Patents by Inventor James J. Metcalf

James J. Metcalf 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: 20240066029
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the Formula I: and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in which A, B, X1, X2, X3, X4, Ring D, and E have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including RET-associated diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Steven W. ANDREWS, Sean ARONOW, James F. Blake, Barbara J. BRANDHUBER, Adam COOK, Julia HAAS, Yutong JIANG, Gabrielle R. KOLAKOWSKI, Elizabeth A. MCFADDIN, Megan L. MCKENNEY, Oren T. MCNULTY, Andrew T. METCALF, David A. MORENO, Tony P. TANG, Li REN
  • Patent number: 11117507
    Abstract: A multi-configurable load ramp for a vehicle includes an outer ramp member, an inner ramp member pivotably coupled to the outer ramp member and movable between a deployed position extending from the outer ramp member, and a folded position where the inner ramp member is disposed nestingly within outer ramp member, and a vehicle attachment device coupled to one of the inner and outer ramp members. The vehicle attachment device includes a plate member and a hook member extending therefrom, the hook member having an upper jaw and a lower jaw at least partially defining a receiving slot to receive a portion of a tailgate. In the deployed position, one of the inner and outer ramp members is configured to couple to the tailgate via the vehicle attachment device to provide a ramp surface to load and/or unload objects from a cargo area of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Teodorof, Andrew Partin, Bryan J Macek, Paul A Gardiner, Chad J Vermeulen, Kushal Pradhan, Kyle Neighbors, Jeffery E Long, James B Hunter, James J Metcalf, Charles R Kaiser, Jacob L Carpenter, Jereme A Berube
  • Publication number: 20200269742
    Abstract: A multi-configurable load ramp for a vehicle includes an outer ramp member, an inner ramp member pivotably coupled to the outer ramp member and movable between a deployed position extending from the outer ramp member, and a folded position where the inner ramp member is disposed nestingly within outer ramp member, and a vehicle attachment device coupled to one of the inner and outer ramp members. The vehicle attachment device includes a plate member and a hook member extending therefrom, the hook member having an upper jaw and a lower jaw at least partially defining a receiving slot to receive a portion of a tailgate, In the deployed position, one of the inner and outer ramp members is configured to couple to the tailgate via the vehicle attachment device to provide a ramp surface to load and/or unload objects from a cargo area of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Teodorof, Andrew Partin, Bryan J. Macek, Paul A. Gardiner, Chad J. Vermeulen, Kushal Pradhan, Kyle Neighbors, Jeffery E. Long, James B. Hunter, James J. Metcalf, Charles R. Kaiser, Jacob L. Carpenter, Jereme A. Berube
  • Patent number: 10137806
    Abstract: A vehicle including a storage compartment associated with the load floor, a stowable seat having a seat structure and configured to move between a deployed position and a stowed position where the stowable seat is stowed within the storage compartment, and a load floor access panel assembly. The load floor access panel assembly is movable between an open position providing access to the storage compartment, and a closed position where the load floor access panel assembly is in a substantially flat load floor configuration covering the storage compartment. The rearward panel includes a channel formed therein configured to receive the seat structure, and a seat structure access panel pivotally coupled to the rearward panel and configured to move between a load floor position where the seat structure access panel covers the channel, and an access position where the seat structure access panel is pivoted away from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kyle J Neighbors, Jeffery E Long, Jimmy L Suder, James J Metcalf, Stuart E Collins, Jereme A Berube
  • Publication number: 20170267131
    Abstract: A vehicle including a storage compartment associated with the load floor, a stowable seat having a seat structure and configured to move between a deployed position and a stowed position where the stowable seat is stowed within the storage compartment, and a load floor access panel assembly. The load floor access panel assembly is movable between an open position providing access to the storage compartment, and a closed position where the load floor access panel assembly is in a substantially flat load floor configuration covering the storage compartment. The rearward panel includes a channel formed therein configured to receive the seat structure, and a seat structure access panel pivotally coupled to the rearward panel and configured to move between a load floor position where the seat structure access panel covers the channel, and an access position where the seat structure access panel is pivoted away from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle J. Neighbors, Jeffery E. Long, Jimmy L. Suder, James J. Metcalf, Stuart E. Collins, Jereme A. Berube
  • Publication number: 20130298508
    Abstract: A handheld jar opener device has a handle and a strap extending from near a corner of the front and one (left) side of the handle. The strap is formed into a loop in front of the handle, and extends through a tunnel disposed diagonally through the handle from near a corner of the front and an opposite (right) side of the handle to the one (left) side of the handle, with a residual portion of the strap extending beyond the handle. The device may engage the lid of a jar, or the body of the jar. Two devices may be used as a system to engage both the lid and body of the jar. Force applied to the handle(s) is translated as torque to the lid and/or body of the jar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: James J. Metcalf