Patents by Inventor Theodore V. Kolar, Jr.

Theodore V. Kolar, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for adjustably positioning window assemblies in automotive vehicles
    Patent number: 5522636
    Abstract: An improved window assembly 36 is provided, in which an adjustable mounting strip assembly 40, formed as a molded, interlocking fastener having first and second planar strips 42, 46, is adhesively secured to a windshield 14 and a portion of the vehicle body 12 to permit relative movement between the window 14 and the body 12 during curing of an adhesive 48. A method of using the mounting strip assembly 40 is disclosed in which light beam sources 16, 18 provide data to a processor 20 through which position of the windshield 14 with respect to the body is sensed so that the relative movement permitted by the mounting strip 40 can be effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Theodore V. Kolar, Jr.