Inventor

RICHARDS FRANK A

US17 patents

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RICHARDS FRANK A

TOYOTA ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA

Flush powered slide door handle with self-centering bell crank

Flush power slide door handle

Methods for preventing unintended activation of power slide door

Integrated assist grip device

Methods for preventing unintended operation of pivoting door handle

Alternative methods for opening doors and hatches

Systems and methods to increase driver awareness of exterior occurrences

Systems and methods to increase driver awareness of exterior occurrences

Housing assemblies for vehicle door actuation assemblies and methods of installing the same

Systems and methods of indirectly illuminating a step surface of a vehicle running board

Integrated alarm systems for truck bed covers

Vehicular lighting system

Extended coverage for a sensor along a complex contour

Systems, methods, and apparatus for checking electrical connection of a trailer with a vehicle

Systems and methods to detect tailgate removal using alarm circuits

Systems and methods for improving backup lighting visibility

US AIR FORCE

Heat pipe cooling of airborne phased array radar