Patents by Inventor Leland L Decker

Leland L Decker 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).

  • MODULAR LED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WITH HEATING ELEMENTS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEARING WATER CONTAMINATION
    Publication number: 20220266653
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising an LED headlamp including a lens and an LED light source. A heating element is provided at the lens. A control module is in communication with the heating element. A temperature sensor that is configured to generate a signal indicative of an outside temperature is in communication with the control module, and a speed sensor that is configured to generate a signal indicative of a vehicle speed is in communication with the control module. Upon receipt by the control module of the signal indicative of the outside temperature that is less than a predetermined temperature and upon receipt by the control module of the signal indicative of the vehicle speed that is greater than a predetermined vehicle speed, the control module is configured to activate the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Krzysztof P. Michalowski, Oliver Ashak, Benedetto P. Dicicco, Leland L. Decker, Kyle Lucas
  • MODULAR LED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WITH HEATING ELEMENTS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEARING WATER CONTAMINATION
    Publication number: 20220063371
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising an LED headlamp including a lens and an LED light source. A heating element is provided at the lens. A control module is in communication with the heating element. A temperature sensor that is configured to generate a signal indicative of an outside temperature is in communication with the control module, and a speed sensor that is configured to generate a signal indicative of a vehicle speed is in communication with the control module. Upon receipt by the control module of the signal indicative of the outside temperature that is less than a predetermined temperature and upon receipt by the control module of the signal indicative of the vehicle speed that is greater than a predetermined vehicle speed, the control module is configured to activate the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Krzysztof P. Michalowski, Oliver Ashak, Benedetto P. Dicicco, Leland L. Decker, Kyle Lucas
  • Stake pocket accessories having a locking mechanism
    Patent number: 11173828
    Abstract: An accessory configured to be secured within a stake pocket formed in a sidewall of a bed of a vehicle. The stake pocket includes an opening formed in an upper wall of the sidewall configured for receipt of the accessory, a first aperture that is not accessible from the bed, and a second aperture that is accessible from the bed. The accessory includes a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the accessory to either the first aperture or the second aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Frederick F Bender, Leland L Decker
  • STAKE POCKET ACCESSORIES HAVING A LOCKING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20210261039
    Abstract: An accessory configured to be secured within a stake pocket formed in a sidewall of a bed of a vehicle. The stake pocket includes an opening formed in an upper wall of the sidewall configured for receipt of the accessory, a first aperture that is not accessible from the bed, and a second aperture that is accessible from the bed. The accessory includes a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the accessory to either the first aperture or the second aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Frederick F. Bender, Leland L Decker