Patents by Inventor Scott Wilbanks

Scott Wilbanks 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).

  • Lock of a hood of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9085922
    Abstract: With a lock for a front hood of a motor vehicle, a locking pawl engages about a rotary latch. This engagement creates a positive connection of the locking pawl to the rotary latch perpendicularly to their intended movement directions. This prevents that during a crash of the motor vehicle the locking pawl is separated from the rotary latch and the lock therefore unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Dirk Tiemann, Anett Kilian, Bernd Klein, Michael Maas, Scott Wilbanks
  • LOCK OF A HOOD OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110062726
    Abstract: With a lock for a front hood of a motor vehicle, a locking pawl engages about a rotary latch. This engagement creates a positive connection of the locking pawl to the rotary latch perpendicularly to their intended movement directions. This prevents that during a crash of the motor vehicle the locking pawl is separated from the rotary latch and the lock therefore unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dirk Tiemann, Anett Kilian, Bernd Klein, Michael Maas, Scott Wilbanks