Patents Examined by Jason S Daniels
  • Device and method for flexible fascia protection, cargo retention, floor protection and storage unit
    Patent number: 11535162
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo mat system includes a cargo mat configured to fit within an automobile vehicle storage area. Multiple retention members are connected to the cargo mat and are adapted to individually releasably connect to one of multiple attachment members fixed to the automobile vehicle within the storage area. The cargo mat is further configured to extend into at least four optional positions including: a first position extending across a width of the storage area at an outward facing end of the storage area; a second position having the cargo mat laid flat to substantially cover a lower floor of the storage area; a third position having the cargo mat extended over the storage area to cover objects temporarily stored within the storage area; and a fourth position having the cargo mat extended outward from the storage area to at least partially cover a fascia of the automobile vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jeff E. Nasca, Humberto Ortiz
  • Latching structure of tonneau cover
    Patent number: 11535092
    Abstract: A truck cover system is proposed according to some embodiments of the present invention. The truck cover system includes: a rail coupled to a wall of a truck, wherein the rail comprises a channel on a top portion of the rail and a latching slot at a side of the rail; a latching insert inserted in the latching slot, wherein the latching insert comprises a first through hole and a positioning hole; a latching positioner comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the latching positioner comprises a second through hole aligned with the first through hole and a positioning pin aligned with the positioning hole, wherein the latching positioner further comprise a stop plate pivotably coupled to the second side of the latching positioner; and a latching housing releasably latched to the latching positioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Guangyao Zheng
  • Tonneau cover with shieldable interior mounting features
    Patent number: 11529854
    Abstract: A detachable tonneau cover panel assembly for a vehicle tonneau cover includes a panel portion structured to be detachably connectible to a panel of a tonneau cover, and at least one mounting bracket attached to an interior side of the panel portion and structured to enable mounting of an object thereon. An optional shield may be attached to the panel portion to enclose and protect object(s) mounted on the mounting bracket(s). The tonneau cover panel assembly is structured to be easily detachable from other panels of the tonneau cover and man-portable so that a user may use the tonneau cover panel assembly as a carrying case for any objects mounted on the mounting brackets attached to the panel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufactuting North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paxton S. Williams, Scott Louis Frederick
  • Reversible v sleeping seat
    Patent number: 11529893
    Abstract: An adjustable seat for a vehicle including a first seat section configured to support a lower leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and a second seat section configured to support an upper leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and a torso and head portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction. The adjustable seat also comprising a third seat section configured to support the torso and head portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the first direction and the upper leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction. The adjustable seat also comprising a fourth seat section configured to support the lower leg portion of the passenger when the passenger is sitting facing the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mark O. Neal, Louis D. Thole, David Acosta, Chin-Hsu Lin, Yi-Pen Cheng, Scott D. Thomas
  • Modular containment system and method
    Patent number: 11529853
    Abstract: A system and method operable with a vehicle to selectively enclose a portion of the vehicle with a containment system. The containment system may be optional and/or configurable by a user. The containment system may be modular or configurable and may be used to cover any appropriate portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Jason L. Bennett, Terrence D. Moncure
  • Floor panels and flooring systems for a passenger vehicle, and methods for installation
    Patent number: 11524763
    Abstract: An example floor panel for a flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a body situated between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and an interlocking feature that extends outward from the body for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel. An example flooring system in a passenger vehicle includes a first set of floor panels including panels rigidly attached to a structure of the passenger vehicle, and a second set of floor panels and each floor panel of the second set of floor panels has an interlocking feature for slidably engaging an adjacent floor panel and for enabling lateral relative motion to occur and restricting vertical relative motion between panels of the second set of floor panels and a respective adjacent floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sean Richard Hesslewood, Howard McKenzie
  • Tonneau cover lift
    Patent number: 11505048
