Patents by Inventor Lee Tyler

Lee Tyler 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).

  • MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN EXTENDABLE RAMP
    Publication number: 20110002763
    Abstract: A motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, is provided that includes, but is not limited to a loading space for a load, in particular for a personal transportation vehicle, that includes, but is not limited to a standing platform and a column which may be shortened. The loading space is disposed in front of a rear fender of the motor vehicle, and includes, but is not limited to an extendable ramp. The ramp is mounted in a linear guide at an angle (?) with respect to the vehicle longitudinal axis so that it may be extended obliquely downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tony Earl, Lee Tyler
  • Tailgate arrangement of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7543875
    Abstract: A tailgate arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle, in particular of a passenger car The tailgate arrangement has a cargo space expansion element that is mounted on the inside of the vehicle on a tailgate, surrounds a cavity, is joined or can be joined in at least a water-tight manner to a cargo space of the motor vehicle to expand it and can be braced between the tailgate and a rear support fitted to the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Leopold, Lee Tyler, Ralf Wilfert
  • TAILGATE ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080238122
    Abstract: A tailgate arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle, in particular of a passenger car The tailgate arrangement has a cargo space expansion element that is mounted on the inside of the vehicle on a tailgate, surrounds a cavity, is joined or can be joined in at least a water-tight manner to a cargo space of the motor vehicle to expand it and can be braced between the tailgate and a rear support fitted to the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Leopold, Lee Tyler, Ralf Wilfert
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D619929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Tyler, Christoph Daab, Borris Ilse, Sergio Loureiro Da Silva, Boris Jacob