Patents by Inventor Richard R. Vaughan

Richard R. Vaughan 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: 7487712
    Abstract: An in-vehicle coffee maker includes a coffee mug and a brewing station that receives the mug, and has a lid that secures the mug therein. A pump supplies water to the lid from a water reservoir via a water line. A heating element heats the water to a predetermined temperature. The mug includes a mug portion, a drink cap, and a pod retainer. The drink cap includes a pod chamber to hold coffee grounds, and the pod retainer secures the coffee grounds therein. The pod retainer includes a opening for water to pass through, into the pod chamber, which in turn includes an opening for water to drain downward into the mug. The lid of the brewing station includes a nozzle that forms a sealed engagement with the opening in the pod retainer so water supplied from the reservoir to the lid flows into the pod chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Upton Beall Bowden, Jeffery N. Conley, Kurt Nuler, Michael Aaron Haen, Richard R. Vaughan
  • Publication number: 20010020783
    Abstract: A restraint presentation system is disclosed that includes a movable presenting member, such as an armrest or an actuating arm, that moves between a presenting position and a storage position and a restraint belt connected to a tensioning mechanism. The presenting member preferably has a concave shaped portion on a distal end thereof that captures a contact portion of the restraint belt to position the restraint belt in an operational position so as to be accessible to a vehicle occupant. The tensioning mechanism biases the restraint belt into a retracted position when the presenting member is in the storage position such that the contact portion of the restraint belt is in a co-linear relationship with the concave shaped portion of the presenting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: John A. Townsend, Mohamed El-Sayed, Richard R. Vaughan
  • Patent number: 6267409
    Abstract: A restraint presentation system is disclosed that includes a movable presenting member, such as an armrest or an actuating arm, that moves between a presenting position and a storage position and a restraint belt connected to a tensioning mechanism. The presenting member preferably has a concave shaped portion on a distal end thereof that captures a contact portion of the restraint belt to position the restraint belt in an operational position so as to be accessible to a vehicle occupant. The tensioning mechanism biases the restraint belt into a retracted position when the presenting member is in the storage position such that the contact portion of the restraint belt is in a co-linear relationship with the concave shaped portion of the presenting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Joalto Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Townsend, Mohamed El-Sayed, Richard R. Vaughan