Patents by Inventor John Louis Miklas

John Louis Miklas 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: 10035444
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a pair of planar bodies each defining a rim, and a pair of fabric pouches that are each attached to one of the rims. The planar bodies are pivotably attached to each other and are configured such that, in a folded position, the rims are stacked and the fabric pouches are nested within each other, and in a deployed position, the rims and fabric pouches are side-by-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Holmes Dunham, Kathleen M. Parlow, John Louis Miklas
  • Patent number: 9862296
    Abstract: A cup holder system is provided for a motor vehicle. The cup holder system includes a storage bin having a housing and a cover. Further the cup holder system includes a cup holder, a first mounting feature in the storage bin for receiving and holding the cup holder in a first use position and a second mounting feature at a second location in the motor vehicle outside the storage bin for receiving and holding the cup holder in a second use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Parlow, John Louis Miklas, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, David Frederick Lyons, Jr., Anthony Michael Zingalie
  • Publication number: 20160362031
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a pair of planar bodies each defining a rim, and a pair of fabric pouches that are each attached to one of the rims. The planar bodies are pivotably attached to each other and are configured such that, in a folded position, the rims are stacked and the fabric pouches are nested within each other, and in a deployed position, the rims and fabric pouches are side-by-side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Holmes DUNHAM, Kathleen M. PARLOW, John Louis MIKLAS
  • Patent number: 9440573
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a pair of planar bodies each defining a rim, and a pair of fabric pouches that are each attached to one of the rims. The planar bodies are pivotably attached to each other and are configured such that, in a folded position, the rims are stacked and the fabric pouches are nested within each other, and in a deployed position, the rims and fabric pouches are side-by-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Holmes Dunham, Kathleen M. Parlow, John Louis Miklas
  • Publication number: 20160243969
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a pair of planar bodies each defining a rim, and a pair of fabric pouches that are each attached to one of the rims. The planar bodies are pivotably attached to each other and are configured such that, in a folded position, the rims are stacked and the fabric pouches are nested within each other, and in a deployed position, the rims and fabric pouches are side-by-side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Holmes DUNHAM, Kathleen M. PARLOW, John Louis MIKLAS
  • Publication number: 20160236604
    Abstract: A cup holder system is provided for a motor vehicle. The cup holder system includes a storage bin having a housing and a cover. Further the cup holder system includes a cup holder, a first mounting feature in the storage bin for receiving and holding the cup holder in a first use position and a second mounting feature at a second location in the motor vehicle outside the storage bin for receiving and holding the cup holder in a second use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Parlow, John Louis Miklas, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, David Frederick Lyons, Jr., Anthony Michael Zingalie
  • Patent number: 5679301
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for molding a multilayered automotive trim component (12) having a covered edge portion (60). A flexible covering (32) is positioned between opposable molds (14, 16) that are continuously operable between an open position and a closed position. First and second article shaping surfaces (18, 20) on the molds (14, 16) form the article surfaces. An extendable slide (22, 23) having a cover receiving surface (24, 25) is positioned between the molds (14, 16) such that the cover receiving surface (24, 25) is positioned inwardly of a perimeter portion (26) of the first article shaping surface (18). The slide (22, 23) is extended and a polymeric resin (48) is injected onto the second article-shaping surface (20). The molds (14, 16) are closed such that the first and second article-shaping surfaces (18, 20) and the cover-receiving surface (24, 25) together define a cavity (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John Louis Miklas, Thomas Junior Luckett