Patents Examined by Jason S Morrow
  • Patent number: 11827121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a seat assembly in a vehicle, wherein the device comprises a carriage and a floor rail, wherein the carriage can be fixed on the floor rail, wherein the floor rail has a longitudinal slot with a support section limiting the longitudinal slot, wherein a locking assembly having a locking element adjustably accommodated on the carriage is provided for fixing the carriage attached to the floor rail. According to the invention, the locking assembly comprises multiple recesses in at least one rail longitudinal wall of the floor rail, wherein the locking element has a latch section and a contact section in such a way that, with the fixing of the carriage, the latch section engages into a recess in the rail longitudinal wall and the contact section comes into contact with the inner side of the support section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Grieger
  • Patent number: 11827082
    Abstract: A vehicle door includes an inner panel, a power window that opens or closes a window opening formed at an upper portion of the inner panel, and an operation switch provided at the inner panel to open or close the power window. The operation switch is arranged at the periphery of the window opening at the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11827283
    Abstract: A tailgate stop apparatus. The apparatus includes a base member configured to be fixed with respect to a primary gate assembly of a multiple-gate tailgate. The apparatus includes a stop member coupled to the base member, wherein the stop member is movable between a tailgate-engaged position configured to inhibit an inner gate panel of an inner gate assembly of the multiple-gate tailgate from being moved to a closed position, and a tailgate-disengaged position configured to allow the inner gate panel to be moved to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Banks Morrison Innovations LLC
    Inventors: James E. Banks, Jr., Michael A. Morrison
  • Patent number: 11820210
    Abstract: A vehicle window system includes a vehicle door that has a window region. The system includes a fixed window having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a division bar, and a movable window. The fixed window is arranged in a first portion of the window region, and the division bar is arranged along a first region of the interior surface. The movable window is arranged in a second portion of the window region and is configured to close against the division bar. The division bar is not directly visible from outside of the vehicle door when viewed at an elevation of the fixed window. To illustrate, the movable window can be configured to move vertically within the first portion of the window region and the fixed window arranged at the top of the window region and the division bar is arranged substantially horizontally along the interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Rajinder P. Singh, Richard Maciejewski, Shun Yi Jin, Mark Taylor
  • Patent number: 11813994
    Abstract: This utility model integrates into the standard structure of a teardrop mini camper, a folding front door that generates a bathroom module. Usually in these vehicles, a rear door is used for the kitchen space, so the mini camper described herein incorporates a door of similar characteristics in its front part, where the drawbar is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: José Ignacio Blanco Schierling, Noelia Fernandez Naida
  • Patent number: 11807173
    Abstract: A vehicle front end assembly includes a fender, a headlamp assembly and a trim panel. The fender has a front edge portion. The headlamp assembly has a housing and a lens. The lens defines an upper section and a lower section with a slot defined therebetween. The trim panel is installed to the housing within the slot. The trim panel is attached to the housing of the headlamp assembly and is retained by the front edge portion of the fender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jasvir Singh, Todd Fathbruckner
  • Patent number: 11807085
    Abstract: A sliding door device for a vehicle, includes: a door that opens or closes a door opening formed in a vehicle body; a door arm provided with a first end portion rotatably connected to the door and a second end portion movable along a side sill of the vehicle body; a first slider pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the door arm so that the door arm rotates; a second slider coupled to the first slider to provide a path in which the first slider moves and to linearly move along the side sill; and a lower arm pinion gear which is rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the door arm and gear-engaged with the second slider to provide rotation force to the door arm so that the door arm rotates when the first slider moves in a longitudinal direction of the second slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jaeseung Lee, Sangheon Lee, Soo Bok Kim, Jin Pyung Park
  • Patent number: 11807079
    Abstract: A window treatment adjustment assembly is provided that includes a slider having a base movable along a portion of the frame. A handle extends from the base. A pocket is formed in the screen and includes: a pocket frame attached to the screen to form an opening through the screen; a shroud member attached to at least a portion of the pocket frame. The handle of the slider extends through the opening of the pocket and past the shroud member. The base of the slider is in communication with a mechanism that moves the window treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: STATE WIDE ALUMINUM, INC.
