Michael A Ciavaglia, 55825 Mohawk St, Dearborn, MI 48124

6367864, Apr 9, 2002

Feb 9, 2001

09/780158

David A. Sedlak - Clarkston MI
Michael Antonio Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI
Ronald James Wilde - St. Clair Shores MI
Theodore J Lindsay - Shelby Township MI

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

B60J 108

2961464, 296 56, 29614611, 296 571, 49340

A vehicle has a power operated liftgate and at least one power unit comprising a fixed linear guide channel and a follower that moves in the guide channel. The follower is universally connected to a rod having at one end and the opposite end of the rod is universally connected to the vehicle lift gate. A flexible drive loop which is attached to the follower wraps part way around two pulleys at opposite ends of the guide channel. The flexible drive loop is driven by a bi-directional drive unit that includes a reversible electric motor, an electromagnetic clutch and a drive wheel that engages the flexible drive loop. The flexible drive loop may be a drive cable, a drive tape, or a drive chain or a combination of cable, tape and/or chain.

6550839, Apr 22, 2003

May 4, 2001

09/849779

Douglas Dombrowski - Troy MI
Theodore J Lindsay - Shelby Township MI
Ian Martin - Waterford MI
Howard Warren Kuhlman - Rochester Hills MI
Michael Antonio Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

B62D 3327

296 56, 2961468, 49340

A vehicle pivoting closure assembly has a concealed power actuator remotely operated by a controller to open and close a closure or liftgate. A hinge member of the power actuator is engaged pivotally to a vehicle structure about a hinge axis, and rigidly to the closure. An armature extends pivotally from an elongated linear moving rack about a rack pivot axis and to the hinge member. The armature also pivotally engages the hinge member about a secondary pivot axis disposed parallel to the hinge axis and rack pivot axis. The rack is driven by a pinion gear train powered by a motor through a clutch. The hinge, the rack, the gear train and the motor are all supported by a reinforcement tray forming a modular engaged to the vehicle structure. The tray isolates the extreme dynamic loads placed upon the hinge by the motor, thereby eliminating the need to further reinforce the vehicle structure.

6615545, Sep 9, 2003

Feb 22, 2002

10/080808

Michael Antonio Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI
Theodore J. Lindsay - Shelby Township MI

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

E05F 1100

49360

A vehicle door cinching apparatus for assisting the final closing motion of a sliding vehicle door includes an electromagnet, a ferrous metal plate, a cinch drive and a controller. The electromagnet mounts on either an outer periphery of a vehicle sliding door or an inner periphery of a vehicle sliding door frame thats shaped to receive the sliding door as the door moves along a final inward cinching portion of a door path to a final closed position within the door frame. The plate is supported on the other of the outer periphery of the door and the inner periphery of the door frame in a position where the plate can magnetically engage the electromagnet when the door is disposed along the final cinching portion of the door path. Whichever of the plate and electromagnet is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame is also supported for lateral movement in a direction generally parallel to the cinching portion of the door path. According to the method, the cinch drive moves whichever of the electromagnet and plate is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame to drive the door along the final cinching portion of the door path and into the final closed position.

6679531, Jan 20, 2004

May 3, 2001

09/848037

Michael Antonio Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI
Michael Todd Moury - Shelby Township MI
Mark Duane Nicholas - Waterford MI

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

E05C 316

292216, 292DIG 23, 292DIG 43

A vehicle compartment latch has a support that is fastened to a deck lid. A fork bolt is pivotally attached to the support and moved from an unlatched position to a latched position by a striker when the deck lid is closed. The fork bolt is held in the latched position by a moveable detent lever that is moved to a release position to release the fork bolt so that the deck lid can be opened. The closure latch includes a detent lock-out that holds the detent lever in the release position until the deck lid is opened once the fork bolt is released. The detent lock out includes a striker position lever that is moved to an engaged position by the striker being retained by the fork bolt and a detent pawl that holds the detent lever in the released position once the detent lever is released.

6851223, Feb 8, 2005

May 30, 2003

10/449389

Michael Antonio Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI, US
Theodore J. Lindsay - Shelby Township MI, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

E06B003/00

49506

A vehicle door cinching apparatus for assisting the final closing motion of a sliding vehicle door includes an electromagnet, a ferrous metal plate, a cinch drive and a controller. The electromagnet mounts on either an outer periphery of a vehicle sliding door or an inner periphery of a vehicle sliding door frame that's shaped to receive the sliding door as the door moves along a final inward cinching portion of a door path to a final closed position within the door frame. The plate is supported on the other of the outer periphery of the door and the inner periphery of the door frame in a position where the plate can magnetically engage the electromagnet when the door is disposed along the final cinching portion of the door path. Whichever of the plate and electromagnet is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame is also supported for lateral movement in a direction generally parallel to the cinching portion of the door path. According to the method, the cinch drive moves whichever of the electromagnet and plate is supported on the inner periphery of the door frame to drive the door along the final cinching portion of the door path and into the final closed position.

7243461, Jul 17, 2007

Mar 11, 2004

10/798792

Michael A. Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI, US

E05F 11/54

49360, 296155, 49209

A hinge assembly for coupling a sliding door of a vehicle to a drive unit for sliding the sliding door from an open position to a closed position, the drive unit causing the hinge assembly to slide within a guide track as the door moves between the open position and the closed position, the hinge assembly comprising: a first hinge portion; a second hinge portion, the first hinge portion being pivotally secured to the second hinge portion; a cable attachment being secured to the second hinge portion; and a guide surface disposed on a surface of the first hinge portion, the guide surface being configured to make contact with a portion of a cable having an end secured to the cable attachment when the second hinge portion is in a first orientation with respect to the position of the first hinge portion and the cable no longer makes contact with the guide surface as the second hinge portion moves from the first orientation to a second orientation with respect to the first hinge portion.

7297082, Nov 20, 2007

Feb 23, 2004

10/784333

John R. Rice - Chesterfield MI, US
Michael A. Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI, US
Joseph M. Johnson - Huntington Woods MI, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

F16G 13/02

474206

A flexible drive member attachment is connected to a flexible drive member by a yoke having side walls connected by a bridge wall that has a stud connecting the attachment to a driven member. A coupler is disposed between the side walls and attached to the bridge wall. The coupler has teeth that extend through respective windows of the flexible drive member. An outer shoe engages each side wall of the yoke. Each outer shoe has a forward flange engaging the bridge wall and a rearward flange that extends through a rearward slot of the associated side wall. Each rearward flange has fingers that extend behind the flexible drive member and through spaces between adjacent teeth of the coupler and into sockets of the other shoe. The flexible drive member may be a drive chain or a drive belt having spaced windows.

7762594, Jul 27, 2010

Sep 27, 2007

11/863090

Michael A. Ciavaglia - Dearborn MI, US
Todd A. Suddon - Clarkston MI, US
Xinhua He - Troy MI, US

Strattec Power Access LLC - Troy MI

E05C 3/06
E05C 3/16

292201, 292216, 292DIG 23

A cinching latch assembly is disclosed herein. The cinching latch assembly having: a housing; a unidirectional motor mounted to the housing; at least one gear operatively connected to the unidirectional motor; at least one cam member operatively connected to the at least one gear; and a latch lever pivotally mounted relative to the housing, the latch lever being operatively connected to the at least one cam member wherein, operation of the unidirectional motor in a first direction rotates the gear causing the cam member to urge the latch lever between a first position and a second position wherein the latch lever rotates a fork bolt into a primary latched configuration.