Patents by Inventor Christian Kearney

Christian Kearney 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).

  • Patent number: 7789265
    Abstract: A cup holder with a securing mechanism for use in a vehicular cup holder for receiving and securing different sized cups. The cup holder includes a cylindrical opening defined by a cylindrical wall and bottom wall, tab openings formed in the cylindrical wall, tabs projecting through the openings, and a biasing device for biasing the tabs. The tabs are attached to the cup holder so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and to be rotatable in a vertical direction about a central pivot point. The tabs are biased so as to project fully into the cylindrical opening and to be in a non-pivoted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian Kearney, Tadashi Yoda
  • Publication number: 20100035025
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automotive vehicle interior component made of a plastic substrate having at least one flat surface with at least one adjacent curved surface which are covered with a wood-grained plastic film having a major color feature, and the plastic substrate is made from a plastic resin colored to match the major color feature of the wood-grained plastic film. A method of producing the vehicle interior component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Kearney, Cordell Bosma
  • Publication number: 20090152285
    Abstract: A cup holder with a securing mechanism for use in a vehicular cup holder for receiving and securing different sized cups. The cup holder includes a cylindrical opening defined by a cylindrical wall and bottom wall, tab openings formed in the cylindrical wall, tabs projecting through the openings, and a biasing device for biasing the tabs. The tabs are attached to the cup holder so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and to be rotatable in a vertical direction about a central pivot point. The tabs are biased so as to project fully into the cylindrical opening and to be in a non-pivoted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christian Kearney, Tadashi Yoda