Dale Alan Beattie, Age 61Meskegon, MI

6431339, Aug 13, 2002

Oct 12, 2001

09/976619

Dale A. Beattie - Muskegon MI
Robert D. Brock - Grand Haven MI
Robert A. DeJonge - West Olive MI

Grand Haven Stamped Products, division of JSJ Corporation - Grand Haven MI

B60K 4126

1922204, 7447318, 7447325

A shifter is provided for shifting a vehicle transmission between a plurality of different gear positions. The shifter includes a base, and a shift lever pivoted to the base for movement between shift lever positions corresponding to the different gear positions. The shift lever includes a flange with an arcuate slot with a first enlarged pocket corresponding to a first one of the different gear positions and a second enlarged pocket corresponding to a second one of the different gear positions. An electromechanical device is provided having an extendable pin that is configured to engage the first enlarged pocket and lock the shift lever in the first one gear position until first predetermined vehicle conditions are met, and further that is configured to engage the second enlarged pocket and lock the shift lever in the second one gear position until second predetermined vehicle conditions are met.

6325196, Dec 4, 2001

Jul 27, 2000

9/626842

Dale A. Beattie - Muskegon MI
Robert D. Brock - Grand Haven MI
Robert A. DeJonge - West Olive MI

Grand Haven Stamped Products, division of JSJ Corporation - Grand Haven MI

B60K 4126
B60K 2000

1922204

A shifter is provided for shifting a vehicle transmission between an automatic shifting mode that includes the automatically shifting gear positions of park, reverse, neutral, drive, and low drive, and a manual-shifting mode including upshift and downshift gear positions. The shifter includes a base, a lever carrier pivoted to the base for movement along a center shift path and side shift paths, and a shift lever pivoted to the lever carrier for movement between the different shift paths. The lever carrier has notches corresponding to the gear positions, and the shift lever has a pawl operably engaging the notches to control movement of the shift lever between the automatically shifting gear positions on the center shift path. The pawl is disengaged when the shift lever is moved into the side-located shift paths.

5651290, Jul 29, 1997

May 5, 1995

8/435791

Charles Osborn - Spring Lake MI
Robert A. DeJonge - West Olive MI
Richard L. Meisch - Muskegon MI
Dale A. Beattie - Muskegon MI
Robert M. Medema - Muskegon MI
Dana M. Lee - Muskegon MI

Grand Haven Stamped Products, Division of JSJ Corp. - Grand Haven MI

B60R 2506
B60K 2000

74477

A manual transmission shifter includes a base, and a shift lever pivoted to the base by a ball and socket arrangement. An ignition-key-interlock mechanism includes a bell crank pivoted to the base for movement between a key-interlocked position and a key-released position. The bell crank includes a slot configured to be engaged by a protrusion on the shift lever when the shift lever is moved from neutral to a reverse gear position. The ignition-key-interlock mechanism further includes a key-interlock cable assembly operably connected between the bell crank and the key-receiving ignition device of the vehicle. When the shift lever is moved out of the reverse position, the ignition-key-interlock mechanism is moved to the key-locked position such that the ignition key cannot be removed from the ignition of the vehicle. Alternatively, when the ignition-key-interlock mechanism is moved to the key-released position and the ignition key is removed, the shift lever cannot be removed from reverse until the ignition key is again operably positioned in the ignition.

2020030, Oct 1, 2020

Mar 29, 2019

16/370103

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Dale A. Beattie - Norton Shores MI, US
Alberto Polonio - West Bloomfield MI, US

F16H 59/02

In at least some implementations, a vehicle shift lever assembly includes a shift lever movable about a first pivot axis within a first shift path having multiple shift positions, and movable about a second pivot axis to a second shift path having at least one shift position, and the second pivot axis is not parallel to the first pivot axis, and a sensor element coupled to the shift lever for movement with the shift lever. The sensor element is oriented in a different position when the shift lever is in each of the shift positions in the first shift path and each of the shift positions of the second shift path.

2019020, Jul 4, 2019

Dec 28, 2017

15/856314

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Dale A. Beattie - Norton Shores MI, US

F16H 61/24
F16H 59/08

At least some implementations of a transmission gear shifter include a first shift member, a second shift member, an actuator, multiple feedback surfaces and a follower. The actuator drives the second shift member between a first position and second position and thereby rotates the first shift member from one of the multiple positions to another of the multiple positions. The feedback surfaces are associated with the first shift member, and the follower is movable relative to the feedback surfaces between a first position and a second position. When the follower is in the first position, the follower is not engageable with the feedback surfaces, and when the follower is in the second position, the follower is engageable with the feedback surfaces and when the follower is in the second position there is relative sliding motion between the follower and the feedback surfaces when the first shift member is rotated.

2019019, Jun 27, 2019

Dec 21, 2017

15/850844

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Dale A. Beattie - Norton Shores MI, US

F16H 59/10
F16H 59/02
G05G 5/04
B60K 20/02

At least some implementations of a transmission gear shifter include a first shift member having a body rotatable about an axis among multiple positions, a retainer movable relative to the body, an actuator coupled to the retainer and a second shift member coupled to the first shift member. The retainer is movable between a first position in which the retainer prevents movement of the body and a second position in which the retainer permits movement of the body. The actuator drives the retainer between the first position and second position. And the second shift member is driven by the actuator between first and second positions to rotate the body. In at least some implementations, the second shift member is engaged by the retainer and driven by movement of the retainer.

2019012, May 2, 2019

Nov 1, 2017

15/800530

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Dale A. Beattie - Norton Shores MI, US

F16H 59/10
F16H 61/24

In at least some implementations, a vehicle shifter assembly includes a first guide having an axis, a shift lever coupled to the first guide for two-way movement of the shift lever along the first guide in a path parallel to the first axis, and a second guide spaced from the first guide and engageable with the shift lever to limit rotational movement of the shift lever relative to the first guide about the axis. In at least some implementations, the shift lever includes a main body with an opening through which the first guide extends.

2017033, Nov 23, 2017

May 17, 2016

15/156840

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Dale A. Beattie - Norton Shores MI, US
Alberto Polonio Morales - West Bloomfield MI, US

F16H 59/10
F16H 61/36
B60K 20/06

In at least some implementations, a shifter for a vehicle transmission includes a shift member and a cable actuator. The shift member is pivoted at a first pivot for movement between multiple positions corresponding to multiple transmission gears. The cable actuator pivoted at a second pivot, driven for movement about the second pivot by movement of the shift member about the first pivot and has a cable connector adapted to be connected to a shift cable that is associated with the vehicle transmission, wherein the first pivot is arranged about a first axis and the second pivot is arranged about a second axis that is not parallel to the first axis.