Patents by Inventor Hiromi FELKINS

Hiromi FELKINS 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: 11801788
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp finisher, a knob and a retainer. The lamp finisher defines an exterior housing for a light source of the vehicle lamp assembly. The knob is movable with respect to the lamp finisher to operate the light source between an ON state and an OFF state. The retainer is sandwiched between a portion of the lamp finisher and a portion of the knob. The knob is retained to the lamp finisher by the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Aten, Michael McDuffie, Hiromi Felkins, Michael Eberlein, Samantha Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20230066884
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp finisher, a knob and a retainer. The lamp finisher defines an exterior housing for a light source of the vehicle lamp assembly. The knob is movable with respect to the lamp finisher to operate the light source between an ON state and an OFF state. The retainer is sandwiched between a portion of the lamp finisher and a portion of the knob. The knob is retained to the lamp finisher by the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel ATEN, Michael MCDUFFIE, Hiromi FELKINS, Michael EBERLEIN, Samantha WHEELER
  • Patent number: 9539954
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment assembly includes a housing with a first site wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, a second end wall and a bottom wall. The first and second side walls, the first and second end walls and the bottom wall define a storage cavity within the housing. The first side wall includes a first projection extending into the storage cavity. The second side wall includes a second projection extending into the storage cavity toward the first projection. The first projection, the second projection and the first end wall define a device slot within the storage cavity. The device slot is dimensioned such that with a conventional media device disposed within the device slot an upper section of the conventional media device extends above the upper end of the housing and is exposed above the upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromi Felkins, Jessica Buza, Michael Eberlein
  • Publication number: 20160250981
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment assembly includes a housing with a first site wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, a second end wall and a bottom wall. The first and second side walls, the first and second end walls and the bottom wall define a storage cavity within the housing. The first side wall includes a first projection extending into the storage cavity. The second side wall includes a second projection extending into the storage cavity toward the first projection. The first projection, the second projection and the, first end wall define a device slot within the storage cavity. The device slot is dimensioned such that with a conventional media device disposed within the device slot an upper section of the conventional media device extends above the upper end of the housing and is exposed above the upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hiromi FELKINS, Jessica BUZA, Michael EBERLEIN