Patents by Inventor William E. Nagengast, Jr.

William E. Nagengast, Jr. 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).

  • Headlamp pivot assembly
    Patent number: 4761717
    Abstract: A support shoe for pivotably supporting a portion of a lamp body within a support frame and allowing the lamp body to be adjustably aimed in vertical and horizontal planes, characterized in that the support shoe includes a stud which carries a resilient body received by a slot in the support frame in a manner that allows the support shoe to serve as a pivot assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: David R. McMahan, Harry S. Murphy, William E. Nagengast, Jr.
  • Support shoe for a vehicle headlamp assembly
    Patent number: 4707771
    Abstract: A support shoe for pivotably connecting a headlamp body to a support frame and including a block member and a retaining member each of which is provided with a spherical surface so, when the block member and retaining member are interconnected, a socket is formed for the ball portion of the ball stud connected to the headlamp body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Van Duyn, David R. McMahan, John D. Geddie, William E. Nagengast, Jr.