Patents by Inventor Todd George

Todd George 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).

  • Electronic drive selector assembly systems and methods
    Publication number: 20120001747
    Abstract: A drive selector assembly arranged on a console of a vehicle for selecting a transmission gear from a plurality of transmission gears includes a housing; a gear selector control arranged in the housing, the gear selector control having a plurality of switches for selecting a transmission gear of the plurality of gears of the vehicle; and at least one visual indicator provided on the console, the at least one visual indicator coupled to the gear selector control for providing a visual indication of the selected transmission gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Klatt, Michael Groene, Henrik Fisker, Todd George, Nikola Stefanov, Karl Krohn, Dave Allmond
  • Multi-function armrest for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 7222910
    Abstract: An interior armrest for an automotive vehicle includes upper and lower horizontal walls and a channel-shaped lateral impact contactor joined to the upper horizontal walls by the means of shear planes. The lateral impact contactor has a number of wedge-shaped vertical interruptions which cooperate with the shear planes to produce a controlled collapse in the event of a lateral impact of an occupant of the vehicle against the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Linh Doan, Marcus Oden, John Pinkerton, Lee Ho, Todd George