Patents by Inventor Douglas G. Covell

Douglas G. Covell 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: 6206260
    Abstract: A console device for vehicles which includes a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall with an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of that bottom wall defining a receiving recess with front and rear surfaces. A divider member extends upwardly from the bottom wall within the recess and between the front and rear surfaces, and features an arcuate cross-sectional conformation. A space is provided on the bottom wall between the divider member and at least one of the front and rear surfaces. At least one opening is also provided for receiving the lower portions of a cup or similar drinking vessel, with that opening including a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one sidewall member generally defining a cup receiving area. An adjustable cupholder arm extends between the front and rear walls and includes an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of the cup receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lancaster Colony Corp.
    Inventors: Douglas G. Covell, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Gregory R. Drobeck, Sean D. Montag, Peter A. Koloski
  • Patent number: D352495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Lancaster Colony Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon N. Mawhinney, Douglas G. Covell