Patents by Inventor Brenna Denton

Brenna Denton 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).

  • Interior vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 8096741
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle interior cargo area having an interior wall, a track and a cargo accessory. The track is fixedly attached to the interior wall and the track includes a pair of parallel spaced apart wall portions defining a track slot therebetween. The cargo accessory includes a cargo supporting portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is configured and arranged to attach to the wall portions of the track retaining the cargo accessory in position with a snap-fit engagement arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenna Denton, Tomohito Hashikawa
  • Interior vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 7980614
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes an interior cargo area having an interior wall, a track and a cargo accessory. The track is fixedly attached to the interior wall. The track also includes a pair of parallel spaced apart wall portions defining a track slot therebetween. The cargo accessory includes a cargo supporting portion and an attachment portion connected to one another in a non-threaded manner. The cargo supporting portion is operable to attach the attachment portion to the spaced apart wall portions of the track retaining the cargo accessory in position in a tool-less manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenna Denton, Tomohito Hashikawa
  • INTERIOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110057468
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle interior cargo area having an interior wall, a track and a cargo accessory. The track is fixedly attached to the interior wall and the track includes a pair of parallel spaced apart wall portions defining a track slot therebetween. The cargo accessory includes a cargo supporting portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is configured and arranged to attach to the wall portions of the track retaining the cargo accessory in position with a snap-fit engagement arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Brenna Denton, Tomohito HASHIKAWA