Darrin F Wilber

20060032723, Feb 16, 2006

Aug 12, 2004

10/916887

Darrin Wilber - Metamora MI, US

B60W 10/18

192220400

A releasable shifter lock for use in automotive brake-shift interlock systems comprising a two-part molded plastic housing containing integral guides for a beam-type plastic blocker bar. A pull-type solenoid attached to the BTSI housing has an external armature extending into a metal insert in the blocker member. When the solenoid is energized, the armature pin is withdrawn to free up the blocker member for sliding movement so that the shifter mechanism can be operated in the normal fashion. A serrated, two-sided Neoprene band mounted on the external armature assembly provides positive mechanical stops in both extending and retracting directions with a minimum of noise. A lead frame comprising flat stock conductors operates in conjunction with a sliding contact on the blocker member to perform a switching function to energize and deenergize the solenoid as well as any associated ignition key lock.

62348264, May 22, 2001

Apr 30, 1999

9/302992

Darrin F. Wilber - Metamora MI
Robert J. Flowers - Ortonville MI

Cardell Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

H01R 13627

439352

A connector includes a first housing half and a second housing half, with one of the connector halves being a socket half, and the other connector half being a plug half. A latching mechanism is provided so that when the connector halves are assembled, they are latched together in the assembled position. A CPA device is also provided which is independent of the connector halves. The CPA device may be securely mounted on one of the connector halves prior to assembly of the connector halves. Following latching of the connector halves into the assembled condition, the CPA device may be slid forward to a final position to lock the latching mechanism to prevent the connector from being inadvertently unlatched. Also, if the connector halves are not fully and properly assembled, it is not possible to slide the CPA device into the final position. Additionally, after the CPA device is seated in its final position, the two connector halves cannot be disconnected from each other unless the CPA device is manually slid back to the initial or "ready" position.

62905392, Sep 18, 2001

Apr 30, 1999

9/302991

Darrin F. Wilber - Metamora MI
Robert J. Flowers - Ortonville MI

Cardell Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

H01R 1340

439595

A connector component includes a housing portion and an insert portion. The insert portion includes a plurality of terminal-receiving passages. Conductive terminals may be inserted into the passages, and a ramped fixed shoulder is formed on each passage surface for retaining the terminals in the passage. Additionally, a flexible finger is provided for each passage for holding the terminals in position in the passage. A terminal may be loaded into each passage and disposed in front of the shoulder. The housing portion of the invention includes a generally box-shaped casing having a hollow cavity for receiving the insert portion of the invention. Each of the upper and lower walls includes a transverse step formed along the expanse between the side walls. The upper and lower walls further include a transverse ramped locking area which also extends between the side walls. The transverse step serves as part of a terminal position assurance ("TPA") system for preventing assembly of the insert portion into the housing if a terminal is not properly seated in its passage.

53202031, Jun 14, 1994

Mar 12, 1991

7/667883

Darrin F. Wilber - Smiths Creek MI
Julie A. Hartig - Waterford MI
Richard A. Nix - Auburn Hills MI
Leslie P. Branum - Troy MI
Michael L. Schwartz - Troy MI

Automotive Products plc - Warwickshire

F16D 2512

192109F

A damper for use in a hydraulic clutch actuator to attenuate vibrations transmitted from the crankshaft of the engine of the associated vehicle to the clutch pedal. The baffle includes an elongated cylindrical housing positioned in the conduit interconnecting the master and slave cylinders of the actuator coaxial with the axis of the conduit and including a spring biased piston mounted in the bore of the housing. The housing is open at its rear end and closed at its front end by an end wall defining an outlet port for the damper and the piston includes a central through passage defining the inlet port of the damper at the rear end of the through passage. A baffle is provided at the front end of the piston to provide a circuitous path between the central passage of the piston and the outlet port of the damper. The front face of the baffle includes a hemispherical surface which deflects attenuations entering the housing from the slave cylinder and routes the attenuations through the circuitous path defined by the baffle.