James Lee Salmon

Title: James Lee Salmon: Automotive Safety and Anchorage Innovations

Introduction

James Lee Salmon is an inventor based in Mariemont, Ohio. His work includes inventions related to motor vehicle door-handle safety and anchorage assemblies. Salmon is associated with 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Salmon’s latest patents, “Handle with Side Impact Counterweight Having Installation Position,” describes a motor vehicle door-handle assembly designed to help prevent inadvertent door opening during a side impact. A counterweight moves from an installation position, which allows the assembly to pass through an aperture in the door’s outer skin, to an operative position beside the actuator mechanism. In that position, the counterweight resists movement that could unlatch the door during an impact near the handle. Its design also allows it to move away from the actuator during an impact on the opposite side of the vehicle.

Another patent, “Anchorage Assembly,” concerns an assembly with a generally rectangular housing, an anchor member, and resilient, deformable material or a member coupled to the anchor. The material engages the housing to regulate the anchor’s movement and absorb vibration and impact loads.

Career Highlights

Salmon’s patent work reflects an emphasis on practical vehicle components, including mechanisms intended to improve door-handle behavior in collisions and assemblies designed to manage vibration and impact. His listed company affiliations include Ford Global Technologies, LLC, and ADAC Plastics, Inc.

Collaborations

Salmon’s listed coworkers include Christian Michael Norton and Bradley Napier Doman. These professional connections provide context for his work in automotive-related invention and development.

Conclusion

James Lee Salmon’s patents address vehicle safety and component performance through designs for a side-impact door-handle counterweight and a vibration-absorbing anchorage assembly.