Patents by Inventor Vince Leslie Shaw

Vince Leslie Shaw 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).

  • Motor vehicle and a door hinge mechanism therefor
    Patent number: 10501970
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed having a door that is attached to the motor vehicle by a hinge mechanism providing both full swing opening of the door and full scissor opening of the door. The motor vehicle includes an apparatus to assist with the selection of a preferred mode of door opening based upon an assessment of the surroundings in which the motor vehicle 1 rests. The assessment of the surroundings and selection of the preferred mode of door opening is carried out by an electronic controller based upon information received from a sensing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vince Leslie Shaw, Torsten Gerhardt, Robert Spahl, David Burrage
  • MOTOR VEHICLE AND A DOOR HINGE MECHANISM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180030764
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed having a door that is attached to the motor vehicle by a hinge mechanism providing both full swing opening of the door and full scissor opening of the door. The motor vehicle includes an apparatus to assist with the selection of a preferred mode of door opening based upon an assessment of the surroundings in which the motor vehicle 1 rests. The assessment of the surroundings and selection of the preferred mode of door opening is carried out by an electronic controller based upon information received from a sensing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Vince Leslie Shaw, Torsten Gerhardt, Robert Spahl, David Burrage