Patents by Inventor Samuel Eugene Wachowski

Samuel Eugene Wachowski 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 shifter having a toggle cam with neutral lock
    Patent number: 11193579
    Abstract: A vehicle shifter including a shift lever; a bracket that moves in response to the shift lever, and includes a neutral lock notch, a first outer surface and a second outer surface on either side of the neutral lock notch; a solenoid actuator movable between a first position and a second position; a blocker coupled to the solenoid actuator that moves the blocker between a neutral lock release position and a neutral lock position, the blocker including a neutral lock hook that, when in the neutral lock position, moves along the first and second outer surfaces and that selectively falls into the neutral lock notch to selectively prevent shifting out of the neutral position; and a toggle cam coupled to the bracket including a catch for engaging the neutral lock hook so as to prevent the neutral lock hook from sliding into the neutral lock notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: GHSP, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Gerrit Twa, Samuel Eugene Wachowski, Bradley Allan Tharp, Daniel Sheldon Kushner
  • VEHICLE SHIFTER HAVING A TOGGLE CAM WITH NEUTRAL LOCK
    Publication number: 20200292061
    Abstract: A vehicle shifter including a shift lever; a bracket that moves in response to the shift lever, and includes a neutral lock notch, a first outer surface and a second outer surface on either side of the neutral lock notch; a solenoid actuator movable between a first position and a second position; a blocker coupled to the solenoid actuator that moves the blocker between a neutral lock release position and a neutral lock position, the blocker including a neutral lock hook that, when in the neutral lock position, moves along the first and second outer surfaces and that selectively falls into the neutral lock notch to selectively prevent shifting out of the neutral position; and a toggle cam coupled to the bracket including a catch for engaging the neutral lock hook so as to prevent the neutral lock hook from sliding into the neutral lock notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nathaniel Gerrit Twa, Samuel Eugene Wachowski, Bradley Allan Tharp, Daniel Sheldon Kushner