Patents by Inventor Dane R. Marsack

Dane R. Marsack 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: 11267384
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly can include a vehicle body structure, a front seat, a rear seat, and a grab bar assembly. The vehicle body structure can define a passenger area. The front seat can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The rear seat can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The grab bar assembly can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The grab bar assembly can include a grab bar, a spacer bar and a cover assembly. The grab bar can extend across the passenger area. The spacer bar can be attached to the grab bar, with a first gap formed between the spacer bar and the front seat, and a second gap formed between the spacer bar and the grab bar. The cover assembly can be attached to the spacer bar and positioned in the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michael J. Hokes, Sebastian Osorio, Matthew L. Taracko, Cody M. Lindemann, Jason W. Grundey, Dane R. Marsack
  • Publication number: 20210086679
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly can include a vehicle body structure, a front seat, a rear seat, and a grab bar assembly. The vehicle body structure can define a passenger area. The front seat can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The rear seat can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The grab bar assembly can be mounted to the vehicle body structure. The grab bar assembly can include a grab bar, a spacer bar and a cover assembly. The grab bar can extend across the passenger area. The spacer bar can be attached to the grab bar, with a first gap formed between the spacer bar and the front seat, and a second gap formed between the spacer bar and the grab bar. The cover assembly can be attached to the spacer bar and positioned in the first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. HOKES, Sebastian OSORIO, Matthew L. TARACKO, Cody M. LINDEMANN, Jason W. GRUNDEY, Dane R. MARSACK
  • Patent number: 10479194
    Abstract: An air intake system for supplying air to a snorkel of a vehicle includes a lower air intake vent having an opening defining a lower air pathway to the snorkel, and a scoop disposed in the lower air intake vent. The scoop has a base portion attached to a body component in the lower air pathway, a longitudinally transverse portion extending forward from the base portion, and a laterally transverse portion extending from an upper edge of the base portion and an upper edge of the longitudinally transverse portion. The air intake system further includes an upper air intake vent having an upper opening in a fender body panel vertically above the wheel well, the upper air intake vent defining an upper air pathway to the snorkel, and a snorkel protection flange extending downwardly from an inner surface of the fender body panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Samira S. Johnson, Dane R. Marsack
  • Patent number: 10337474
    Abstract: An air intake system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle has a frame and a body on the frame. The frame and the body define a passenger cabin and an engine compartment longitudinally rearward of the passenger cabin. A firewall separates the passenger cabin and the engine compartment. An engine is attached to the frame in the engine compartment, and wheels are driven by the engine. The air intake system includes an air intake snorkel for providing air to the engine, a first vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a second vent in the body for directing air to the air intake snorkel, a flexible member installed around the air intake snorkel for isolating the air intake snorkel from the engine compartment, and a compartment floor isolating the air intake snorkel from the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert T. Wilson, III, Russell A. Diehl, Zeile A. Klaiss, Jacob O. Borth, Jason W. Grundey, Dane R. Marsack
  • Patent number: 10300772
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a door system for a vehicle having a roll cage. For example, the vehicle may be a multi-use vehicle. The door system may include a door hinged to a vehicle body and releasably engaged to the vehicle body in a closed position by a latch. The door system may include a net extending from the door to the roll cage. The net may be releasably attached to the roll cage by a clip actuatable by a cable connected to the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dane R. Marsack