Patents by Inventor Kyle Otremba

Kyle Otremba 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).

  • Apparatus and method of providing full window opening above a door including a window and a division bar
    Patent number: 10480234
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar. That regulator carried on the door panel displaces the window and division bar between a closed position projecting from the entry opening and an opened position fully concealed within the internal compartment of the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Otremba, Henry W. Hausler, Donald P. Iacovoni, Paul L. Heirtzler, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method providing a full window opening above a door including a pivoting division bar
    Patent number: 10465428
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar pivotally mounted on the pivot. The apparatus also includes a regulator carried on the door panel. The regulator displaces the window and the division bar between a closed position projecting from the window receiver and an opened position concealed fully within the internal compartment of the door panel. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donald P. Iacovoni, Paul L. Heirtzler, Jr., Henry W. Hausler, Kyle Otremba
  • APPARATUS INCLUDING LOCKING DIVISION BAR
    Publication number: 20190077231
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a door panel and a division bar carried on the door panel. The division bar is displaceable between a stowed position, concealed within the door panel, and a deployed position projecting above the door panel. A biasing element biases the division bar toward the stowed position. A releasable locking feature secures the division bar in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Paul L. Heirtzler, JR., Donald P. Iacovoni, Kyle Otremba, Henry W. Hausler
  • STRUCTURAL ROOF PANEL FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180326827
    Abstract: A T-top roof assembly for a vehicle includes a roof member defining at least one vehicle-inboard insert edge receiver and at least one removable insert having an insert receiver-engaging edge and an opposed stiffener edge. A latch mechanism is included, adapted to secure the opposed stiffener edge to the roof member. The opposed stiffener edge includes a structural load path-supporting member. The latch mechanism comprises at least one spring-loaded pin, clip, bolt, or rotary latch and a cooperating latch receiver or striker, variously carried by the opposed stiffener edge and the roof member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kyle Otremba, Matthew B. Rutman
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING FULL WINDOW OPENING ABOVE A DOOR INCLUDING A WINDOW AND A DIVISION BAR
    Publication number: 20180313125
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar. That regulator carried on the door panel displaces the window and division bar between a closed position projecting from the entry opening and an opened position fully concealed within the internal compartment of the door panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kyle Otremba, Henry W. Hausler, Donald P. Iacovoni, Paul L. Heirtzler, JR.
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD PROVIDING A FULL WINDOW OPENING ABOVE A DOOR INCLUDING A PIVOTING DIVISION BAR
    Publication number: 20180313126
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a door panel having a window receiver and an internal compartment, a window and a division bar pivotally mounted on the pivot. The apparatus also includes a regulator carried on the door panel. The regulator displaces the window and the division bar between a closed position projecting from the window receiver and an opened position concealed fully within the internal compartment of the door panel. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Donald P. Iacovoni, Paul L. Heirtzler, JR., Henry W. Hausler, Kyle Otremba