Patents Assigned to Irvin Automotive Products
  • Patent number: 11396220
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11312211
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. The visor also comprises a pivot rod and a carrier slidingly arranged over the pivot rod. The first shell of the visor body includes a monorail arranged on an inside surface thereof. The carrier is slidingly engaged with the first shell wherein the carrier is arranged within or on the monorail. The carrier contacts a top portion of the monorail and a bottom portion of the monorail. The carrier is hence slidingly secured to the monorail and only connected to one of the shells used to engage to form a visor body. The visor bodies are secured via a press fit between a first boss arranged on a first shell and a second boss arranged on the second shell thus creating a secure connection that does not need screws to secure the visor halves to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Huff, Aaron Levine
  • Patent number: 11243154
    Abstract: A seat foam inspection gage including a foam displacement indicator is used for inspecting seat foam on site at a manufacturing plant. The seat foam inspection gage includes a cylindrical body and a ball arranged within the body. The seat foam inspection gage also includes an indicator arranged on a top surface of the body, wherein the indicator measures distance of a foam displacement of the seat foam at a seat manufacturing facility. The seat foam inspection gage may take the distance of foam displacement and convert that number into an IFD number, thus allowing for quick comparison of seat foam hardness across an entire seating surface and across all seats being manufactured in a facility without having to send the seat foam to an offsite quality control lab to measure the IFD with large frame machinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Kenji Brummit
  • Publication number: 20210354607
    Abstract: A deep draw trim member for use in a vehicle seat is disclosed. The deep draw trim member comprises a strip of hook material secured to a foam of the vehicle seat, The deep draw trim member also comprises a strip of loop material secured to a seat trim member, wherein the strip of loop material having a plurality of slits arranged throughout. The strip of loop material is engaged with the strip of hook material to create a seating surface that is aesthetically pleasing for the vehicle seat. The seat trim member is applied to the vehicle seat via a pressing of the vehicle seat trim. member to the vehicle seat foam such that the hook and loop materials attached thereto and interengage with one another to create a secure connection therebetween along with an improved and aesthetically pleasing outer surface for the vehicle seat assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Lee Ward, Steven Michael Zabaroni, Michael Joseph Gregg
  • Patent number: 11077789
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, Jr., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Publication number: 20210116343
    Abstract: A seat foam inspection gage including a foam displacement indicator is used for inspecting seat foam on site at a manufacturing plant. The seat foam inspection gage includes a cylindrical body and a ball arranged within the body. The seat foam inspection gage also includes an indicator arranged on a top surface of the body, wherein the indicator measures distance of a foam displacement of the seat foam at a seat manufacturing facility. The seat foam inspection gage may take the distance of foam displacement and convert that number into an IFD number, thus allowing for quick comparison of seat foam hardness across an entire seating surface and across all seats being manufactured in a facility without having to send the seat foam to an offsite quality control lab to measure the IFD with large frame machinery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventor: RICHARD KENJI BRUMMIT
  • Patent number: 10870337
    Abstract: A thin visor for a vehicle comprising a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engageable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity secured to the visor body. The visor comprises a carrier positioned in the visor body and engaged with the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first electrical contact arranged on an end of the pivot rod and a second electrical contact arranged on a surface of the carrier. The visor further comprises a third electrical contact arranged on a surface of the carrier. The thin visor generally has a width of approximately seventeen to eighteen millimeters and allows for a sleek small profile ergonomically designed visor to be arranged within a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventor: David Huff
  • Patent number: 10864804
    Abstract: A sliding thin visor for a vehicle comprising a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor comprises a rail extending from a surface of the first shell and a carrier slidably positioned in the visor body, wherein that carrier is engaged with the rail. The visor also may comprise a detent assembly having a generally mailbox shape attached to the carrier. The thin visor generally has a width of approximately seventeen to eighteen millimeters and allows for a clean small profile ergonomically designed visor to be arranged within a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: David Huff
  • Publication number: 20200353799
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, JR., Robert J. Mayne, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200282810
