Patents by Inventor Dwayne William MALONE

Dwayne William MALONE 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).

  • Publication number: 20260225508
    Abstract: A console box for a vehicle is provided. The console box includes a console main body having a sliding rail disposed on a first longitudinal side of the console main body along a longitudinal direction of the console box. The console box further includes a console lid slidably arranged over the sliding rail such that the console lid slides from a first position to second position. The console box further includes a sliding pin having a first and second section. The first section is disposed on a second longitudinal side of the console lid and the second section slides in a front-rear direction inside a cavity provided on the sliding rail. Further, the console lid slides to the second position, allowing a thread embossed on an outermost surface of the second section d to receive a fixed pin fixedly arranged at a rearmost end of the console main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: JACOB RANDANPEMO PERRY, DWAYNE WILLIAM MALONE, TIMOTHY WARREN HUTCHINSON
  • Publication number: 20260225533
    Abstract: Provided is a console box for a vehicle. The console box includes a console main body having a sliding rail disposed on first longitudinal side of the console main body along a longitudinal direction of the console box. The console box further includes a console lid slidably arranged over the sliding rail such that the console lid slides from a first position to a second position. The console box further includes a sliding pin having a first section and a second section. The first section is disposed on second longitudinal side of the console lid and the second section slides in a front-rear direction inside a cavity provided on the sliding rail. Further, the console lid slides to the second position, allowing the second section of the sliding pin to plug inside a slot provided in an inner retention ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: JACOB RANDANPEMO PERRY, DWAYNE WILLIAM MALONE, TIMOTHY WARREN HUTCHINSON
  • Publication number: 20250137886
    Abstract: A testing assembly for use in testing a vehicle fixture is provided. The testing assembly includes a multi-axis centrifuge, a fixturing plate, a braking assembly, and a controller. The multi-axis centrifuge includes a central arm that is configured to rotate circumferentially along a rail guide. The fixturing plate is secured to a first end of the central arm. The fixturing plate includes a plurality of openings sized to receive a fastener assembly therethrough for securing the vehicle fixture in a desired position and orientation to the fixturing plate. The braking assembly includes at least one electric actuator coupled to the central arm for selectively stopping rotation of the central arm. The controller provides dynamic control of the multi-axis centrifuge using data gathered from at least one complete build-up test of a vehicle. The controller receives additional data from the testing assembly during testing of a vehicle fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Nathanael Myers, Sundaram Raghuraman, Dwayne William Malone, Nathaniel J. Buchheit, Charles S. Haase
  • Patent number: 9975517
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an assembly for housing and covering a vehicle airbag in an un-deployed state. The assembly can include a hollow housing that defines an interior that is configured to house the airbag in the un-deployed state. The housing can include a door having a linearly extending primary weakened portion spanning longitudinally opposing ends of the housing. The housing door can also include a pair of angled seams that each extend proximate the primary weakened portion to a location adjacent opposing corners of the door. The assembly can also include an intermediate layer disposed over and joined to the housing door, and an exterior layer disposed over and joined to the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A.
    Inventors: Kenneth Alan Shick, Randy A. Staib, James J. Yang, Tadashi Sato, Dwayne William Malone, Tetsuji Fukushima, Cory J. Perriton, Timothy D. Boxell, Todd S. Przybylo, Michael J. Aittama
  • Publication number: 20170305379
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an assembly for housing and covering a vehicle airbag in an un-deployed state. The assembly can include a hollow housing that defines an interior that is configured to house the airbag in the un-deployed state. The housing can include a door having a linearly extending primary weakened portion spanning longitudinally opposing ends of the housing. The housing door can also include a pair of angled seams that each extend proximate the primary weakened portion to a location adjacent opposing corners of the door. The assembly can also include an intermediate layer disposed over and joined to the housing door, and an exterior layer disposed over and joined to the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Alan SHICK, Randy A. STAIB, James J. YANG, Tadashi SATO, Dwayne William MALONE, Tetsuji FUKUSHIMA, Michael J. AITTAMA