Patents by Inventor Chris James Harmelink

Chris James Harmelink 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).

  • Collapsible storage bin for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10710509
    Abstract: A collapsible storage bin is provided for a motor vehicle. The collapsible storage bin includes a first sidewall that is displaceable between a collapsed position and an erected position. First and second self-erecting end walls are connected to the first sidewall. Further, an end wall locking handle is provided. That end wall locking handle is displaceable between a stowed position and an end wall locking position that functions to secure the storage bin in the erected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems I LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Rowland, Douglas Robert Thompson, Allan Wayne Getliff, Chris James Harmelink, Kenneth John Hulst, Tyler James Newkirk, Randy William Nurenberg, Rick Alan Anderson
  • COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE BIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170072863
    Abstract: A collapsible storage bin is provided for a motor vehicle. The collapsible storage bin includes a first sidewall that is displaceable between a collapsed position and an erected position. First and second self-erecting end walls are connected to the first sidewall. Further, an end wall locking handle is provided. That end wall locking handle is displaceable between a stowed position and an end wall locking position that functions to secure the storage bin in the erected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Rowland, Douglas Robert Thompson, Allan Wayne Getliff, Chris James Harmelink, Kenneth John Hulst, Tyler James Newkirk, Randy William Nurenberg, Rick Alan Anderson