Patents by Inventor CHARLES P. BYERS

CHARLES P. BYERS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle storage compartment having a dampener and vehicle incorporating the vehicle storage compartment
    Patent number: 11124125
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas
  • Airbag chute assembly
    Patent number: 11097682
    Abstract: An airbag chute assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a rigid chute frame, a door, and at least one hinge interconnecting the door to the rigid chute frame, wherein, the rigid chute frame and the door are unitarily injection molded from a single material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Charles P. Byers
  • AIRBAG CHUTE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210155198
    Abstract: An airbag chute assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a rigid chute frame, a door, and at least one hinge interconnecting the door to the rigid chute frame, wherein, the rigid chute frame and the door are unitarily injection molded from a single material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Charles P. Byers
  • VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A DAMPENER AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20200248492
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas
  • Ring bracket for snap-lock engagement verification
    Patent number: 9789836
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a method to verify engagement between a passenger airbag module and an instrument panel chute comprising: providing a passenger airbag module with a plurality of snap-locks and an instrument panel chute with a plurality of chute tabs; pressing the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel chute so that the plurality of snap-locks engage with the plurality of chute tabs; placing a ring bracket around the plurality of snap-locks and the plurality of chute tabs and attaching the ring bracket to the passenger airbag using a first screw and a second screw to verify whether the plurality of snap-locks are engaged with the chute tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Charles P. Byers
  • RING BRACKET FOR SNAP-LOCK ENGAGEMENT VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20170057445
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a method to verify engagement between a passenger airbag module and an instrument panel chute comprising: providing a passenger airbag module with a plurality of snap-locks and an instrument panel chute with a plurality of chute tabs; pressing the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel chute so that the plurality of snap-locks engage with the plurality of chute tabs; placing a ring bracket around the plurality of snap-locks and the plurality of chute tabs and attaching the ring bracket to the passenger airbag using a first screw and a second screw to verify whether the plurality of snap-locks are engaged with the chute tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: CHARLES P. BYERS