Patents by Inventor Christopher Bigge

Christopher Bigge 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).

  • Patent number: 9199585
    Abstract: A vehicle panel assembly includes a first panel, a second panel and a retaining element. The first panel has a first side and a second side with at least one aperture extending from the first side to the second side. The second panel overlies a portion of the first side of the first panel. The second panel includes at least one snap-fitting member extending through the at least one aperture and contacting an area of the second side adjacent to the at least one aperture. The retaining element includes at least one restricting part that extends from the second side of the first panel into the at least one aperture to restrict movement of the snap-fitting member and inhibit disengagement of the snap-fitting member with the area of the second side adjacent to the at least one aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chaitanya Sagar Balla, Ronald Senakiewich, Christopher Biggs
  • Patent number: 8517543
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, Thomas Frasier LaDuke, Steve Kosakura, R. Christopher Biggs
  • Patent number: 8488818
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interior structural assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a defrost panel forming at least a portion of a defrost duct, the defrost panel has first and second panel extensions laterally extending at opposite ends of a defrost base and an instrument panel overlaying the defrost panel, the instrument panel having at least one defrost aperture and first and second ends generally horizontally extending across the interior width of the vehicle, wherein the first and second panel extensions extend to the first and second ends of the instrument panel, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Michael Eberlein
  • Patent number: 8414047
    Abstract: A reconfigurable console reinforcement bracket includes a first frame and first and second extension arms. In a first configuration, the first extension arm is connected to a first lateral side of the first frame at a first longitudinal end of the first frame and the second extension arm is connected to a second lateral side of the first frame at the first longitudinal end of the first frame such that the first and second extension arms extend beyond the first longitudinal end. In a second configuration, the first extension arm is connected to the first lateral side of the first frame at the second longitudinal end of the first frame and the second extension arm is connected to the second lateral side of the first frame at the second longitudinal end of the first frame such that the first and second extension arms extend beyond the second longitudinal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Melaina Vasko, Christopher Biggs, Thomas Mally, Douglas Dawe
  • Publication number: 20130057010
    Abstract: A reconfigurable console reinforcement bracket includes a first frame and first and second extension arms. In a first configuration, the first extension arm is connected to a first lateral side of the first frame at a first longitudinal end of the first frame and the second extension arm is connected to a second lateral side of the first frame at the first longitudinal end of the first frame such that the first and second extension arms extend beyond the first longitudinal end. In a second configuration, the first extension arm is connected to the first lateral side of the first frame at the second longitudinal end of the first frame and the second extension arm is connected to the second lateral side of the first frame at the second longitudinal end of the first frame such that the first and second extension arms extend beyond the second longitudinal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Melaina Vasko, Christopher Biggs, Thomas Mally, Douglas Dawe
  • Publication number: 20120285978
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, Thomas Frasier LaDuke, Steve Kosakura, R. Christopher Biggs
  • Patent number: 8256904
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, Thomas Frasier LaDuke, Steven T. Kosakura, R. Christopher Biggs
  • Patent number: 8104819
    Abstract: An automotive audio bracket for mounting a vehicle component to an interior surface of the vehicle includes a first mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to a rigid support structure of the vehicle, and a second mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to the vehicle component. An elongated aperture extends through one of the first and second mounting surfaces, the aperture being elongated along an axis substantially perpendicular to the interior surface. A fastening mechanism is positioned within the aperture and connects the first mounting surface to the second mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Nicholas Spitler
  • Publication number: 20110176689
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interior structural assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a defrost panel forming at least a portion of a defrost duct, the defrost panel has first and second panel extensions laterally extending at opposite ends of a defrost base and an instrument panel overlaying the defrost panel, the instrument panel having at least one defrost aperture and first and second ends generally horizontally extending across the interior width of the vehicle, wherein the first and second panel extensions extend to the first and second ends of the instrument panel, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Michael Eberlein
  • Publication number: 20090292614
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Reichow, Thomas Frasier LaDuke, Steve Kosakura, R. Christopher Biggs
  • Patent number: 7568749
    Abstract: A retractable cup holder assembly includes an interior trim panel, a support housing and a retractable cup holder. The support housing is releasably retained in a cup holder receiving opening of the interior trim panel by a reusable breakaway connection such that the breakaway connection at least partially releases the support housing from the interior trim panel for movement between an installed orientation and a breakaway orientation upon application of a prescribed force being applied to the breakaway connection. The retractable cup holder is pivotally supported to the support housing about a pivot axis between a stowed position in which the cup holder is retracted and a deployed position in which the cup holder extends outwardly from the support housing. The cup holder moves with the support housing when the support housing moves from the installed orientation to the breakaway orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Walter Yourke
  • Publication number: 20080265605
    Abstract: A retractable cup holder assembly includes an interior trim panel, a support housing and a retractable cup holder. The support housing is releasably retained in a cup holder receiving opening of the interior trim panel by a reusable breakaway connection such that the breakaway connection at least partially releases the support housing from the interior trim panel for movement between an installed orientation and a breakaway orientation upon application of a prescribed force being applied to the breakaway connection. The retractable cup holder is pivotally supported to the support housing about a pivot axis between a stowed position in which the cup holder is retracted and a deployed position in which the cup holder extends outwardly from the support housing. The cup holder moves with the support housing when the support housing moves from the installed orientation to the breakaway orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Walter Yourke
  • Publication number: 20080265607
    Abstract: An automotive audio bracket for mounting a vehicle component to an interior surface of the vehicle includes a first mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to a rigid support structure of the vehicle, and a second mounting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the interior surface and adapted for attachment to the vehicle component. An elongated aperture extends through one of the first and second mounting surfaces, the aperture being elongated along an axis substantially perpendicular to the interior surface. A fastening mechanism is positioned within the aperture and connects the first mounting surface to the second mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Biggs, Nicholas Spitler
  • Publication number: 20050250815
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein A, B, C, G, and W1 have any of the values defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are useful to treat thrombotic disorders. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I, processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, and intermediates useful for preparing compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Bigge, Agustin Casimiro-Garcia, Danette Dudley, Jeremy Edmunds, Kevin Filipski, Jeffrey Kohrt, Chad Van Huis