Patents by Inventor David Terhaar

David Terhaar 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: 11104468
    Abstract: A method of applying a label to a transport structure includes receiving the label from a label dispenser with an end effector, in which the label includes information related to a plurality of storage containers secured to the transport structure with a restraining member. The method further includes measuring a position of the end effector relative to an object, moving the end effector with the label to a target position based upon the measured position, and applying the label to the restraining member with the end effector. The method may further include moving the end effector away from the storage containers, and transporting the transport structure with the storage containers and the label based upon the information of the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Tomasetta, Scott Beute, Bret Hoeksema, Tolga Kol, Stefano La Rovere, Roland J. Menassa, David Terhaar
  • Publication number: 20080100087
    Abstract: A tonneau cover is mounted to the cargo area of a pickup truck by a hinge mechanism positioned at the forward end of the pickup truck cargo area. The hinge assembly has two major components. The first component is a mounting plate that is affixed to each sidewall of the cargo area near the forward extent of the cargo area. The mounting plate includes an alignment mechanism and a mechanism for clamping the second component onto the mounting plate. The mounting plate further includes a beveled upper flange to assist in guiding the removable component onto the mounting plate during installation. The removable component includes a base plate, a number of arms forming an articulating mechanism, and a bracket for mounting to the tonneau cover. The base plate includes an angled lower segment for cooperating with the beveled upper section of the mounting plate to aid in guiding the removable component onto the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: David Terhaar, David Terhaar
  • Publication number: 20060090527
    Abstract: A locking assembly for a truck bed closure includes an internal frame mounting a slider having a vertical portion with a dog-receiving aperture, a disk rotation flange, a manual actuation flange and a motor-actuator flange, and a horizontal portion with a pair of keyhole apertures for receiving the mounting studs. a hollow lock cylinder bushing secured to the mounting plate internally and rotatably receives a shaft and a lock tumbler. Rotation of the shaft by turning an exterior handle unlatches the truck bed closure. The interior end of the tumbler mounts a locking dog. Pivoting of the lock tumbler rotates the locking dog to shift the slider between the locked and unlocked positions. A lock disk fixed to the shaft engages the slider in the locked position, preventing unlatching. An electric actuator can be connected to the slider, enabling shifting of the slider from a wired or wireless remote switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: David Terhaar, David Terhaar