Patents by Inventor Daniel Roger Vander Sluis

Daniel Roger Vander Sluis 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).

  • MULTI-POSITIONAL LID FOR A VEHICLE CONSOLE
    Publication number: 20090174206
    Abstract: A console having a movable lid capable of pivoting about dual axes is disclosed, the lid including at least one hinge to facilitate rotation about a first axis and a rotating element to facilitate rotation about a second axis, wherein the at least one hinge and the rotating element are adapted to permit storage of articles and electrical connectivity or electronic interface of articles disposed in a compartment of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Vander Sluis, Ian Lee Foslien, Dale Owen Cramer
  • Electronically integrated vehicle structure
    Patent number: 7102888
    Abstract: An integrated vehicle structure includes an electronic site in a plastic support structure. The electronic site has a flexible substrate with electronic components mounted thereon. The plastic support structure defines a plastic mounting surface which includes a plurality of elongated ribs projecting from the plastic support structure. Each of the ribs have a side edge forming a portion of the plastic mounting surface. The flexible substrate is mounted to the plastic mounting surface, and a plurality of air flow passageways are defined by adjacent ribs in the flexible substrate. A method support structure may also be provided which defines a metal mounting surface. One or more electronic sides may be attached to the metal and plastic mounting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Z. Glovatsky, Jay D. Baker, Richard Keith McMillan, Myron Lemecha, Daniel Roger Vander Sluis
  • Instrument panel with integrated HVAC and electronic systems
    Patent number: 7000969
    Abstract: An automobile instrument panel assembly may be used in the cockpit of an automobile. The assembly includes a cross-car structure having a plurality of recesses and protrusions along the length of the structure and a plurality of generally planar surfaces. A plurality of HVAC components are adapted to closely fit within one or more of the plurality of recesses within the structure, and at least one flatwire bus is affixed to the generally planar surfaces of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay DeAvis Baker, Myron Lemecha, Jin Zhou, Andrew Zachary Glovatsky, Richard Keith McMillan, Daniel Roger Vander Sluis
  • Instrument panel with integrated HVAC and electronic systems
    Publication number: 20040041432
    Abstract: An automobile instrument panel assembly for the cockpit of an automobile. The assembly includes a cross-car structure having a plurality of recesses and protrusions along the length of the structure and a plurality of generally planar surfaces. A plurality of HVAC components are adapted to closely fit within one or more of the plurality of recesses within the structure, and at least one flatwire bus is affixed to the generally planar surfaces of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jay DeAvis Baker, Myron Lemecha, Jin Zhou, Andrew Zachary Glovatsky, Richard Keith McMillan, Daniel Roger Vander Sluis