means of the triggering lever a locked locking mechanism can be unlocked, an operating lever and a coupling lever, whereby the operating lever can be coupled with the triggering lever dependent on an operating speed of the operating lever by means of the coupling lever and whereby the coupling lever is mounted and guided in the operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Robert L. Brickner, Robert Pettengill
  • Patent number: 11519214
    Abstract: A positioning unit for technical applications in motor vehicles, in particular a locking system, a door positioner or a sliding door drive, having a housing, a drive arranged in the housing, a control element which can be acted upon by the drive, and a bearing location for the drive, in which the bearing location is formed at least partly of plastic, wherein the bearing is designed as a separate bearing location, and at least part of the drive is insertable into the bearing location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Robert J. Hunt, Robert L. Brickner
  • Patent number: 11414896
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, especially a side door lock, having a locking mechanism (2) with a catch (3) and at least one pawl (4), a release lever (10, 27), which is designed to unlock the locking mechanism (2), an actuating lever (7) for actuating the release lever (10, 27) and an inertia unit with an inertia element (12), which is designed to optionally prevent an actuating of the release lever (10, 27) depending on an actuating speed of the actuating lever (7), and the release lever (10, 27) comprises a first part (10) and a second part (27) which are designed to be coupled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Patent number: 11028912
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for motorized adjustment of an actuating element, rotatably mounted inside a motor vehicle door latch housing. The drive arrangement comprises a motor and a spindle drive connected to the motor, the spindle drive containing a spindle and a spindle nut mounted thereon. The spindle is coaxially driven by a driven shaft of the motor. The spindle nut acts on the actuating element in order to rotate it by at least one interposed coupling element. The spindle nut and the coupling element form a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Publication number: 20210010313
    Abstract: A positioning unit for technical applications in motor vehicles, in particular a locking system, a door positioner or a sliding door drive, having a housing, a drive arranged in the housing, a control element which can be acted upon by the drive, and a bearing location for the drive, in which the bearing location is formed at least partly of plastic, wherein the bearing is designed as a separate bearing location, and at least part of the drive is insertable into the bearing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Robert J. Hunt, Robert L. Brickner
  • Patent number: 10808437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a latch for a door or flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (3), a primary pawl (1) for ratcheting with the catch (3) in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl (2) for ratcheting with the catch (3) in a pre-ratchet position, whereby only in the case of overload can the secondary pawl (2) additionally ratchet to the primary pawl (1) with the catch (3) in the main ratchet position. The invention furthermore relates to a latch for a door or a flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (3) with a load arm (7) and a catching arm (8) a primary pawl (1) to ratchet with the load arm (7) of the catch (3) in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl (2) to ratchet with the catching arm (8) of the catch (3) in a pre-ratchet position, whereby the catch (3), the primary pawl (1) and the secondary pawl (2) are arranged on the same plane. A reduction of the complexity, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Publication number: 20200291691
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, especially a side door lock, having a locking mechanism (2) with a catch (3) and at least one pawl (4), a release lever (10, 27), which is designed to unlock the locking mechanism (2), an actuating lever (7) for actuating the release lever (10, 27) and an inertia unit with an inertia element (12), which is designed to optionally prevent an actuating of the release lever (10, 27) depending on an actuating speed of the actuating lever (7), and the release lever (10, 27) comprises a first part (10) and a second part (27) which are designed to be coupled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Publication number: 20200190864
    Abstract: A latch for a motor vehicle, having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, a triggering lever, whereby by means of the triggering lever a locked locking mechanism can be unlocked, an operating lever and a coupling lever, whereby the operating lever can be coupled with the triggering lever dependent on an operating speed of the operating lever by means of the coupling lever and whereby the coupling lever is mounted and guided in the operating lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Robert L. Brickner, Robert Pettengill
  • Publication number: 20190024424
    Abstract: The invention relates to a latch for a door or flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (3), a primary pawl (1) for ratcheting with the catch (3) in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl (2) for ratcheting with the catch (3) in a pre-ratchet position, whereby only in the case of overload can the secondary pawl (2) additionally ratchet to the primary pawl (1) with the catch (3) in the main ratchet position. The invention furthermore relates to a latch for a door or a flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (3) with a load arm (7) and a catching arm (8) a primary pawl (1) to ratchet with the load arm (7) of the catch (3) in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl (2) to ratchet with the catching arm (8) of the catch (3) in a pre-ratchet position, whereby the catch (3), the primary pawl (1) and the secondary pawl (2) are arranged on the same plane. A reduction of the complexity, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Patent number: 9920555
    Abstract: A lock with a locking mechanism includes a rotary catch and a pawl for engaging the rotary catch, and a releasing lever for opening or releasing the locking mechanism. The lock may include a blocking lever capable of blocking the pawl if the latter is located in its catching position. If the releasing lever is actuated, the pawl or the blocking lever is thereby moved out of its blocking position if the releasing lever is not excessively accelerated. If excessively large accelerations of the releasing lever occur, as can be caused by a crash, then an arresting device of the lock prevents the releasing lever from being able to move the pawl or the blocking lever out of its blocking or latching position, respectively. The lock is therefore incapable of opening if the releasing lever is accelerated in the event of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Robert L. Brickner, Robert S. Pettengill
  • Publication number: 20180066737
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for motorized adjustment of an actuating element, rotatably mounted inside a motor vehicle door latch housing. The drive arrangement comprises a motor and a spindle drive connected to the motor, the spindle drive containing a spindle and a spindle nut mounted thereon. The spindle is coaxially driven by a driven shaft of the motor. The spindle nut acts on the actuating element in order to rotate it by at least one interposed coupling element. The spindle nut and the coupling element form a single unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Robert L. Brickner
  • Publication number: 20140203575
    Abstract: A lock with a locking mechanism includes a rotary catch and a pawl for engaging the rotary catch, and a releasing lever for opening or releasing the locking mechanism. The lock may include a blocking lever capable of blocking the pawl if the latter is located in its catching position. If the releasing lever is actuated, the pawl or the blocking lever is thereby moved out of its blocking position if the releasing lever is not excessively accelerated. If excessively large accelerations of the releasing lever occur, as can be caused by a crash, then an arresting device of the lock prevents the releasing lever from being able to move the pawl or the blocking lever out of its blocking or latching position, respectively. The lock is therefore incapable of opening if the releasing lever is accelerated in the event of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Robert L. Brickner, Robert S. Pettengill
  • Patent number: 5807130
    Abstract: A two way electrical connector for an automotive vehicle includes a terminal insulator having at least one passage to receive at least one box terminal staked wire, a wedge member cooperating with the terminal insulator to retain the at least one box terminal staked wire in the at least one passage and a connector position assurance member cooperating with the terminal insulator to detect and indicate an unmated condition of the terminal insulator to a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Miller, Robert L. Brickner, John V. Antilla