Patents by Inventor Tim Bland

Tim Bland 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).

  • Latch release system
    Patent number: 9181732
    Abstract: A latch release system for releasing a latch, the system having a rest position and an actuated position and requiring a first force to move the system from the rest position to the actuated position, the system including an inertia event sensor and a means for increasing the force required to operate system, wherein when the inertia event sensor detects an inertia event it activates said means so the system requires a second force, greater than the first force, to move the system to the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Tim Bland
  • LATCH RELEASE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110181058
    Abstract: A latch release system for releasing a latch, the system having a rest position and an actuated position and requiring a first force to move the system from the rest position to the actuated position, the system including an inertia event sensor and a means for increasing the force required to operate system, wherein when the inertia event sensor detects an inertia event it activates said means so the system requires a second force, greater than the first force, to move the system to the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Tim Bland