Patents by Inventor David Plentis

David Plentis 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).

  • Vehicle side panel storage box assembly
    Patent number: 6966593
    Abstract: A vehicle side panel storage box assembly has a mounting structure, a compartment and a side panel door. The mounting structure is fixedly coupled to a pair of lateral cross frames of a vehicle body and has the side panel door pivotally mounted to the mounting structure. The compartment is fixedly coupled to the mounting structure mounting structure as a modular unit. The side panel door has an exterior surface panel configured and arranged to form an exterior of a vehicle body side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Plentis, William Bowes, Garry Nylander, William Spencer Evans
  • Vehicle side panel storage box assembly
    Publication number: 20050134070
    Abstract: A vehicle side panel storage box assembly has a mounting structure, a compartment and a side panel door. The mounting structure is fixedly coupled to a pair of lateral cross frames of a vehicle body and has the side panel door pivotally mounted to the mounting structure. The compartment is fixedly coupled to the mounting structure mounting structure as a modular unit. The side panel door has an exterior surface panel configured and arranged to form an exterior of a vehicle body side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Plentis, William Bowes, Garry Nylander, William Evans
  • Vehicle combination light with integrated accessory light for illumination
    Patent number: 6786623
    Abstract: A vehicle combination light for use in a vehicle having a compartment includes a housing and a combination light unit arranged in the housing and directed to at least a front or a rear of the vehicle. An accessory light unit is arranged in the housing and directed to an interior of the compartment, such that the accessory light unit is aligned with an opening in a wall of the vehicle that faces toward the interior of the compartment in order to illuminate the interior of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Snyder, William G. Bowes, David Plentis
  • VEHICLE COMBINATION LIGHT WITH INTEGRATED ACCESSORY LIGHT FOR ILLUMINATION
    Publication number: 20040130902
    Abstract: A vehicle combination light for use in a vehicle having a compartment includes a housing and a combination light unit arranged in the housing and directed to at least a front or a rear of the vehicle. An accessory light unit is arranged in the housing and directed to an interior of the compartment, such that the accessory light unit is aligned with an opening in a wall of the vehicle that faces toward the interior of the compartment in order to illuminate the interior of the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Mark D. Snyder, William G. Bowes, David Plentis