Patents by Inventor Stephen George Moulson

Stephen George Moulson 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 assemblies
    Patent number: 9725108
    Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly includes a shroud comprising an outer tube that supports a steering wheel through a bearing and an inner tube that is fixed to a part of the vehicle, the column assembly being able to collapse telescopically by the outer tube moving over the inner tube, the assembly further including an energy absorbing strap that is fixed to the inner tube and a plough which is fixed to the outer tube, whereby in use the assembly is so arranged that upon a telescopic collapse the relative movement between the inner tube and the outer tube forces a part of the plough through the strap to progressively peel away a part of the strap from the remainder of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: TRW Limited
    Inventors: David Michael Sharman, Stephen George Moulson, Jason Hales
  • Steering Assemblies
    Publication number: 20150069747
    Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly includes a shroud comprising an outer tube that supports a steering wheel through a bearing and an inner tube that is fixed to a part of the vehicle, the column assembly being able to collapse telescopically by the outer tube moving over the inner tube, the assembly further including an energy absorbing strap that is fixed to the inner tube and a plough which is fixed to the outer tube, whereby in use the assembly is so arranged that upon a telescopic collapse the relative movement between the inner tube and the outer tube forces a part of the plough through the strap to progressively peel away a part of the strap from the remainder of the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: TRW Limited
    Inventors: David Michael Sharman, Stephen George Moulson, Jason Hales