Stephen C Mitchell

US Patent:

7249875, Jul 31, 2007

Filed:

Apr 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/108037

Inventors:

Alan R. Roach - Escondido CA, US
Stephen J. Mitchell - Aguanga CA, US

Assignee:

Baja Designs, Inc. - San Marcos CA

International Classification:

B60Q 1/00
F21V 15/04
F21V 33/00
F21V 7/04

US Classification:

362496, 362369, 362476, 362505, 362549

Abstract:

A light rack assembly for off-road vehicles capable of surviving high vibration loads generated in off-road racing. Each assembly comprises at least one headlight sub-assembly having a center of gravity that, when mounted to the frame of the light rack assembly, resides in a spherical zone defined by the effective radius of the light and the mounting points of the light housing. Each light is isolated from vibration of the vehicle and can be individually adjusted to the preference of the driver without tools. The light rack assembly can be quickly removed from the vehicle, or be mounted such that the assembly can be rotated to adjust the light beams while the vehicle is in motion and rotated to retract the assembly to protect the lights when not in use.

US Patent:

D564683, Mar 18, 2008

Filed:

Mar 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/255278

Inventors:

Alan R. Roach - Escondido CA, US
Stephen J. Mitchell - Aguanga CA, US

Assignee:

Baja Designs, Inc. - San Marcos CA

International Classification:

2606

US Classification:

D26 28

US Patent:

7789544, Sep 7, 2010

Filed:

Oct 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/973657

Inventors:

Alan R. Roach - Escondido CA, US
Stephen J. Mitchell - Aguanga CA, US

Assignee:

Baja Designs, Inc. - San Marcos CA

International Classification:

B60Q 1/00

US Classification:

362496, 362370, 362476

Abstract:

A modular light rack assembly for off-road vehicles having a plurality of individual pieces that can be selectively connected to form a substantially linear assembly for attaching a variety of headlight subassemblies. In each embodiment, there is a common left hand mounting configuration and common right hand mounting configuration, so that each piece of the modular light rack assembly having one or both of these configurations on its end or ends is selectively connectable to any other piece to form a substantially linear assembly of any desired configuration.

US Patent:

61451630, Nov 14, 2000

Filed:

Aug 27, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/141189

Inventors:

Stephen J. Mitchell - Walled Lake MI
Angelo DeSimone - Washington MI

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

E05F 502

US Classification:

16 82

Abstract:

A check strap arrangement for a motor vehicle door includes a dust cover which is easily and rapidly assembled without the use of separate fastening operations, tools or fasteners. The check strap housing is provided with spherical recesses and the dust cover is provided with cooperating detents. The cover detents are adapted to be snap fitted into the recesses of the check strap housing so as to securely retain the cover on the check strap housing.

US Patent:

59502959, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Nov 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/740885

Inventors:

Scott David Worden - Willow Beach, CA
Stephen Joseph Mitchell - Walled Lake MI
Cheaw Wang Ng - Richmond Hill, CA

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
Multimatic, Inc. - Unionville

International Classification:

B23P 1700
B23P 1902

US Classification:

29423

Abstract:

A method for temporarily connecting a body half and a door half of a hinge, said body half of said hinge including connecting means for receiving said door half of said hinge including connecting means for receiving the body half, one of said connecting means including a portion having disposed proximate the end thereof at least one groove for receiving a resilient flexible retainer; said method including the steps of; (a) fastening the hinge when assembled to a vehicle and a door so as to fasten the door with the vehicle temporarily; (b) painting the vehicle and door together while temporarily connected; (c) subjecting the vehicle and door and the resilient flexible retainer to heat such as that found in a curing process for a painting process for vehicles; (d) separating said body and door halves of said hinge by removing the retainer and separating said halves; (e) separating said door from said vehicle by separating the body half and the door half of said hinges.

US Patent:

54998514, Mar 19, 1996

Filed:

Oct 31, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/331421

Inventors:

Stephen J. Mitchell - Walled Lake MI

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Highland Park MI

International Classification:

E05C 2100

US Classification:

292347

Abstract:

A handle assembly, formed with a terminal flange, is adapted for flush installation in a panel aperture from the outboard side of the panel in a rock-in manner with the terminal flange overlying the panel outer surface. The housing has at least one inboard projecting stem receiving a one-piece clip through a hole in a retaining clip enabling a nut, upon being threaded on the stem, to hold handle assembly in the panel opening. The clip of the present invention is initially installed from the inboard side of the panel by means of upper and lower tabs adapted for manual push-on frictional engagement with associated upper and lower tongues projecting inboard from the handle housing. As a result of the clip tabs being manually engaged the installer has both hands free for threading a nut on the stem and torquing the nut down to complete the handle assembly installation. The housing tongues also provide a support function in that they prevent the clip from being distorted during the torquing operation.