Patents by Inventor Jonathan A. Dykstra

Jonathan A. Dykstra 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: 20090296006
    Abstract: A media device door for a vehicle has a door configured to be coupled to a vehicle part. The door has an interior side facing the vehicle part and an exterior side facing a vehicle passenger compartment. The door has an open position and a closed position. A media device is incorporated into the door and remains operational regardless of the door position. A control for the media device is hidden behind the door when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas C. Campbell, David B. Busch, Jonathan A. Dykstra, Steven G. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20070169131
    Abstract: A media device door for a vehicle has a door configured to be coupled to a vehicle part. The door has an interior side facing the vehicle part and an exterior side facing a vehicle passenger compartment. The door has an open position and a closed position. A media device is incorporated into the door and remains operational regardless of the door position. A control for the media device is hidden behind the door when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Campbell, David Busch, Jonathan Dykstra, Steven Schultz
  • Patent number: 6874667
    Abstract: A cargo management system of this invention includes a deep well storage area beneath a cargo floor, which well may be horizontally and/or vertically divided and which preferably includes a plurality of doors to access the well. In the illustrated embodiment, the management system also includes a panel which may be placed into three positions: a first storage position in which the panel is flush against the back of the rear seat; a second shelf position in which the panel is horizontal and spaced from the cargo floor by a first distance; and a third privacy shield position in which the panel is also horizontal but is spaced from the cargo floor a second distance, the second distance exceeding the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Dykstra, Darren C. McIntire, Leif A. Norland, Donald L. Sauer, David B. Fry, Adam W. Callif, Chris Hogg, Mike Burns, John Brett
  • Publication number: 20030090120
    Abstract: A cargo management system of this invention includes a deep well storage area beneath a cargo floor, which well may be horizontally and/or vertically divided and which preferably includes a plurality of doors to access the well. In the illustrated embodiment, the management system also includes a panel which may be placed into three positions: a first storage position in which the panel is flush against the back of the rear seat; a second shelf position in which the panel is horizontal and spaced from the cargo floor by a first distance; and a third privacy shield position in which the panel is also horizontal but is spaced from the cargo floor a second distance, the second distance exceeding the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Barber, Jonathan A. Dykstra, Darren C. McIntire, Leif A. Norland, Donald L. Sauer, David B. Fry
  • Patent number: 5967584
    Abstract: A storage system includes an elongated, generally rectangular housing which has a forward-facing surface in the vehicle defining the rear seat backs of a vehicle and which has an open opposite end for extending into the trunk of a vehicle. The housing is slidably mounted to move from a retracted position substantially within the vehicle trunk in which the forward-facing surface defines the rear seat back rests of the rear passenger area of a vehicle and an extended position in which the generally rectangular housing is moved forwardly to expand the available storage space within the trunk. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the generally rectangular storage housing includes at least one pivoted access door such that access can be obtained to the rectangular storage housing from within the rear seat passenger area of the vehicle. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the access means includes a pivoted top lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: David J. McCarthy, Russell P. Shafer, Jonathan A. Dykstra, Donald L. Sauer, Chester R. Wisniewski, Christopher R. Fusco, Rick A. Anderson, Mark E. Adomeit
  • Patent number: 5070434
    Abstract: A directional courtesy light for a vehicle includes a reflector which is moveable with respect to a bulb between a first position for providing unfocused light to a second position for providing focused light. In the second position, the reflector can be tilted to direct the focused light in a specific direction. The courtesy light may include a lens to further control the light. The reflector is mounted to a bulb holder for translation with respect to a bulb therein and the bulb holder is mounted to a carrier attached to the vehicle for pivoting the holder with respect to the carrier. The courtesy light components snap together and snaps in place in the vehicle for quick assembly and installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Suman, Jonathan A. Dykstra