Patents by Inventor Frank Violet

Frank Violet 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: 7059646
    Abstract: A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a substantially rigid load floor panel pivotally connected along a first edge to a base to provide a load floor substantially flush with a vehicle floor when stowed, and pivotally connected along an opposite edge to a rigid grid that may be deployed in a first position above and generally parallel to the base, and a second position generally transverse to the base to extend above any vehicle seats and generally separate a cargo area from a passenger area. The cargo management system may also include a secondary door, panel, or other device to cover a storage well or compartment of the base and to support additional cargo when the load floor panel is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: LEAR Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Michael DeLong, Gerald Krause, Frank Violet, John Michael Applin
  • Publication number: 20060108817
    Abstract: A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a substantially rigid load floor panel pivotally connected along a first edge to a base to provide a load floor substantially flush with a vehicle floor when stowed, and pivotally connected along an opposite edge to a rigid grid that may be deployed in a first position above and generally parallel to the base, and a second position generally transverse to the base to extend above any vehicle seats and generally separate a cargo area from a passenger area. The cargo management system may also include a secondary door, panel, or other device to cover a storage well or compartment of the base and to support additional cargo when the load floor panel is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron DeLong, Gerald Krause, Frank Violet, John Applin
  • Publication number: 20060022478
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved multipurpose console, such as a center floor console, that integrates a number of desirable features into a removable and easily portable structure to provide greater comfort and convenience to vehicle occupants. In one embodiment, the multipurpose console includes a housing having a latching mechanism fixedly configured to releasably engage a mounting member of the vehicle and an anchor point associated with the housing so that a transport device may be removably secured thereto to transport the removable console to any desired location. The housing may further be provided with laptop anchor points adapted to securely receive a laptop computer and/or power and sound contacts respectively adapted to cooperate with power and sound sources of the vehicle to provide power and sound to the console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Aaron DeLong, Frank Violet, Gerald Krause, John Applin