Patents by Inventor Gregory VanderVoord

Gregory VanderVoord 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: 12638164
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a first housing having multiple voids that are circumferentially spaced apart about an axis of rotation of the first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing, a light module coupled to the second housing, and a first retainer. The first retainer is mounted adjacent to the first housing and is movable relative to the first housing from a first position in which the first retainer is at least partly received in at least one of the multiple voids and a second position in which the first retainer is not received in any of the multiple voids. In the first position, the first retainer inhibits or prevents rotation of the first housing relative to the first retainer, and in the second position, the first retainer permits rotation of the first housing relative to the first retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Cole T Schaenzer, Jereme A.K. Berube, Jeffrey E Long, Matt Hilburn, Gregory Vandervoord
  • Publication number: 20260110423
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a first housing having multiple voids that are circumferentially spaced apart about an axis of rotation of the first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing, a light module coupled to the second housing, and a first retainer. The first retainer is mounted adjacent to the first housing and is movable relative to the first housing from a first position in which the first retainer is at least partly received in at least one of the multiple voids and a second position in which the first retainer is not received in any of the multiple voids. In the first position, the first retainer inhibits or prevents rotation of the first housing relative to the first retainer, and in the second position, the first retainer permits rotation of the first housing relative to the first retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Cole T Schaenzer, Jereme A.K. Berube, Jeffrey E Long, Matt Hilburn, Gregory Vandervoord
  • Patent number: 12441416
    Abstract: A tailgate frame for a vehicle with a tubular cross bar and the frame pivotally attach with the vehicle. A spare tire support pivot tube is rotatably mounted on the tubular cross bar to enable the spare tire support to move between a first inboard and a second outboard position on the vehicle. A spare tire mounting bracket is coupled with the pivot tube. The spare tire mounting bracket has a shaft that extends from pivot tube and terminates at a plate that receives the spare tire. The spare tire mounting bracket, in the first position, mounts the spare tire in the vehicle and, in the second position, mounts the spare tire outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Vandervoord, Dan M Zimmermann, Mark C Trostle, Michael S Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20240400140
    Abstract: A tailgate frame for a vehicle with a tubular cross bar and the frame pivotally attach with the vehicle. A spare tire support pivot tube is rotatably mounted on the tubular cross bar to enable the spare tire support to move between a first inboard and a second outboard position on the vehicle. A spare tire mounting bracket is coupled with the pivot tube. The spare tire mounting bracket has a shaft that extends from pivot tube and terminates at a plate that receives the spare tire. The spare tire mounting bracket, in the first position, mounts the spare tire in the vehicle and, in the second position, mounts the spare tire outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Vandervoord, Dan M Zimmermann, Mark C Throstle, Michael S Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20240140538
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a truck bed at least partially defined by a floor, a forward wall, sidewalls, and a tailgate. A pair of outboard support bars are each coupled to and extend over one sidewall, and a vertical inner open area is defined between the support bar and the sidewall. A vertical storage module is disposed in the open inner area and includes a shell defining an inner storage area. A door is rotatably coupled to the shell to selectively enclose the inner storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Vandervoord, Dan M Zimmermann, Mark C Trostle
  • Patent number: 9440686
    Abstract: A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THEODORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Chris P. Theodore, Christopher David Batty, Aaron Matthew Hanson, Stephen Paul Leu, Keith Albert Nagara, Tyler Gregory Rusnak, Gregory VanderVoord
  • Patent number: 9440687
    Abstract: A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris P. Theodore, Christopher David Batty, Nicholas John Daiber, Aaron Matthew Hanson, Keith Albert Nagara, Gregory VanderVoord, Daniel John Kangas, Jacob Scott Lanyon
  • Publication number: 20140361515
    Abstract: A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Chris P. Theodore, Christopher David Batty, Aaron Matthew Hanson, Stephen Paul Leu, Keith Albert Nagara, Tyler Gregory Rusnak, Gregory VanderVoord
  • Publication number: 20140360796
    Abstract: A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Chris P. Theodore, Christopher David Batty, Nicholas John Daiber, Aaron Matthew Hanson, Keith Albert Nagara, Gregory VanderVoord, Daniel John Kangas, Jacob Scott Lanyon
  • Patent number: D950414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Brandon L Faurote, Simeon W Kim, Randy J Hjelm, Gregory Vandervoord