Patents by Inventor Timothy Squire

Timothy Squire 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).

  • Vehicle body assembly
    Patent number: 9278673
    Abstract: A vehicle body assembly includes a steering column assembly, a steering wheel, an actuator mechanism and a controller. The steering wheel is rotatably supported to the steering column assembly for rotation about a first axis. The actuator mechanism is connected to the steering column assembly and includes a lever movable relative to the steering column assembly between a first position and a second position about a second axis that extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. The controller is operably connected to the actuator mechanism and to a trailer connector such that in response to the lever moving from the first position toward the second position, the controller transmits a braking signal to the trailer connector corresponding to activation of a trailer braking system of a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Squire, Michael McDuffie
  • VEHICLE BODY ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150066322
    Abstract: A vehicle body assembly includes a steering column assembly, a steering wheel, an actuator mechanism and a controller. The steering wheel is rotatably supported to the steering column assembly for rotation about a first axis. The actuator mechanism is connected to the steering column assembly and includes a lever movable relative to the steering column assembly between a first position and a second position about a second axis that extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. The controller is operably connected to the actuator mechanism and to a trailer connector such that in response to the lever moving from the first position toward the second position, the controller transmits a braking signal to the trailer connector corresponding to activation of a trailer braking system of a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Squire, Michael McDuffie