Joseph A Wilbanks

20040172884, Sep 9, 2004

Mar 6, 2003

10/382682

Steven Engelgau - Royal Oak MI, US
Shelley Bess - Royal Oak MI, US
Christopher Radjewski - Sterling Heights MI, US
Ian Hoare - West Bloomfield MI, US
Joseph Wilbanks - Hermitage TN, US
Rajesh Somnay - Troy MI, US
Silvio Yamada - Waterford MI, US

E05F011/00

049/360000

A drive system drives a pulley along a curved track to open and close a sliding vehicle door. The pulley is pivotally mounted to the sliding door to permit the pulley to pivot during traverse of the curved portion of the track. An electric motor driven pulley remotely drives the pulley through a drive belt. In operation, as the pulley pivots during traverse of the curved portion of the track, the drive belt twists. Torque transfer between pulleys is maintained during twisting of the drive belt which thereby permits an uncomplicated yet effective system for driving the sliding door along the curved portion of track. Another drive system transmits torque to pulley through a drive shaft which rotates during traverse of the curved portion of track.

20040177560, Sep 16, 2004

Mar 12, 2003

10/387313

Ian Hoare - West Bloomfield MI, US
Steven Engelgau - Royal Oak MI, US
Shelley Bess - Royal Oak MI, US
Christopher Radjewski - Sterling Heights MI, US
Joseph Wilbanks - Hermitage TN, US
Rajesh Somnay - Troy MI, US
Silvio Yamada - Waterford MI, US

E05F011/00

049/360000

A vehicle sliding door includes an automated drive device for powered sliding movement of the door into open or closed positions. The drive device includes a belt that cooperates with a track. A biasing member urges the belt into engagement with a corresponding portion of the track to ensure adequate engagement to achieve the desired movement of the door responsive to rotary movement of the belt. In one example, the belt and track include teeth that cooperate such that rotary movement of the belt results in linear movement of the door relative to the vehicle body.

20040257012, Dec 23, 2004

Jun 17, 2003

10/463462

Steven Engelgau - Royal Oak MI, US
Shelley Bess - Royal Oak MI, US
Christopher Radjewski - Sterling Heights MI, US
Ian Hoare - Solihull, GB
Joseph Wilbanks - Hermitage TN, US
Rajesh Somnay - Troy MI, US
Silvio Yamada - Waterford MI, US

H02P001/22

318/264000

A door actuation system conducts or assists movement of sliding vehicle doors by connecting the door to a bi-directional motor via one or more helical cables that engage with gearing on the bi-directional motor. Rotation of the motor in either direction pushes or pulls the helical cables, causing the door to move toward the open or closed position. The motor can be stopped when the door reaches selected positions other than the open or closed position, holding the door in a partially open position.

63120372, Nov 6, 2001

Nov 4, 1999

9/433452

Pascal E. Garrido - Gravehurst, CA
Mark Volkmann - Bracebridge, CA
Joseph Allen Wilbanks - Hermitage TN
Nathan Allen Clark - Warren MI
Gregory D. Collins - Gravehurst, CA
Christopher Clifford - Bracebridge, CA
Jack P. Pogodzinski - Orion MI

Dura Global Technologies - Rochester, Hills MI

B60N 204

296 6513

A vehicle seat mounting assembly includes a mounting pin rotatably retained in a support foot to removably retain a seat track assembly to a vehicle floor member. The support foot is located on the vehicle floor member and the mounting pin is moved downward through a slot in the vehicle floor member. The mounting pin is rotated within the support foot and released such that the biasing member moves the mounting pin upward into a receipt member. Another embodiment of the vehicle seat mounting assembly includes a pin having an engagement surface. The mounting pin is passed through the vehicle floor member an into a receipt member. To retain the mounting pin in the receipt member, a spring biased locking member engages the engagement surface of the mounting pin. The receipt member is preferably mounted such that the receipt member can move or "float" relative to the vehicle floor member such that during receipt of the mounting pin, various tolerance variations between the seat and the vehicle floor member are accommodated.

61459186, Nov 14, 2000

Oct 8, 1999

9/415411

Joseph Allen Wilbanks - Hermitage TN

Meritor Light Vehicle Systems, LLC - Troy MI

B60J 108

2961461

A method and apparatus for preventing the capturing and pinching of a user within the path of a vehicle door includes a sensor for determining the presence of an obstruction when the door is being closed. When an obstruction is detected, a mechanism is actuated which prevents movement of the door to its fully latched position. In this way, any resultant pinching is minimized.

20040168371, Sep 2, 2004

Feb 27, 2003

10/375666

Steven Engelgau - Royal Oak MI, US
Shelley Bess - Royal Oak MI, US
Rajesh Somnay - Troy MI, US
Silvio Yamada - Waterford MI, US
Christopher Radjewski - Sterling Heights MI, US
Ian Hoare - West Bloomfield MI, US
Joseph Wilbanks - Hermitage TN, US

E05F015/00

049/280000, 049/360000

A common drive system drives a multiple of drive systems within a sliding vehicle closure member with a single drive motor. A controller selectively connects the selector assembly to either a door drive assembly, a window drive assembly, or a lock module drive assembly through a selector assembly in response to actuation of a particular input. The selector assembly includes a transmission which shifts the drive motor between a multiple of gear trains to drive the particular drive system.