Patents by Inventor Dennis Walden

Dennis Walden 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: 6926348
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an enclosed cargo area having a floor with a recessed area. A reversible load floor covers the recess, and includes a first, substantially flat surface and a second surface with a perimetric wall projecting therefrom. The reversible load floor is configured to cover the recess in a first position wherein the first surface is substantially flush with the surrounding floor, and in a second inverted position wherein the second surface is substantially flush with the surrounding floor. In the second position, the perimetric wall projects upwardly to form a basin for receiving cargo in a fluid tight manner to prevent spillage in the rest of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Eberhard Krueger, Preston Reynolds, Jeffery E Long, Al Maceri, Dennis Walden
  • Publication number: 20050088009
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an enclosed cargo area having a floor with a recessed area. A reversible load floor covers the recess, and includes a first, substantially flat surface and a second surface with a perimetric wall projecting therefrom. The reversible load floor is configured to cover the recess in a first position wherein the first surface is substantially flush with the surrounding floor, and in a second inverted position wherein the second surface is substantially flush with the surrounding floor. In the second position, the perimetric wall projects upwardly to form a basin for receiving cargo in a fluid tight manner to prevent spillage in the rest of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Eberhard Krueger, Preston Reynolds, Jeffery Long, Al Maceri, Dennis Walden
  • Patent number: 4102426
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to a vehicular safety device utilizing a fog sensing apparatus for detecting the presence of fog immediately preceding the foremost portions of the vehicle. When fog is detected, the braking system of the vehicle is gradually but forceably brought into play reducing the speed of the vehicle to a preset maximum determined by a governor operated by the engine. A control unit is concurrently activated which causes the rearmost lamps of the vehicle to intermittently energize and automatically altering the mode of operation of the headlamps of the vehicle for a time period equal to the continual sensing of fog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Walden