Robin M Miller

60990422, Aug 8, 2000

Dec 5, 1997

8/985654

James Michael Cook - Dearborn Heights MI
Robin Cambell Miller - Riverview MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

B65D 9002

280834

A fuel tank support for supporting and protecting a plastic fuel tank is mounted to the vehicle with the plastic fuel tank supported therein. Integral mounting members are formed in the fuel tank support to provide structural integrity, thereby obviating the need for additional mounting hardware and straps. In addition, apertures formed on the walls of the support provide vent holes for venting stagnant hot air from the space between the fuel tank and the fuel tank support.

6075298, Jun 13, 2000

Oct 9, 1997

8/947972

H. Winston Maue - Farmington Hills MI
Robin Mihekun Miller - Ellington CT
Christopher R. Tilli - Westland MI

Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc - Southfield MI

H02K 7116
B60S 108

310 12

A multi-functional electronic actuator for actuating multiple independent systems on an automotive vehicle includes a magnet assembly, a rotor mounted within the magnet assembly having an armature and a shaft that rotates when the armature is energized, a device for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly, and devices for actuating a first independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the rotational motion of the shaft and for actuating a second independent system on the automotive vehicle utilizing the translation of the rotor shaft with respect to the magnet assembly. Two methods for translating the rotor with respect to the magnet assembly are described as well as various linkages that may be used to actuate the independent systems on the automotive vehicle.

58066640, Sep 15, 1998

Mar 25, 1997

8/824372

Hollister Hartman - Northville MI
Robin Mihekan Miller - Ellington CT

UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. - Dearborn MI

H01H 300

200329

Switches incorporate a material layer which becomes fluent upon reaching a predetermined temperature such that the switch body moves to correspond to the individual position and shape of a user's hand. The material layer is made to become fluent, and the layer then flows to correspond to the individual user's hand orientation and shape. In one embodiment, the layer of material is a foam which is fluent at human body temperature. The foam thus automatically corresponds to the shape of the user's hand when the user grips the switch body. In the second embodiment, the layer of material is actuated at a relatively higher temperature and a heating coil is provided to move the layer to that higher temperature.

59537868, Sep 21, 1999

Oct 9, 1997

8/948098

H. Winston Maue - Farmington Hills MI
Robin Mihekun Miller - Ellington CT

UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. - Dearborn MI

A47L 100

1525001

In accordance with the present invention, the preferred embodiment of a multi-functional apparatus is integrated with a windshield washer mechanism. An electromagnetic device selectively causes movement of an impeller associated with the windshield wiper mechanism thereby drawing fluid from a reservoir through a bypass loop. When the bypass loop is selectively closed, the fluid is forced through a delivery conduit and is emitted upon the windshield. In another aspect of the present invention, at least a pair of intermittent rotary mechanisms are selectively rotated by a rotatable member coupled to a single reversible electric motor. A bellows-type fluid pump is activated by a driving surface on the rotatable member to force fluid through the window washer mechanism associated therewith.

61390925, Oct 31, 2000

Jan 11, 1999

9/228114

Bradley William Doner - Dearborn MI
Paul Avery Mayer - Ann Arbor MI
Robin Cambell Miller - Riverview MI

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

B60R 1956
B60R 1924

296189

A front structure of a motor vehicle increases the energy transfer and dissipation thereof within the front structure upon impact with another object. The front structure includes right and left front side frame members (12, 14) each having a front end (24,26). Right and left front spring hangers (34, 36) extend downward from the front side frame members at a point substantially adjacent to the front ends and each include a bottom end (58) having a mounting flange (56) thereon. A cross member (20) extends transversely within the motor vehicle, having right and left cross member ends (62) attached to the mounting flange (56).

62056123, Mar 27, 2001

Oct 9, 1997

8/948167

Christopher R. Tilli - Westland MI
Daniel D. Kilker - Canton MI
Steven Reau - Farmington Hills MI
Robin Mihekun Miller - Ellington CT

UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. - Dearborn MI

B60S1/18;1/22;1/06

1525016

A window wiper system for an automotive vehicle has an electromagnetic device, a rotatable member and a window wiper oscillating mechanism. In another aspect of the present invention, the electromagnetic device is an electric motor which operates in a unidirectional manner to oscillate a window wiper assembly back and forth in a normal window wiping range. The electric motor and rotatable member then reverse rotational direction to move the wiper assembly to a park position offset from the normal window wiping range.