Patents by Inventor Drey Dircks

Drey Dircks 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).

  • Vehicles having rear seat belt assemblies
    Patent number: 8864174
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roll cage, at least one rear seat, and at least one rear seat belt assembly. Each rear seat is positioned within a rear protected area at least partially defined by the roll cage. Each rear seat belt assembly is associated with a respective one of the rear seats, and includes a retractor assembly attached to the roll cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Hidemi Minami, Takeshi Kobayashi, Jeremy T. McGuire, Drey Dircks, Darin D. King, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Noriyuki Muto, Casey Heit, Jacob O. Borth, Christopher Michael Krajewski, Christopher Joe Kranz
  • VEHICLES HAVING REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20140217715
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roll cage, at least one rear seat, and at least one rear seat belt assembly. Each rear seat is positioned within a rear protected area at least partially defined by the roll cage. Each rear seat belt assembly is associated with a respective one of the rear seats, and includes a retractor assembly attached to the roll cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: TK Holdings Inc., Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidemi Minami, Takeshi Kobayashi, Jeremy T. McGuire, Drey Dircks, Darin D. King, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Noriyuki Muto, Casey Heit, Jacob O. Borth, Christopher Michael Krajewski, Christopher Joe Kranz
  • NET STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110241325
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a roll cage and a net structure attached to the roll cage. The roll cage at least partially defines a protected area and at least partially defines an access opening communicating with the protected area. The net structure is selectively configurable in a lowered, closed configuration to at least inhibit passage of an operator of the vehicle through the access opening, and is further selectively configurable in a generally rolled-up, open configuration to facilitate passage of an operator of the vehicle through the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Darin D. King, Ryan J. Holoweiko, Drey A. Dircks, Michael V. Peterson, Jason W. Grundey