Patents by Inventor Kermit Anderson

Kermit Anderson 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: 20070290014
    Abstract: A positioning system for coupling a module to a rail member on an interior portion of a vehicle is disclosed and includes a rail with a flange member having positioning openings. The module includes at least one projection configured to engage the openings when the module is attached to the rail system so that movement of the module in a direction parallel to the rail system is substantially prevented. A positioning system is also disclosed for limiting movement of a module attached to a rail system within a vehicle interior during changes in vehicle speed or direction. The module includes at least one brake member coupled to the module and configured to coact with a rail so that movement of the module relative to the rail causes the brake member to frictionally engage the rail to substantially limit movement of the module along the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Matthew Kalis, Mark Kadzban, Kermit Anderson, Bryan Jones
  • Publication number: 20060214471
    Abstract: An attachment system for coupling a module to a rail member on an interior portion of a vehicle is disclosed and includes a latching member. The latching member includes a projection configured to operably engage the rail member by rotation of the lever. An attachment system for coupling a module to a vehicle is also includes a latch device having a hook member pivotally coupled to a lever so that movement of the lever operates the hook as an over-center device to releasably engage the rail member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Rick Anderson, Andrew Ruiter, Thomas Hodgson, Mathias Fox, Steven Spoerre, Matthew Kalis, Kermit Anderson, Bryan Jones, Mark Kadzban, Joseph Thompson
  • Publication number: 20050082862
    Abstract: An overhead rail system for a vehicle interior includes an elongated rail configured to extend at least partially along a headliner panel within the vehicle interior. A longitudinal opening extends at least partially along a length of the rail. An article has a housing and a movable panel. The movable panel is configured to provide access to an object. A holder is coupled to the article and has a catch configured to coact with the opening in the rail, so that the article is mountable to the rail proximate the headliner panel for use by occupants within the vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Kermit Anderson, Mark Kadzban, Matthew Kalis, Scott Williams, Alan Greene, Leif Norland
  • Patent number: D679107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Darrow, James D. Harris, John Colasanti, Mark Wiese, Michael Walter Welsh, Peter T. LaDuke, Steve J. Nemeth, Jr., Wilfried Vorlop, Wilhelm Schulz, Kermit Anderson, Jesse Pentecost, Lauren Johnson, Robert Meloche
  • Patent number: D693139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Darrow, James D. Harris, Mark Wiese, Michael Walter Welsh, Peter T. LaDuke, Steve J. Nemeth, Jr., Wilfried Vorlop, Wilhelm Schulz, Kermit Anderson, Jesse Pentecost, Lauren Johnson, Robert Meloche, Werner Haertel, Jon Swingle