Patents by Inventor Earl P. Loveland

Earl P. Loveland 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: 6290278
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automotive vehicle having a trunk liner for the trunk of the vehicle. The trunk liner includes a first generally rigid board having a first width spanning over a sunken wheel well in the trunk floor. A second generally rigid board also having a width spanning over the sunken well of the trunk floor is foldably connected with the first board. A flexible membrane carpet cover is connected with and extends over the first and second boards. The flexible membrane cover extends over the first and second boards as well as the remainder of the automotive trunk region providing a carpet lining for the vehicle trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Earl P Loveland
  • Patent number: 6258438
    Abstract: A substantially acoustically transparent speaker grille is bonded or molded to a rear shelf panel located between the cabin and trunk of a vehicle. The grille is pressed into and laminated between a pair of resin impregnated sheets of fibrous material during a hot press molding operation. The grille and shelf panel is overlaid with a layer of covering fabric so as to present a smooth aesthetic appearance within the vehicle cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Earl P. Loveland, Robert M. Schoen, Cody McCloud