Patents by Inventor Stephen K. Garwood

Stephen K. Garwood 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: 4756563
    Abstract: A fork type bolt vehicle door latch includes a plastic housing which opens through one wall to receive the operating components of the latch in stacked relationship. A frame member closes the one open wall of the housing member. The operating levers of the latch are located adjacent the bottom thereof to permit the latch to be used in both front and rear door applications. The frame member and plastic housing are interconnected by intermediately flanged bushings which are internally threaded to receive mounting bolts for mounting the latch to a vehicle door. One of the bushings and the frame member trap the engaged shoulders of the bolt and detent therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen K. Garwood, Jeffrey L. Konchan