Patents by Inventor Thomas Belanger

Thomas Belanger 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).

  • Publication number: 20050057330
    Abstract: An arrangement of a flex circuit relay 7 is provided. The flex circuit relay 7 has a first substrate 10. A first connective member 24 is connected on the first substrate 10. A second flexible substrate 20 is provided having a contact portion 30 spaced away from the first substrate 10 in a first position and being spaced adjacent to the first substrate 10 in a second position. A second conductive member 26 is provided on the second substrate 20 for making contact with the first conductive member 24. A piezoelectric actuator 28 is connected with the second substrate 20 to cause the second substrate contact portion 30 to move between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Belanger, David Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 5449223
    Abstract: A shoulder belt height adjustment mechanism for a passenger restraint system, including a shoulder belt having upper and lower vertically spaced apart restraint slots in a back panel. The restraint slots are connected to one another by a transfer passage which couples an inboard end of one restraint slot with the outboard end of the other restraint slot so that the shoulder belt can be moved from on restraint slot to the other restraint slot without twisting of the shoulder belt in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela Miculici, Thomas Belanger