Patents by Inventor Donald M. Herner

Donald M. Herner 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).

  • Automobile provided with movable roof
    Patent number: 6257650
    Abstract: An automobile including an occupant seat section C and a loading platform section T adjoining a rear side of the occupant seat section is provided with a movable roof R which is selectively movable between a closed position Rs which closes a top opening O in the occupant seat section C, and an opened position Ro which opens the top opening O. The movable roof R covers at least a portion of the loading platform section when the movable roof is in the opened position Ro. Thus, in a state in which the movable roof R has been retained in the opened position to open the top opening O in the occupant seat section C, at least a part of loads within the loading platform section T can be covered with the roof R and hence, it is possible to effectively prevent such loads from being exposed to direct sunlight and from flying out of the loading platform section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Bernard G. Lee, Donald M. Herner
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D432479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Bernard G. Lee, Donald M. Herner