Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Sully

Lawrence E. Sully 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).

  • Vehicle instrument panel having movable storage compartment
    Patent number: 7494170
    Abstract: An instrument panel for a vehicle defines a cavity. A storage console is selectively movable within the cavity to provide enhanced accessibility of stored items within the storage console. In an exemplary embodiment, the storage console is a drawer that is selectively movable from a stowed position inside the cavity to an extended position outside the cavity for access by a vehicle user in a passenger compartment. In another exemplary embodiment, the console is movable between an elevated position in which the console occupies space inaccessible to a vehicle user, and a lowered position in which the console is accessible through an opening in the instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hanzel, Joseph W. Cobble, III, Steven E. Morris, Adrian B. Chernoff, James T. Embach, Adrian Oana, Frederick I. Johnson, Lawrence E. Sully