Patents by Inventor Christopher Bowser

Christopher Bowser 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).

  • Extendable cargo bed floor and cargo bed side walls
    Patent number: 12090912
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo bed system includes a floor assembly that transitions back-and-forth between a standard floor position and an extended floor position. The floor assembly includes floor sections each having a cargo support surface. The floor sections are folded when the floor assembly is in the standard floor position. The floor sections are unfolded when the floor assembly is in the extended floor position. The assembly further includes first and second side wall assemblies of the cargo bed that transition back-and-forth between a standard wall position and an extended wall position. The first and second side wall assemblies each include an extendable portion and a fixed portion. The extendable portions extend and retract relative to the respective fixed portions when the first and second side wall assemblies transition back-and-forth between the standard wall position and the extended wall position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Ryan Mathew Sandor, Vincent Anthony Chimento, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Jack Marchlewski, Amol Borkar, Christopher Bowser, Kirk E. Sanborn, Michelle Lorraine Sacka, Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Dale F. Jordan, III
  • Extendable cargo bed side walls having cargo bed access openings
    Patent number: 11772714
    Abstract: A cargo bed system includes a side wall assembly of a cargo bed. The side wall assembly is configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard wall position and an extended wall position. The side wall assembly includes an extendable wall section and a fixed side wall section. The extendable wall section extends and retracts relative to the fixed side wall section when the side wall assembly transitions back-and-forth between the standard wall position and the extended wall position. The side wall assembly in the extended wall position provides a cargo bed access opening within the side wall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Ryan Mathew Sandor, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Amol Borkar, Christopher Bowser, Sarah Schabel, Dale F. Jordan, III
  • EXTENDABLE CARGO BED WITH SIDE WALL STORAGE COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20230257030
    Abstract: A cargo bed system includes a bed wall assembly of a vehicle. The bed wall assembly has an outboard side and an inboard side. The inboard side is uninterrupted by a wheel well. A storage compartment is disposed between the outboard side and the inboard side. A bed floor assembly is movable back-and-forth between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Ryan Mathew Sandor, Matthew B. Rutman, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Amol Borkar, Christopher Bowser
  • EXTENDABLE CARGO BED SIDE WALLS HAVING CARGO BED ACCESS OPENINGS
    Publication number: 20230257033
    Abstract: A cargo bed system includes a side wall assembly of a cargo bed. The side wall assembly is configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard wall position and an extended wall position. The side wall assembly includes an extendable wall section and a fixed side wall section. The extendable wall section extends and retracts relative to the fixed side wall section when the side wall assembly transitions back-and-forth between the standard wall position and the extended wall position. The side wall assembly in the extended wall position provides a cargo bed access opening within the side wall assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Ryan Mathew Sandor, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Amol Borkar, Christopher Bowser, Sarah Schabel, Dale F. Jordan, III
  • EXTENDABLE CARGO BED FLOOR AND CARGO BED SIDE WALLS
    Publication number: 20230256891
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo bed system includes a floor assembly that transitions back-and-forth between a standard floor position and an extended floor position. The floor assembly includes floor sections each having a cargo support surface. The floor sections are folded when the floor assembly is in the standard floor position. The floor sections are unfolded when the floor assembly is in the extended floor position. The assembly further includes first and second side wall assemblies of the cargo bed that transition back-and-forth between a standard wall position and an extended wall position. The first and second side wall assemblies each include an extendable portion and a fixed portion. The extendable portions extend and retract relative to the respective fixed portions when the first and second side wall assemblies transition back-and-forth between the standard wall position and the extended wall position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Ryan Mathew Sandor, Vincent Anthony Chimento, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Jack Marchlewski, Amol Borkar, Christopher Bowser, Kirk E. Sanborn, Michelle Lorraine Sacka, Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Dale F. Jordan, III