Patents by Inventor Todd Teasdale

Todd Teasdale 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).

  • Patent number: 8794688
    Abstract: A door assembly for a vehicle is provided and may include a door selectively movable relative to the vehicle between an open state and a closed state. A first track may slidably support the door relative to the vehicle between the open state and the closed state and a second track may be spaced apart from the first track, may slidably support the door relative to the vehicle between the open state and the closed state, and may include a first track portion and a second track portion. The first track portion may be operable to slide relative to the second track portion when the door is moved a predetermined distance relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Carl Mather, Todd Teasdale
  • Publication number: 20130186002
    Abstract: A door assembly for a vehicle is provided and may include a door selectively movable relative to the vehicle between an open state and a closed state. A first track may slidably support the door relative to the vehicle between the open state and the closed state and a second track may be spaced apart from the first track, may slidably support the door relative to the vehicle between the open state and the closed state, and may include a first track portion and a second track portion. The first track portion may be operable to slide relative to the second track portion when the door is moved a predetermined distance relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Carl Mather, Todd Teasdale
  • Publication number: 20070085374
    Abstract: A door assembly for a vehicle is provided. The door assembly includes a guide track attached to a door, a slider positioned within the guide track, and a connecting member connecting the slider to the vehicle door frame. The connecting member has a vehicle end and a slider end and is arranged to be attached to the vehicle at the vehicle end and to the slider at the slider end. The connecting member and the slider are arranged to enable the door to translate relative to the vehicle along the guide track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Mather, Todd Teasdale, Samer Shamon, William Hughes, Daniel Griffin, David Dawkins, Richmond Thomas