Patents by Inventor Robert Pettengill

Robert Pettengill 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: 12607047
    Abstract: A motor vehicle latch, in particular to a motor vehicle door latch, is equipped with an actuating lever chain having at least one actuating lever for opening a locking mechanism. Also provided is a linearly displaceable actuating slide and a sensor that can be acted upon by the actuating lever via the actuating slide. According to the invention, a spring is assigned to the actuating slide such that the sensor is permanently acted upon, with only an opening movement of the actuating lever lifting the actuating slide from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Rob Hunt, Robert Pettengill
  • Publication number: 20240254814
    Abstract: A motor vehicle latch, in particular to a motor vehicle door latch, is equipped with an actuating lever chain having at least one actuating lever for opening a locking mechanism. Also provided is a linearly displaceable actuating slide and a sensor that can be acted upon by the actuating lever via the actuating slide. According to the invention, a spring is assigned to the actuating slide such that the sensor is permanently acted upon, with only an opening movement of the actuating lever lifting the actuating slide from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Rob HUNT, Robert PETTENGILL
  • 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: 11365566
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock includes a locking mechanism having a rotary latch, a pawl, and an actuating lever mechanism having at least one coupling lever rotatable about an axis and a mass inertia element rotatable about an additional axis spaced apart from the axis of the coupling lever to guide the coupling lever, at least in the event of an accident. The coupling lever in its “engaged” position connects the actuating lever mechanism mechanically with the locking mechanism and in its “disengaged” position ensures that the actuating lever mechanism is locked and/or separated from the locking mechanism. The mass inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever that interacts with a contact contour of the coupling lever so that the guide contour and/or contact contour is configured so that a force exerted upon it runs essentially tangentially to the diameter of the associated axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Robert Pettengill, Robert Brickner, Stelian Borlodan
  • 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: 20200190862
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock. It is provided with a locking mechanism essentially made of a rotary latch and a pawl. An actuating lever mechanism is further provided for the locking mechanism having at least one coupling lever rotatable about an axis and having a mass inertia element rotatable about an additional axis spaced apart from the axis of the coupling lever in order to guide the coupling lever, at least in the event of an accident. The coupling lever in its “engaged” position connects the actuating lever mechanism mechanically with the locking mechanism and in its “disengaged” position ensures that the actuating lever mechanism is locked and/or separated from the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Pettengill, Robert Brickner, Stelian Borlodan