Patents by Inventor Samuel Morris

Samuel Morris 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).

  • STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230331290
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises an elongate steering column mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis and configured for attachment of a steering wheel at one end. A first gear is connected to the steering column at a location spaced from where the steering wheel is attached and is configured to rotate with the steering column. The assembly has first and second motors, each having an output shaft and first and second worm screws directly connected to and rotatable with the output shaft of the first and second motors, respectively and engaged with the first gear, and a control arrangement is configured to operate the first and second motors. A motor position sensor arrangement senses the rotational position of the motor output shafts, each sensor arrangement comprising a target member fixedly mounted to a respective motor output shaft on an opposite side of the worm screw from the motor and a sensor for detecting the target member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Morris, Timothy Buttery, Philip Owen Browne, Pablo Rojo
  • STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230331281
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle, comprises: an elongate steering column mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis and configured for attachment to a steering wheel at one end; a first gear connected to the steering column at a location spaced from the one end to which the steering wheel is attached and configured to rotate with the steering column; first and second motors, each having an output shaft; first and second worm screws directly connected to and rotatable with the output shaft of the first and second motors respectively and engaged with the first gear; a control arrangement configured to operate the first and second motors; and a motor position sensor arrangement for sensing the rotational position of the motor output shafts, each sensor arrangement comprising a target member fixedly mounted to a respective motor output shaft on the opposite side of the worm screw from the motor and a sensor for detecting the target member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Russell Wilson-Jones, Samuel Morris, Timothy Buttery, Philip Owen Browne, Pablo Rojo
  • Fabric conditioning dispenser and methods of use
    Publication number: 20050229653
    Abstract: Fabric conditioner dispensers capable of being maintained with one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Samuel Morris, Lawrence Schumacher, John Smith
  • Multiple use fabric conditioning block with indentations
    Publication number: 20050202999
    Abstract: Multiple use fabric conditioning blocks comprising indentations and/or protrusions are useful for conditioning fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Rick Woo, Toan Trinh, Charles Hardy, Kurt Karussi, Samuel Morris, Lawrence Schumacher, John Smith, Jacqueline Duderstadt
  • Multiple use fabric conditioning article with replacement indicium
    Publication number: 20050192205
    Abstract: Replacement indicium for a multiple use fabric conditioning article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Toan Trinh, Samuel Morris, Lawrence Schumacher, Mary Barnabas, Jacqueline Duderstadt, Bienvenido Santos, Charles Hardy, Shelley Dauderman