Patents by Inventor Kent J. Agne

Kent J. Agne 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).

  • Fender tab and locating cradle
    Patent number: 7798686
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a light unit having a housing and a lens attached to the housing. A cradle is disposed on the housing, and the cradle includes a first guide surface. A body panel includes a cantilevered portion, and the cantilevered portion includes a tab projecting from an interior side of the cantilevered portion. The tab is configured to be slidably disposed adjacent the first guide surface to locate the cantilevered portion relative to the light unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Carlos Gerardo Navarro Zavala, Thomas W. Schumacher, Kent J. Agne
  • Wraparound light assembly
    Patent number: 7784982
    Abstract: A wraparound light assembly for a vehicle. A lens is attached to a housing. A body panel defines an interior vehicle space, and the body panel includes a recessed portion defining an aperture. The housing overlays at least part of the recess. A grommet is disposed in the aperture and extends through the body panel into the interior vehicle space. The grommet defines a receptacle having an opening facing the housing. A projection extends from the housing. The projection is configured to be slidably engaged in the receptacle along an installation axis and to extend into a portion of the receptacle in the interior vehicle space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Gerardo Navarro Zavala, Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Thomas W. Schumacher, Kent J. Agne
  • WRAPAROUND LIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090231870
    Abstract: A wraparound light assembly for a vehicle. A lens is attached to a housing. A body panel defines an interior vehicle space, and the body panel includes a recessed portion defining an aperture. The housing overlays at least part of the recess. A grommet is disposed in the aperture and extends through the body panel into the interior vehicle space. The grommet defines a receptacle having an opening facing the housing. A projection extends from the housing. The projection is configured to be slidably engaged in the receptacle along an installation axis and to extend into a portion of the receptacle in the interior vehicle space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos Gerardo Zavala, Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Thomas W. Schumacher, Kent J. Agne
  • FENDER TAB AND LOCATING CRADLE
    Publication number: 20090231872
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a light unit having a housing and a lens attached to the housing. A cradle is disposed on the housing, and the cradle includes a first guide surface. A body panel includes a cantilevered portion, and the cantilevered portion includes a tab projecting from an interior side of the cantilevered portion. The tab is configured to be slidably disposed adjacent the first guide surface to locate the cantilevered portion relative to the light unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Carlos Gerardo Zavala, Thomas W. Schumacher, Kent J. Agne