Patents by Inventor James D. Schubring

James D. Schubring 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).

  • Removable in-floor storage device
    Patent number: 8231164
    Abstract: A removable in-floor storage device for a vehicle floorpan well, including a lid assembly have a frame mounted on a floorpan surface about the periphery of the floorpan well so as to define a frame opening, and a lid pivotally mounted on the frame to move from a closed position to an open position allowing access to the frame opening. The storage device further includes a removable storage bin adapted to be received within the frame opening and supported within the frame opening by the frame, to thereby define a storage chamber within the vehicle generally beneath the floorpan surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: James D. Schubring, Werner H. Schneider, Eugene Bowerman
  • REMOVABLE IN-FLOOR STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100127032
    Abstract: A removable in-floor storage device for a vehicle floorpan well, including a lid assembly have a frame mounted on a floorpan surface about the periphery of the floorpan well so as to define a frame opening, and a lid pivotally mounted on the frame to move from a closed position to an open position allowing access to the frame opening. The storage device further includes a removable storage bin adapted to be received within the frame opening and supported within the frame opening by the frame, to thereby define a storage chamber within the vehicle generally beneath the floorpan surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: JAMES D. SCHUBRING, Werner H. Schneider, Eugene Bowerman
  • Rear seat storage console
    Patent number: 7165808
    Abstract: A folding seat and storage console assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a storage console positioned on a seat bottom frame. A pair of front legs is each pivotally connected to the seat bottom frame. A pair of rear legs is pivotally connected to the seat bottom frame, wherein said seat bottom frame is translatable between an unfolded position and a folded position by folding the front legs and the rear legs about their respective pivotal connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Harland, James D. Schubring
  • Pivotally mounted seat back
    Patent number: 5273336
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a rear seat that comprises a bench seat and a seat back that is split. Each seat back part is pivotally mounted so that it folds down onto the bench seat to extend the load floor. Each seat back part is pivotally supported by a fixed pivot at the vehicle body or outboard side and a spring biased pivot at the inboard or center side that retracts to facilitate installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Schubring, Donald W. Kulish