Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Huntley

Ronald J. Huntley 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 strap assembly for a steering column
    Patent number: 11623679
    Abstract: A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket that the upper jacket is telescopingly coupled to. The steering column assembly further includes an energy absorbing strap operatively coupled to the upper jacket and the lower jacket, the energy absorbing strap having a first leg, a second leg and a U-shaped portion connecting the first leg and the second leg. The steering column assembly yet further includes a pin located within a slot defined by the first leg and the second leg of the energy absorbing strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Vermeersch, Ronald J. Huntley, Benjamin D. Reichard, Arthur W. Nellett, Carl T. Seamon
  • ENERGY ABSORBING STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20220135114
    Abstract: A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket that the upper jacket is telescopingly coupled to. The steering column assembly further includes an energy absorbing strap operatively coupled to the upper jacket and the lower jacket, the energy absorbing strap having a first leg, a second leg and a U-shaped portion connecting the first leg and the second leg. The steering column assembly yet further includes a pin located within a slot defined by the first leg and the second leg of the energy absorbing strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Michael C. Vermeersch, Ronald J. Huntley, Benjamin D. Reichard, Arthur W. Nellett, Carl T. Seamon