Christopher Daniel Soave

US Patent:

20200247358, Aug 6, 2020

Filed:

Jan 8, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/736859

Inventors:

- Troy MI, US
Brian Andrew Mayville - Northville MI, US
Christopher Soave - Oxford MI, US

International Classification:

B60R 25/08
F16H 63/34
B60T 7/10
F16C 1/12
E05B 77/00

Abstract:

An anti-theft and rollaway prevention handle assembly integrated into a park release mechanism of a vehicle. A housing has a recessed configuration supporting a park release pull handle engaged to the housing in a stowed position and preventing access to the handle. An unlock mechanism communicates with the handle via a latch such that, upon actuating the unlock mechanism, the latch being displaced to release the handle to project outwardly from the recessed configuration, permitting grasping of the same by a user in order to actuate the vehicle from the park position.

US Patent:

20180257488, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Mar 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/910073

Inventors:

- Troy MI, US
Yong Qiang Wang - Troy MI, US
Christopher Soave - Brighton MI, US
Christopher Curtis - Orion MI, US
Scott Hengy - Davison MI, US

International Classification:

B60K 28/12
F16H 59/08
B60Q 1/26

Abstract:

A rotary shifter with 360 rotation in each of clockwise and counter clockwise rotating directions. The shifter includes a package housing with a bezel cover. A cylindrical shaped plunger housing is secured to a rotary knob supported atop the housing and which is selectively rotatable in the clockwise direction from a Park gear position, in succession, to each of a Reverse gear position, a Neutral gear position and at least one Drive gear position, with further clockwise rotation preventing movement beyond a final one of the Drive gear positions. The knob is further selectively rotatable in a counter clockwise direction to return to the Park gear position, with additional permitted counter-clockwise rotation retaining the shifter in the Park gear position.

US Patent:

20180259062, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

Mar 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/910091

Inventors:

- Troy MI, US
Brian Mayville - Northville MI, US
Christopher Soave - Brighton MI, US
Christopher Curtis - Orion MI, US
Scott Hengy - Davison MI, US

International Classification:

F16H 59/08
F16H 61/24

Abstract:

A rotary shifter having a housing with a bezel cover. An auto return to park mechanism is provided and includes a knob supported upon the bezel cover. A rotary disk stopper is secured to the knob and seated within the housing, a spring rotationally biasing the end stopper relative to the housing. A solenoid is supported within the housing and engages the stopper in a first condition limiting the knob to manual rotary shifting between Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive gear shift positions. A PCB board is integrated into the housing and communicable with at least one external sensor associated with a driver exit condition. Upon a triggering of the exit condition with the shifter in other than a Park position, the solenoid is energized to disengage the end stopper in a second release condition permitting the spring to reset the stopper and knob to the Park position.