Patents by Inventor Dorothy N. Kohn

Dorothy N. Kohn 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: 9950598
    Abstract: A cover assembly (10) for a vehicle having an integrated fiber windshield rod (14) that is connected to a windshield area and held in place using windshield footman loop portions (22) eliminating the need for a windshield channel or windshield header. The windshield footman loop portions (22) have a plate (24) with a snap stud (26) for attaching a snap eyelet (32) of a web strap (30) to secure the fiber windshield rod (14) in place, which is connected to a fabric cover. The cover assembly (10) has a plurality of straps (16, 20) to secure the sides and rear of the cover assembly to sport bars (18, 21) of the vehicle. The fabric cover assembly (10) creates a sun screen and/or soft top liner effect over at least the vehicle cockpit and is storable in the installed position while the vehicle roof hard top roof assembly or soft top roof assembly is also in installed position on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Stickles, Jose N. Vigil, Dorothy N. Kohn
  • Publication number: 20170197497
    Abstract: A cover assembly (10) for a vehicle having an integrated fiber windshield rod (14) that is connected to a windshield area and held in place using windshield footman loop portions (22) eliminating the need for a windshield channel or windshield header. The windshield footman loop portions (22) have a plate (24) with a snap stud (26) for attaching a snap eyelet (32) of a web strap (30) to secure the fiber windshield rod (14) in place, which is connected to a fabric cover. The cover assembly (10) has a plurality of straps (16, 20) to secure the sides and rear of the cover assembly to sport bars (18, 21) of the vehicle. The fabric cover assembly (10) creates a sun screen and/or soft top liner effect over at least the vehicle cockpit and is storable in the installed position while the vehicle roof hard top roof assembly or soft top roof assembly is also in installed position on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: George C. Stickles, Jose N. Vigil, Dorothy N. Kohn
  • Patent number: 6827391
    Abstract: A vehicle soft top with a main body and removable panels. Each panel is at least partially received in a conforming cutout section in the main body and has a plurality of sides with the upper side preferably secured to the upper side of the cutout section by a pair of interconnecting, sliding members. The interconnecting members have mating hook portions that can be aligned with one another and slid axially relative to each other to hold the upper sides of the panel and main body together. A zipper is preferably used to secure second sides of the panel and cutout section together and the remaining sides are preferably secured together with either belt and channel arrangements or additional zippers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
    Inventors: Dorothy N Kohn, Richard C Essig
  • Patent number: D474145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul C. Dawson, Richard C. Essig, Dorothy N. Kohn