Patents by Inventor Anke Mazzei

Anke Mazzei 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 seat structure
    Patent number: 7523991
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat assembly having an exposed non-seating surface that includes one of a hook material and a loop material. The seat assembly also includes at least one removable storage element having a surface portion covered with the other of the hook material and the loop material. The removable storage element further removably attaches to a portion of the exposed non-passenger supporting surface in any one of a plurality of orientations and positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Scot Thompson, Raymond Devers, Anke Mazzei, Hideshi Saiki
  • VEHICLE SEAT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20080179924
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat assembly having an exposed non-seating surface that includes one of a hook material and a loop material. The seat assembly also includes at least one removable storage element having a surface portion covered with the other of the hook material and the loop material. The removable storage element further removably attaches to a portion of the exposed non-passenger supporting surface in any one of a plurality of orientations and positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Nissan Design America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Scot Thompson, Raymond Devers, Anke Mazzei, Hideshi Saiki
  • VEHICLE DOOR SILL
    Publication number: 20070145783
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to vehicles and door sills for vehicles. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to door sills having an interior channel configured to receive a retractable panel installed within a vehicle door. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to impact-absorbing door sills for motor vehicles, for example, an automobile. The disclosure also provides methods for forming a shaped composite article from a metal foam and attaching the shaped composite article to a side frame of a vehicle chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Nissan Design America, Inc.
    Inventors: Anke Mazzei, Richard Plavetich, John Cupit
  • Vehicle gel coated panel
    Publication number: 20070145763
    Abstract: A vehicle panel having a gel covering is shown and described. The gel is a translucent and is disposed on a support member that is attached to the frame of the instrument panel. The support member defines a pattern such as a mesh pattern that is visible through the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: Anke Mazzei
  • Vehicle door sill
    Patent number: 7234765
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to vehicles and door sills for vehicles. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to door sills having an interior channel configured to receive a retractable panel installed within a vehicle door. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to impact-absorbing door sills for motor vehicles, for example, an automobile. The disclosure also provides methods for forming a shaped composite article from a metal foam and attaching the shaped composite article to a side frame of a vehicle chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Nissan Design America, Inc.
    Inventors: Anke Mazzei, Richard Plavetich, John Cupit
  • Travel trailer
    Patent number: D510545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Riegel, Robert H. Wheeler, Timothy Champ, Joseph Tripp, Bryan Thompson, Steve Moneypenny, Robert Bauer, Jill Stefanik, Anke Mazzei