Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Wieber

Timothy J. Wieber 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).

  • Seat slide position detection device for vehicle
    Patent number: 9067513
    Abstract: A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes: a fixed rail attached to a vehicle floor; a movable rail supported to the fixed rail slidably in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a detected portion disposed in a predetermined area of the fixed rail extending in the longitudinal direction; and a position sensor attached to the movable rail and having a sensor detector in a position of the position sensor opposed to the detected portion. The position sensor includes a protrusion attached to the movable rail with an extremity portion of the protrusion in contact with the movable rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Technology Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Ozawa, Timothy J. Wieber, Paul J. Jefferies, Harutomi Nishide
  • SEAT SLIDE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140008510
    Abstract: A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes: a fixed rail attached to a vehicle floor; a movable rail supported to the fixed rail slidably in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a detected portion disposed in a predetermined area of the fixed rail extending in the longitudinal direction; and a position sensor attached to the movable rail and having a sensor detector in a position of the position sensor opposed to the detected portion. The position sensor includes a protrusion attached to the movable rail with an extremity portion of the protrusion in contact with the movable rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Motohiko Ozawa, Timothy J. Wieber, Paul J. Jefferies, Harutomi Nishide