    Inventors: Georges Aboukhaled, Jason Barhydt, Jack Shanholt, II
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    Patent number: 11807310
    Abstract: To provide a cab in which opening and closing of a door is hardly inhibited even if a cab frame or a door is deformed. A cab comprises a cab main body having a cab frame and a doorway formed in the cab frame. The cab comprises a door that opens and closes the doorway of the cab main body. The door is installed to the cab main body so as to be opposed to the side surface of the cab frame in a closed state of the doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Tetsuji Takaoka, Masaya Yorifuji, Kentaro Tabata, Yusuke Doi
  • Patent number: 11801784
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a deployable assist handle configured to be gripped by a user, the deployable assist handle being deployable amongst a plurality of use positions, at least one sensor for sensing a user proximate the vehicle, and an actuator for actuating the deployable assist handle. The vehicle also includes a controller determining one or more characteristics of the user from the sensed data and controlling the actuator to actuate the deployable assist handle to a select use position based on the determined one or more characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Brendan Diamond, Lucretia Williams, Annette Lynn Huebner, David Brian Glickman
  • Patent number: 11787271
    Abstract: A sliding door device for a vehicle includes a door configured to open or close a door opening formed in a vehicle body, a door arm including one end portion rotatably connected to the door and the other end portion provided to be movable along a side sill of the vehicle body, a mover connected to the other end portion of the door arm and configured for straight line movement along the side sill of the vehicle body, a door arm plate configured to rotatably connect the mover with the other end portion of the door arm and provided to perform cycloid rotation and straight line movement when the mover moves along the side sill, a pin provided to protrude on the door arm plate, and a cycloid rail provided in the side sill and configured to provide a path on which the roller moves when the other end portion of the door arm moves along the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jaeseung Lee
  • Patent number: 11787316
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicular seat apparatus capable of increasing a baggage-loading space in the indoor space of a vehicle and of preventing the load of baggage from being applied to the seat. The vehicular seat apparatus includes a seat configured to enable a seat back thereof to be folded, a partition wall coupled to the vehicle floor behind the seat via a moving unit so as to be moved anteroposteriorly and to partition the indoor space in the vehicle into a front passenger space and a rear baggage-loading space, a hinge bracket configured to hingedly couple a seat cushion of the seat to the vehicle floor, a caster mounted to the seat so as to enable the seat to be rolled along the vehicle floor and the partition wall, and a holding unit configured to selectively hold the seat cushion of the seat to the vehicle floor or the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventor: Sang Woo Park
  • Patent number: 11787270
    Abstract: A sliding door device for a vehicle includes a door configured to open or close a door opening portion formed in a vehicle body; a door arm including a first end portion rotatably connected to an end portion of the door, and a second end portion configured to be movable along a side sill of the vehicle body; a lower slider coupled to the second end portion of the door arm and configured to be rectilinearly movable along the side sill of the vehicle body; a lower arm plate connecting the second end portion of the door arm and the lower slider and configured to perform a cycloidal rotation and a rectilinear movement when the lower slider moves along the side sill; and a first rail providing a route through which the lower arm plate performs the cycloidal rotation and the rectilinear movement when the lower slider moves along the side sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jaeseung Lee
  • Patent number: 11780356
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body defining a door opening, a door movable between a closed position closing the door opening in an open position exposing the door opening, and a support structure located proximate to the door opening. The vehicle also includes a deployable assist handle having a handle body configured to be gripped by a user, the handle body being deployable amongst a plurality of positions including at least a first position and a second position, the assist handle comprising a lighting device, wherein the lighting device provides an illumination beam directed to a first region when the handle is in a first position and directed to a second region when the handle is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Ryan Kosior, Lucretia Williams, Annette Lynn Huebner
  • Patent number: 11780306
    Abstract: A truck cap assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The truck cap assembly may include a cap that sets on opposing side walls of the truck; a cap door located on the cap; a latch bar located on the cap; a controller located on the cap door; and a latch release assembly which includes an actuator and a latch arm. The controller is in electrical communication with an actuator that is coupled to a latch arm. A signal from the controller activates the actuator to move the latch arm. The latch arm is releasable from the latch bar to release the cap door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Leer Group
    Inventors: Donald Richard Ireland, Terrill D. Becker, Bruce Charles Bacon, Jeffrey Joal Hickey, Robert G. Bos
  • Patent number: 11772537
    Abstract: A retractable handrail arrangement arranged for assisting a vehicle operator during entry and/or exit of a vehicle, the retractable handrail arrangement comprising a grab handle comprising an elongated upper grab handle portion and a lower grab handle portion, the lower grab handle portion being movable along at least a portion of the elongated upper grab handle portion; a reciprocating connecting element comprising a first portion fixedly connected to the elongated upper grab handle portion, and a second portion comprising an upper hinge portion, the upper hinge portion being rotatably connectable to a stationary portion of the vehicle; and a first rotatable connecting element comprising a grab handle connecting portion rotatably connected to the lower grab handle portion, and an inner connecting portion comprising a lower hinge portion, the lower hinge portion being rotatably connectable to a stationary portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Kaveesha Purushothama
  • Patent number: 11772566
    Abstract: A vehicle has a door frame and a vehicle door assigned to the door frame, which door frame has a security compartment for holding valuables. The security compartment has a security compartment opening in the door frame. The vehicle door is movable between a closed first state and an open second state, wherein the security compartment is covered by the vehicle door in the first state, and wherein the security compartment is accessible via the door frame in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jasmin Ostertag, Erwin Götz
  • Patent number: 11766922
    Abstract: A bed cover for a vehicle that may be deployed electromechanically, either on demand or automatically, when a vehicle operator so desires, when predetermined weather conditions are detected, when the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed or experiences predetermined operating conditions, and/or when predetermined aerodynamic drag conditions are detected. The bed cover is deployable from a stowed configuration to one or more use configurations. These use configurations may include a traditional horizontal bed cover and/or an angled “cap-style” bed cover, with the angled bed cover providing enhanced aerodynamic drag reduction characteristics. A vehicle control module and camera, sensor, and/or stop trigger are used to ensure that is safe to deploy and use the bed cover, without negatively impacting an item, animal, or person present in the bed or rear cargo space of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Jocz
  • Patent number: 11760173
    Abstract: Top side view windows are canted between a vehicle cabin roof and sides along a length of the vehicle, truncating a corner between the roof and sides. The top side view windows may open outwardly from an interior of the cabin, and may open outwardly and upwardly similar to a safari windshield. Hinges and a latch allow movement of the top side view windows, with the latch securing the respective window in an open or closed position. The latch may include a strap with a flexible end wrapping around interior trim, optionally with a magnet at the tip to hold the flexible end in position when wrapped. A rigid portion of the strap holds the window when in the open position, and may include openings receiving protrusions from the interior trim or teeth engaging with a tip of a rachet cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jenna Kadlec, Cian John Francis Brogan, Nathaniel B. Duncan
  • Patent number: 11760230
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a cargo body coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the cab, a seating unit, and a mail tray. The cab includes a first floor portion defining a first interface at a first position within the cab. The cargo body includes a second floor portion defining a second interface at a second position within the cargo body. The seating unit includes a frame assembly that engages with the first interface and the second interface such that the seating unit is selectively repositionable between the first position and the second position. The mail tray is selectively positionable in the first position when the seating unit is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Nick Winter