Patents by Inventor James Umlauf

James Umlauf 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: 20250121780
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and using a door guard for protecting an interior of a car door are provided. In some cases, the door guard includes a cover configured to at least partially cover a door panel, and a coupling system for selectively attaching the cover to the interior of the car door. In some cases, the coupling system includes a fastener and a complementary fastener that can be selectively attached to the fastener at a plurality of points. In some cases, the coupling system includes an anchoring system coupled to the complementary fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20250006085
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a discrete identification tag, such as a discrete identification tag for identifying an animal, are disclosed. In some implementations, the discrete identification tag may be secured to a collar of an animal. The discrete identification tag includes, in some cases, a base having a face configured to receive identifying information, a back with a smooth rear surface configured to contact an animal, and a fastener configured to secure the back to the base through a pet collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20240317125
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 12059987
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: 4Knines, LLC
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20230391238
    Abstract: Vehicle door guards can be used in conjunction with a vehicle seat cover to provide protection to doors. A vehicle door guard may include a cover portion that is configured to be secured to a lower portion of a vehicle seat cover when the vehicle seat cover is installed on a vehicle seat. The vehicle door guard may also include one or more fasteners for supporting the cover portion from a portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 11691550
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20230166645
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 11535132
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20220024363
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 11135952
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 10647233
    Abstract: A cargo liner for a vehicle may include a cargo area portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented cargo area of a vehicle. The cover may also include a seatback portion coupled to the lower portion. The seatback portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a seatback of a vehicle seat. The seatback portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the cargo area portion. The cargo liner may include a guard portion elevating mechanism that is manipulable to cause the guard portion to transition between a lowered state and an elevated state wherein at least a segment of the guard portion proximate the cargo bed portion extends upwardly to provide a rear barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 10518676
    Abstract: A cargo liner for a vehicle may include a cargo area portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented cargo area of a vehicle. The cover may also include a seatback portion coupled to the lower portion. The seatback portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a seatback of a vehicle seat. The seatback portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the cargo area portion. The cargo liner may include a guard portion elevating mechanism that is manipulable to cause the guard portion to transition between a lowered state and an elevated state wherein at least a segment of the guard portion proximate the cargo bed portion extends upwardly to provide a rear barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20190351797
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20190248258
    Abstract: A cargo liner for a vehicle may include a cargo area portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented cargo area of a vehicle. The cover may also include a seatback portion coupled to the lower portion. The seatback portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a seatback of a vehicle seat. The seatback portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the cargo area portion. The cargo liner may include a guard portion elevating mechanism that is manipulable to cause the guard portion to transition between a lowered state and an elevated state wherein at least a segment of the guard portion proximate the cargo bed portion extends upwardly to provide a rear barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Publication number: 20190248259
    Abstract: A cargo liner for a vehicle may include a cargo area portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented cargo area of a vehicle. The cover may also include a seatback portion coupled to the lower portion. The seatback portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a seatback of a vehicle seat. The seatback portion may include a first section, a second section, and a third section. Each of the first section, the second section, and the third section may extend from an upper edge of the upper portion to the cargo area portion. The cargo liner may include a guard portion elevating mechanism that is manipulable to cause the guard portion to transition between a lowered state and an elevated state wherein at least a segment of the guard portion proximate the cargo bed portion extends upwardly to provide a rear barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: 10363847
    Abstract: A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: 4Knines, LLC
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: D880198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: D902629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: D979986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: James Umlauf
  • Patent number: D1005743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: 4Knines, LLC
    Inventor: James Umlauf