Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Thomas

Nicholas P. Thomas 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).

  • Vehicle storage compartment having a dampener and vehicle incorporating the vehicle storage compartment
    Patent number: 11124125
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas
  • VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A DAMPENER AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20200248492
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: John H. Faarup, Alan Harding, Charles P. Byers, Nicholas P. Thomas