Patents by Inventor Leslie Hinds

Leslie Hinds 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).

  • Patent number: 11396220
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11077789
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, Jr., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Publication number: 20200353799
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, JR., Robert J. Mayne, JR.
  • Patent number: 10737559
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190389371
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, JR., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Patent number: 10406973
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, Jr., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Patent number: 10300769
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, Jr., Robert J. Mayne, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170217365
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Andrew Joseph Wieczorek, Martin J. Rathsburg, JR., Leslie Hinds, John Gerald Nowakowski, Mark Anthony Schuetz
  • Publication number: 20160167490
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, JR., Robert J. Mayne, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160167573
    Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony R. Janowiak, Leslie Hinds, Martin Rathsburg, JR., Robert J. Mayne, JR.
  • Patent number: 7543880
    Abstract: A D-ring for use with a visor in a vehicle is disclosed. The D-ring includes a body and a pin arranged between two surfaces of the body. The D-ring also includes a leg extending from the body and an arm extending from a side of the body wherein that arm is generally parallel to the leg. The D-ring also includes a locking ridge extending from an inside surface of the arm and a flange extending from the body substantially parallel to and in spaced relationship to the arm for receiving and holding a planar object between the flange and the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Wieczorek, Leslie Hinds
  • Publication number: 20090079223
    Abstract: A D-ring for use with a visor in a vehicle is disclosed. The D-ring includes a body and a pin arranged between two surfaces of the body. The D-ring also includes a leg extending from the body and an arm extending from a side of the body wherein that arm is generally parallel to the leg. The D-ring also includes a locking ridge extending from an inside surface of the arm and a flange extending from the body substantially parallel to and in spaced relationship to the arm for receiving and holding a planar object between the flange and the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Wieczorek, Leslie Hinds
  • Publication number: 20070051478
    Abstract: A security shade for use in an automotive vehicle. The security shade includes a cassette having a roll tube arranged therein. The roll tube has a shade panel fixed to the roll tube at one end thereof. The security shade also includes a bearing arranged in an end of the roll tube and a spring housing arranged in an end of the cassette. A motor spring is arranged within the spring housing and is axially fixed with relation to the roll tube and the cassette. The security shade also includes an end cap arranged over an end of a cassette. The security shade has the compressible end cap over each end of the roll tube and cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Wieczorek, Bryan Busha, Leslie Hinds, Gary Clark
  • Publication number: 20050082868
    Abstract: A sun visor for a motor vehicle is provided, and includes first and second visor body shells. The shells define a retaining channel for a slider on a visor pivot rod, and may be engaged and closed about the slider, capturing the pivot rod and slider in a single assembly step. In another aspect, a sun visor is provided having a combination slider and detent slidably supported in channels molded into first and second visor shells. A support arm is provided and is laterally offset from the combination slider and detent and is slidably relative thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Wieczorek, Leslie Hinds, Richard Bogdanski