Patents by Inventor Stanley C. Dutt

Stanley C. Dutt 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 lamp assembly with flexible lens
    Patent number: 9199575
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for illuminating an exterior portion of a vehicle includes a lamp housing, and a switch supported by the lamp housing. The lamp assembly includes a flexible lens that is supported by the lamp housing and flexes to move relative to the lamp housing between an undepressed position and a depressed position when a force is applied to the lens. The lens is configured to cause the switch to move from a first position to a second position when the lens moves to the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jay H. Ovenshire, Stanley C. Dutt
  • VEHICLE LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH FLEXIBLE LENS
    Publication number: 20150146444
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for illuminating an exterior portion of a vehicle includes a lamp housing, and a switch supported by the lamp housing. The lamp assembly includes a flexible lens that is supported by the lamp housing and flexes to move relative to the lamp housing between an undepressed position and a depressed position when a force is applied to the lens. The lens is configured to cause the switch to move from a first position to a second position when the lens moves to the depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jay H. Ovenshire, Stanley C. Dutt