Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Fennema

Dennis J. Fennema 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).

  • Publication number: 20100321944
    Abstract: A vanity has a mirror and a cover panel that slides between an open position to reveal the mirror and a closed position to conceal the minor. The vanity includes an improved detent mechanism that is usable to maintain the cover panel in the open position, closed position and/or other positions A light source may be provided adjacent the mirror to illuminate an object to be viewed in the minor The vanity can be positioned in a visor that is attached to the vehicle using a slide-on-rod, where the visor rotates around the slide-on-rod between up and down positions The vanity can include an end cap assembly that activates and deactivates the light source depending on both the rotational position of the visor and the lateral position of the cover panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Taiyoh S. Afrik, Philip Lehman, Dennis J. Fennema, Kenneth Kreuze, Thomas D. Brookhouse