Patents by Inventor Niki J. Smart

Niki J. Smart 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).

  • Publication number: 20120049577
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of opposing-hinged doors having a first door and a second door. The first door includes a first edge and a second edge, and is moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position. The vehicle includes a slideable hinge assembly that moves laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of a body of the vehicle to move the second edge of the first door laterally away from the body and move the first edge parallel with the longitudinal axis and away from the second door when the first door moves from the closed position into the intermediate position. Once in the intermediate position, the first door is free to swing into the open position independently of the second door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bob Thomas, Jussi A. Timonen, Niki J. Smart, Frank Saucedo
  • Patent number: D644148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Niki J. Smart
  • Patent number: D668183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: GM GLobal Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Niki J. Smart
  • Patent number: D730776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Niki J. Smart