Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Haunhorst

Douglas E. Haunhorst 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).

  • VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130249231
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment assembly including a housing defining a storage compartment with an upward facing opening, a first closure pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position, and a second closure slidably and pivotally mounted to the housing for movement among a slide closed position, a slide open position and a pivot open position. The first closure covers a first portion of the upward facing opening when in the pivot closed position and the second closure covers a second portion of the upward facing opening when in the slide closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Winiger, Simon Hon-Sok Yu, Neal W. Luginbill, Douglas E. Haunhorst, Robert M. Ray, III, Johnathan D. Norman
  • Vehicle storage compartment assembly
    Patent number: 8528956
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment assembly including a housing defining a storage compartment with an upward facing opening, a first closure pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position, and a second closure slidably and pivotally mounted to the housing for movement among a slide closed position, a slide open position and a pivot open position. The first closure covers a first portion of the upward facing opening when in the pivot closed position and the second closure covers a second portion of the upward facing opening when in the slide closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Winiger, Simon Hon-Sok Yu, Neal W. Luginbill, Douglas E. Haunhorst, Robert M. Ray, III, Johnathan D. Norman
  • SRS serviceable module and methods of installing and removing
    Patent number: 7837221
    Abstract: A supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a supplemental restraint system module assembly connected to an airbag deployment chute incorporated into a vehicle instrument panel. A module assembly support bracket is provided that attaches the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle. The support bracket includes a hook for insertion into an aperture on the frame portion. The support bracket also includes one or more bracket holes for alignment with respective frame portion holes upon proper positioning of the hook. Methods of factory installation of an SRS and removal of a deployed SRS are also disclosed herewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Homer, Toru Kobayashi, Douglas E. Haunhorst, Richard B. Cox
  • SRS SERVICEABLE MODULE AND METHODS OF INSTALLING AND REMOVING
    Publication number: 20100096840
    Abstract: A supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a supplemental restraint system module assembly connected to an airbag deployment chute incorporated into a vehicle instrument panel. A module assembly support bracket is provided that attaches the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle. The support bracket includes a hook for insertion into an aperture on the frame portion. The support bracket also includes one or more bracket holes for alignment with respective frame portion holes upon proper positioning of the hook. Methods of factory installation of an SRS and removal of a deployed SRS are also disclosed herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Homer, Toru Kobayashi, Douglas E. Haunhorst, Richard B. Cox