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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

May. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Strattec Power Access Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jacob Fritschle, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

William Champ, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);

Howard W. Kuhlman, Clarkston, MI (US);

Greg Sproule, Linden, MI (US);

Assignee:

STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/00 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/1238 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/638 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/544 (2013.01);
Abstract

A powered vehicle closure system includes a vehicle frame, a vehicle closure pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, a torsion bar fixed to both the vehicle frame and the vehicle closure, and a torque device coupled to the torsion bar, wherein the torque device is configured to generate a non-linear torsion bar torque output as the vehicle closure pivots relative to the vehicle frame.


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Fritschle, Jacob. (2026). Powered vehicle closure system having non-linear torsion bar (U.S. Patent No. 12790869). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12790869

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