Patents by Inventor Clyde W. Ney, JR.

Clyde W. Ney, JR. 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).

  • Two-stage cargo floor
    Patent number: 9376147
    Abstract: A storage receptacle integrated into the floor of a vehicle. The storage receptacle includes a housing. The housing includes a collar, a lower surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the collar and the lower surface. The side surfaces each define an upper surface and an intermediate surface that extend continuously around an inner periphery of the housing and are oriented substantially parallel with the collar and the lower surface. A lid is configured to rest on the upper surface in a first storage position when the lid has a first orientation, and is configured to rest on the intermediate surface in a second storage position when the lid has a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is rotated 90 degrees relative to the first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Joel P Craven, Clyde W Ney, Jr., Liliana Neag
  • TWO-STAGE CARGO FLOOR
    Publication number: 20150251712
    Abstract: A storage receptacle integrated into the floor of a vehicle. The storage receptacle includes a housing. The housing includes a collar, a lower surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the collar and the lower surface. The side surfaces each define an upper surface and an intermediate surface that extend continuously around an inner periphery of the housing and are oriented substantially parallel with the collar and the lower surface. A lid is configured to rest on the upper surface in a first storage position when the lid has a first orientation, and is configured to rest on the intermediate surface in a second storage position when the lid has a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is rotated 90 degrees relative to the first orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Joel P. Craven, Clyde W. Ney, JR., Liliana Neag