Patents by Inventor Scott Matthew Markiewicz

Scott Matthew Markiewicz 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).

  • Secondary latch for a tire carrier
    Patent number: 6427981
    Abstract: A tire carrier assembly for storing a spare tire of a motor vehicle includes a tire carrier adapted for supporting the spare tire, a winch assembly operably connected to the tire carrier to raise and lower the tire carrier between a stowed position wherein the tire is inaccessible and a deployed position wherein the tire is accessible, and a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes at least one latch member and an actuator adapted to selectively move the latch member between a locking position wherein the latch member prevents movement of the tire carrier from the stowed position to the deployed position and an unlocking position wherein the latch member permits movement of the tire carrier from the stowed position to the deployed position. The actuator includes a push-pull cable and a pull handle such that the operator manually pulls the cable to move the latch member from the locking position to the unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Daniel Kingsbury, Scott Matthew Markiewicz, Garrett J. Wize, Madhu Posani, Ramakrishna Putumbaka, Derek Lee Oxyer