Patents by Inventor Wayne M. Steverson

Wayne M. Steverson 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).

  • Collapsible steering column assembly
    Patent number: 7455321
    Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly preferably has a collapsible steering shaft that extends rotatably along a centerline and a collapsible column that houses and co-extends with the shaft. The column preferably has inner and outer jackets that retract axially to collapse the column. An energy absorbing device has a member engaged between the inner and outer jackets and controls the collapse of the column generally via a high load stage and a low load stage of operation. The member is preferably elongated axially having a distal end that is looped over and spaced radially outward from the remainder of the member. The distal end is attached disengagably to the outer jacket via a pin received in a hole in the distal end and a fuse engaged operably to the pin and attached to the outer jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratko Menjak, Karen A. Boswell, Sainan Feng, James P. Kelly, Brian J. Magnus, Wayne M. Steverson
  • Collapsible steering column assembly
    Publication number: 20070194563
    Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly preferably has a collapsible steering shaft that extends rotatably along a centerline and a collapsible column that houses and co-extends with the shaft. The column preferably has inner and outer jackets that retract axially to collapse the column. An energy absorbing device has a member engaged between the inner and outer jackets and controls the collapse of the column generally via a high load stage and a low load stage of operation. The member is preferably elongated axially having a distal end that is looped over and spaced radially outward from the remainder of the member. The distal end is attached disengagably to the outer jacket via a pin received in a hole in the distal end and a fuse engaged operably to the pin and attached to the outer jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Ratko Menjak, Karen A. Boswell, Sainan Feng, James P. Kelly, Brian J. Magnus, Wayne M. Steverson