Patents by Inventor Eric C. Wendling

Eric C. Wendling 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).

  • Automobile carpet having a removed section
    Patent number: 8240733
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle floor, a vehicle seat, and an automobile carpet. The vehicle seat includes risers mounted to the vehicle floor. The automobile carpet attaches to the vehicle floor and includes a topcoat and a backing coupled with and disposed vertically below the topcoat. At least a portion of the backing is removed from the topcoat to define a removed section disposed below and longitudinally aligned with the vehicle seat. A method for installing the automobile carpet and the automobile carpet are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric C. Wendling, Paul T. Aebker, Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • Seat support assembly
    Patent number: 8235459
    Abstract: A seat support assembly for supporting a vehicle seat on a floor panel member includes a cross member extending laterally across the floor panel member. Ends of the cross member are spaced laterally inward relative to side edges of the floor panel for providing ingress/egress areas between the ends and the side edges. A foam spacer member is complementarily received inside each of the ends of the cross member. Each of the foam spacer members is secured to the floor panel for transferring load forces from the cross member to the floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd..
    Inventors: Eric C. Wendling, Paul T. Aebker, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Grey B. Parker, Kelly M. Whalen, Eric D. Daume
  • AUTOMOBILE CARPET HAVING A REMOVED SECTION
    Publication number: 20110248524
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle floor, a vehicle seat, and an automobile carpet. The vehicle seat includes risers mounted to the vehicle floor. The automobile carpet attaches to the vehicle floor and includes a topcoat and a backing coupled with and disposed vertically below the topcoat. At least a portion of the backing is removed from the topcoat to define a removed section disposed below and longitudinally aligned with the vehicle seat. A method for installing the automobile carpet and the automobile carpet are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eric C. Wendling, Paul T. Aebker, Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • SEAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110248522
    Abstract: A seat support assembly for supporting a vehicle seat on a floor panel member includes a cross member extending laterally across the floor panel member. Ends of the cross member are spaced laterally inward relative to side edges of the floor panel for providing ingress/egress areas between the ends and the side edges. A foam spacer member is complementarily received inside each of the ends of the cross member. Each of the foam spacer members is secured to the floor panel for transferring load forces from the cross member to the floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric C. Wendling, Paul T. Aebker, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Grey B. Parker, Kelly M. Whalen, Eric D. Daume