    Abstract: A tonneau cover lift; the tonneau cover lift includes a height-adjustable, lightweight tonneau cover assembly including a cover member and a rectangular frame supported by four telescoping, hydraulic support posts including a first-telescopic-leg, a second-telescopic-leg, a third-telescopic-leg, and a fourth-telescopic-leg. The cover member is sized and configured to cover a bed of a truck and may be remotely controlled using a remote activation unit. The tonneau cover lift expands a protected cargo capacity of a truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey King
  • Snow groomer or other tracked vehicle and systems therefor
    Patent number: 11505906
    Abstract: A user interface for a snow groomer or other tracked vehicle, such as tracked carrier to carry and enable use of work equipment on various terrains, is provided. The user interface may comprise an input device, an output device and a controller. The controller is configured to receive from the input device an indication of a desired snow grooming distance, and the controller is further configured to measure a distance traveled by the snow groomer, and to cause the output device to convey a remaining distance to be traveled by the snow groomer, the remaining distance being the difference between the desired snow grooming distance and the distance traveled by the snow groomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Prinoth Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Thibault, Martin Kirchmair, Michel Pelletier, Patrick Hebert, Francis Gendron, Ariane Authier, Stephane Bergeron, Francois Paquet
  • Modular systems for use with vehicles, for mounting accessories and related methods
    Patent number: 11485425
    Abstract: A modular support system for a vehicle with multi-component support structures that include a pair of side supports, a pair of base supports, and a horizontal support suspended between the pair of side supports. Each side support can include a vertical portion, a base portion extending from the vertical portion and coupled, directly or indirectly, to the base support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cord Group LLC
    Inventors: Robert Crandall, William H. Cord
  • Ventilation system for a power machine
    Patent number: 11485194
    Abstract: An HVAC system for a power machine can include a housing configured to be supported on a front frame member of the power machine forward of an operator enclosure. A ductwork section can be connected to the housing and direct air from the housing to a front opening in the operator enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Binstock, Mitchell Pence
  • Tonneau cover
    Patent number: 11479095
    Abstract: A tonneau cover for covering the opening of a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a sandwich panel including a structural core, a first layered section, and a second layered section. The structural core has a top surface and a bottom surface. The first layered section is coupled to the top surface of the structural core, and a second layered section is coupled to the bottom surface of the structural core. Each of the first and second layered sections includes a reinforcement layer, and at least one of the reinforcement layers of the first and second layered sections is a carbon fiber mat. The tonneau cover may have a single panel configuration or a tri-panel configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ABC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Stephen John Hawkins
  • Storage unit having adjustable volume
    Patent number: 11479094
    Abstract: A rigid extendable storage unit that comprises a front wall and a back wall positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and configured to be deployed opposite the front wall, wherein the back wall has an opening configured to be covered. Side walls that are made of at least one section are provided and positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and extended between the front wall and the back wall in a deployed state. A roof is positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and extended to enclose a volume formed between the front wall, the back wall and the side walls. In the folded state, the extendable storage unit occupies minimal area of the surface or the platform it is mounted on and transforming the storage unit from folded state to deployed state and vice versa can be handled manually or automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Amos Klein
  • Roll over protection system
    Patent number: 11479302
    Abstract: A support frame assembly configured to strengthen an upper frame portion of a frame of a vehicle, comprising a first frame member having a first end and a second end, and a second frame member having a first end and a second end, wherein both the first ends of the first and second frame members are configured to couple to a front half of the frame and the second ends of the first and second frame members are configured to couple to the front half of the frame to strengthen the upper frame portion, at least one of the first and second ends of each of the first and second frame members including at least one mechanically coupled joint configured for coupling each of the first and second frame members to the front half of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua A. Rasa
  • Quick-release vehicle air dam
    Patent number: 11472495
    Abstract: An air dam assembly includes, among other things, an air dam and at least one quick-release pin that secures the air dam to a vehicle structure. An air dam positioning method includes, among other things, when an air dam is in a first position, the step of coupling the air dam to a vehicle structure using at least one quick-release pin in an engaged position. The method further includes transitioning the at least one quick-release pin to a disengaged position, and then, when the quick-release pin is in the disengaged position, moving the air dam to a second position that is different than the first position. The method then, when the air dam is in the second position, includes coupling the air dam to the vehicle structure using the at least one quick-release pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Klop, David Brian Glickman, Dennis Yee
