Patents by Inventor Joshua Blake WILLERTON

Joshua Blake WILLERTON 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).

  • Lighting structure
    Patent number: 9376057
    Abstract: A lighting structure for a vehicle includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a retaining structure configured to retain an elongated lighting element, and a fastening structure configured to attach the lighting structure to an interior vehicle panel. The second portion is attached to the first portion at a location spaced from the retaining structure, with a distal end of the second portion being spaced from the retaining structure such that the second portion conceals the retaining structure in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle when the lighting structure is attached to the interior vehicle panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Blake Willerton
  • LIGHTING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150239394
    Abstract: A lighting structure for a vehicle includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a retaining structure configured to retain an elongated lighting element, and a fastening structure configured to attach the lighting structure to an interior vehicle panel. The second portion is attached to the first portion at a location spaced from the retaining structure, with a distal end of the second portion being spaced from the retaining structure such that the second portion conceals the retaining structure in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle when the lighting structure is attached to the interior vehicle panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Blake WILLERTON