Patents by Inventor John Applin

John Applin 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: 20060108817
    Abstract: A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a substantially rigid load floor panel pivotally connected along a first edge to a base to provide a load floor substantially flush with a vehicle floor when stowed, and pivotally connected along an opposite edge to a rigid grid that may be deployed in a first position above and generally parallel to the base, and a second position generally transverse to the base to extend above any vehicle seats and generally separate a cargo area from a passenger area. The cargo management system may also include a secondary door, panel, or other device to cover a storage well or compartment of the base and to support additional cargo when the load floor panel is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron DeLong, Gerald Krause, Frank Violet, John Applin
  • Publication number: 20060022478
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved multipurpose console, such as a center floor console, that integrates a number of desirable features into a removable and easily portable structure to provide greater comfort and convenience to vehicle occupants. In one embodiment, the multipurpose console includes a housing having a latching mechanism fixedly configured to releasably engage a mounting member of the vehicle and an anchor point associated with the housing so that a transport device may be removably secured thereto to transport the removable console to any desired location. The housing may further be provided with laptop anchor points adapted to securely receive a laptop computer and/or power and sound contacts respectively adapted to cooperate with power and sound sources of the vehicle to provide power and sound to the console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Aaron DeLong, Frank Violet, Gerald Krause, John Applin
  • Publication number: 20050060314
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention involves a data structure that is stored on a computer-readable medium comprising a sorted portion that contains a plurality of entries that are sorted into an order, an unsorted portion that contains a plurality of entries that have not been sorted, and a boundary that separates the sorted portion and the unsorted portion. The sorted portion of the data structure may be searched with O(logN) performance while an entry is added to the unsorted portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Lanzhong Wang, Richard Ferreri, John Applin
  • Publication number: 20050044192
    Abstract: A web site management system for managing a plurality of web pages, including a first web page and a second web page. The first web page includes a link to the second web page. The address for the link is accessed from an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: John Applin, David Jobusch
  • Publication number: 20050039168
    Abstract: A web page management system comprising a change management subsystem and an assembly subsystem. The change management subsystem provides for a plurality of components and a parameter. An assembly subsystem provides for the creation of a web page from a subset of the plurality of components selectively identified using the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: John Applin