  • Suspension linkage cover
    Patent number: 11472496
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that has a vehicle body, a wheel assembly, a suspension linkage, and a cover panel. The vehicle body has an underside and defines a wheel arch that forms an opening in the underside of the vehicle body. The suspension linkage runs within the wheel arch and couples the wheel assembly to the vehicle body to permit motion of the rotation axis of the wheel assembly relative to the vehicle body. The suspension linkage further comprises a first suspension link coupled between the vehicle body and the wheel assembly, whereby the cover panel is coupled to the first suspension link so that the cover panel moves with the first suspension link. The cover panel further extends across part of the opening so that in forward motion the cover panel directs a rearward moving airflow across the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
    Inventors: Dan Parry-Williams, Roberto Della Ratta Rinaldi, Robin Algoo
  • Tonneau cover assembly with a fluid management system
    Patent number: 11465478
    Abstract: A bed cap assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area includes a first bed wall and a second bed wall that is arranged at an angle relative to the first bed wall. The bed cap assembly includes a first bed cap configured for attachment to the first bed wall and a second bed cap configured for attachment to the second bed wall. The first bed cap includes a first channel, and the second bed cap includes a second channel. The first channel and the second channel are connected together. One or both of the first channel and the second channel may include a drain for evacuating fluid and/or debris from the first channel, the second channel, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: EXTANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, Daniel J. Delaney, Robert L. Mosingo, Robert Gaarder, Chad Carter, David Germano
  • Tonneau cover
    Patent number: 11465477
    Abstract: A tonneau cover for covering the opening of a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a sandwich panel including a structural core, a first layered section, and a second layered section. The structural core has a top surface and a bottom surface. The first layered section is coupled to the top surface of the structural core, and a second layered section is coupled to the bottom surface of the structural core. Each of the first and second layered sections includes a reinforcement layer, and at least one of the reinforcement layers of the first and second layered sections is a carbon fiber mat. The tonneau cover may have a single panel configuration or a tri-panel configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ABC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Stephen John Hawkins, Bruce Bober
  • Multiple stage deformation reinforcement structure for impact absorption
    Patent number: 11465686
    Abstract: A structural reinforcement for a vehicle comprising: a) a carrier having a base wall from which a plurality of projections extend, the plurality of projections including at least one first projection and at least one second projection and the at least one first projection having a height greater than a height of the at least one second projection; b) an activatable material which is heat activatable and affixed to the carrier, configured to secure the carrier in a cavity of the vehicle; wherein in event of an impact, the at least one first projection and second projection are configured to deform toward the base wall and/or in a direction of an impact load in response to the impact load; and the at least one first projection is configured to receive the impact load and deform before the at least one second projection receives the impact load and deforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ZEPHYROS, INC.
    Inventors: Liwen Li, Henry E. Richardson
  • Truck and automotive cab storage box
    Patent number: 11465565
    Abstract: A truck and automotive cab storage box is placed in the back seat of the cab of a work truck or other vehicle. The truck and automotive cab storage box has a tray which is connected to an angled cover and a divider separates the tray into two sections. The truck and automotive cab storage box stores items and forces users to stop the vehicle and open the rear doors to access items in or underneath the tray. The angled cover makes it difficult or impractical to store items on top of the truck and automotive cab storage box. The truck and automotive cab storage box makes it difficult or impractical to store items around it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dual Fuel Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Fischer Schwab
  • Fibrous front storage compartment for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11458901
    Abstract: A moulded front storage compartment for a vehicle, comprising a structural layer wherein the structural layer is shaped as a three-dimensional storage cavity for holding luggage or goods wherein the structural layer comprises at least one porous fibrous layer and wherein the at least one porous fibrous layer comprises staple fibers and a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AUTONEUM MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventor: Luca Mazzarella