Patents by Inventor Wieslaw Stanislaw Zaydel

Wieslaw Stanislaw Zaydel 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).

  • Convertible bed cover for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6641201
    Abstract: A vehicle body has a roof-enclosed passenger compartment and a rear cargo compartment. The cargo compartment has a cover and a tailgate to close the cargo compartment. The cover is movable along a pair of tracks from its closed position on the cargo compartment to a stowed position on top of the passenger compartment. The cover has an intermediate position above the cargo compartment which serves as a camper top and with the addition of zip-on side covers converts the vehicle body to a camper. The intermediate position of the cover in conjunction with the roof of the vehicle body also provides support for hauling long cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Brad L Pietryga, James C. Ostrand, Thomas A. Ebi, Wieslaw Stanislaw Zaydel