Patents by Inventor Shane Alexander

Shane Alexander 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).

  • Patent number: 12618280
    Abstract: A window regulator for use in a vehicle and configured to move a windowpane between an open position and a closed position. The window regulator including a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a first slider, a second slider, and a cross-brace assembly. The first slider configured to move along the first guide rail and the second slider configured to move along the second guide rail to collectively move the windowpane between the open position and the closed position. The cross-brace assembly extending between and rigidly connecting the first guide rail to the second guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventor: Shane Alexander
  • Publication number: 20260049514
    Abstract: It is provided a fixture for mounting a window lifter assembly in a vehicle door, wherein the fixture can be mounted in a vehicle door and at least includes at least one mounting portion, via which the window lifter assembly can be mounted on the fixture in a plurality of mounting positions, and at least one tool interface, via which a tool adapted for connection can reversibly be connected to the fixture, wherein the window lifter assembly properly mounted on the fixture can be shifted from one of the mounting positions into another one of the mounting positions by a torque introduced into the connected tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Shane Alexander, Chase Reames
  • Publication number: 20260028867
    Abstract: A window regulator for use in a vehicle and configured to move a windowpane between an open position and a closed position. The window regulator including a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a first slider, a second slider, and a cross-brace assembly. The first slider configured to move along the first guide rail and the second slider configured to move along the second guide rail to collectively move the windowpane between the open position and the closed position. The cross-brace assembly extending between and rigidly connecting the first guide rail to the second guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventor: Shane ALEXANDER
  • Patent number: 12320394
    Abstract: A drive system for a tailgate and including a drive unit having a first coupler supported for rotation about a first longitudinal axis and defining a receptacle. A second coupler including a first side and a second side configured to engage with a hinge component of a vehicle and defining a second longitudinal axis. A driveshaft extends between the first and second couplers at an angled orientation relative to the first and second axes via wobble connections formed between a first end of the driveshaft and the first coupler and between a second end of the driveshaft and the first side of the second coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Shane Alexander, Michael Kidd, Andrew Lakerdas
  • Publication number: 20240151274
    Abstract: A drive system for a vehicle closure includes a drive unit having a first coupler supported for rotation about a first longitudinal axis. The first coupler defines a receptacle. A second coupler has a first side and a second side configured to engage with a hinge component of a vehicle. A driveshaft extends between the first and second couplers at an angled orientation relative to the first and second axes. The driveshaft has a first end connected to the first coupler and a second end connected to the first side of the second coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Shane Alexander, Michael Kidd, Andrew Lakerdas