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. The visor also comprises a pivot rod and a carrier slidingly arranged over the pivot rod. The first shell of the visor body includes a monorail arranged on an inside surface thereof. The carrier is slidingly engaged with the first shell wherein the carrier is arranged within or on the monorail. The carrier contacts a top portion of the monorail and a bottom portion of the monorail. The carrier is hence slidingly secured to the monorail and only connected to one of the shells used to engage to form a visor body. The visor bodies are secured via a press fit between a first boss arranged on a first shell and a second boss arranged on the second shell thus creating a secure connection that does not need screws to secure the visor halves to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: David Huff, Aaron Levine
  • Publication number: 20200276887
    Abstract: A sliding thin visor for a vehicle comprising a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor comprises a rail extending from a surface of the first shell and a carrier slidably positioned in the visor body, wherein that carrier is engaged with the rail. The visor also may comprise a detent assembly having a generally mailbox shape attached to the carrier. The thin visor generally has a width of approximately seventeen to eighteen millimeters and allows for a clean small profile ergonomically designed visor to be arranged within a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventor: DAVID HUFF
  • Publication number: 20200276888
    Abstract: A thin visor for a vehicle comprising a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engageable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity secured to the visor body. The visor comprises a carrier positioned in the visor body and engaged with the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first electrical contact arranged on an end of the pivot rod and a second electrical contact arranged on a surface of the carrier. The visor further comprises a third electrical contact arranged on a surface of the carrier. The thin visor generally has a width of approximately seventeen to eighteen millimeters and allows for a sleek small profile ergonomically designed visor to be arranged within a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: DAVID HUFF
  • Patent number: 10737559
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10688850
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. The visor also comprises a pivot rod and a carrier slidingly arranged over the pivot rod. The first shell of the visor body includes a monorail arranged on an inside surface thereof. The carrier is slidingly engaged with the first shell wherein the carrier is arranged within or on the monorail. The carrier contacts a top portion of the monorail and a bottom portion of the monorail. The carrier is hence slidingly secured to the monorail and only connected to one of the shells used to engage to form a visor body. The visor bodies are secured via a press fit between a first boss arranged on a first shell and a second boss arranged on the second shell thus creating a secure connection that does not need screws to secure the visor halves to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: David Huff, Aaron Levine
  • Publication number: 20190389371
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, JR., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Publication number: 20190283553
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. The visor also comprises a pivot rod and a carrier slidingly arranged over the pivot rod. The first shell of the visor body includes a monorail arranged on an inside surface thereof. The carrier is slidingly engaged with the first shell wherein the carrier is arranged within or on the monorail. The carrier contacts a top portion of the monorail and a bottom portion of the monorail. The carrier is hence slidingly secured to the monorail and only connected to one of the shells used to engage to form a visor body. The visor bodies are secured via a press fit between a first boss arranged on a first shell and a second boss arranged on the second shell thus creating a secure connection that does not need screws to secure the visor halves to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: David Huff, Aaron Levine
  • Patent number: 10406973
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, Jr., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Patent number: 10376721
    Abstract: A gear loop for use in a climbing harness or any other recreational or commercial harness or belt and generally comprises a U shaped body, wherein the body is made of a first predetermined material. The gear loop body also has a first end and a second end. The gear loop further comprises an end member attached to the first end and the second end of the body. The end member is made of a second predetermined material. The end member is formed, such that it allows the gear loop to fold in a predetermined direction with relation to a harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, David L. Huff, Jason William Barnes
  • Patent number: 10300769
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9827891
    Abstract: A bus seat for use in a bus comprises a frame and a seat back secured to a portion of the frame. The bus seat further comprises a seat cushion secured to another portion of the frame. The bus seat also comprises a removable two piece cover arranged over the seat back, wherein the cover pieces are secured to one another with a zipper. The zippered two piece seat back cover allows for easy installation, removal or replacement of any damaged or worn portions of the seat back trim cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Earl DeWayne Conn, Jeffrey Scott Graves