Patents by Inventor Robert M. Strahan

Robert M. Strahan 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).

  • Energy absorbing steering wheel assembly
    Patent number: 4390193
    Abstract: A steering wheel assembly for vehicles which incorporates an energy absorbing coupling which mounts the steering wheel for tilting movement with respect to a column to an optimum impact position when the wheel receives inertia load and which provides for subsequent energy management by deformation of a plurality of metallic legs which collapse at controlled rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Strahan, Philip W. Hopf, Phillip G. Williams