Patents by Inventor Miranda P. STEINHAUSER

Miranda P. STEINHAUSER 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: 20190230401
    Abstract: A system and method of managing media content for coordinated content playback at a vehicle, the method including: receiving a vehicle playback indication, wherein the vehicle playback indication indicates that media content is or recently was being presented on a personal content playback device; receiving media content playback information concerning playback of the media content to be carried out at the vehicle and/or playback of the media content at the personal content playback device; obtaining media content based on the media content playback information; and sending the media content to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to present the media content at the vehicle using one or more vehicle-user interfaces that are installed in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chamberlain, Zafar Razzacki, John McDougall, Miranda P. Steinhauser
  • Patent number: 10207758
    Abstract: A kickstand assembly includes a post and a seat. A bicycle includes a frame and the kickstand assembly coupled to the frame. The post is disposed along a longitudinal axis and includes a first distal end and a second distal end. The seat is disposed at the first distal end of the post. The seat is movable between a use position and a non-use position. The kickstand assembly includes a kickstand disposed at the second distal end of the post, and extends outwardly away from the post transverse to the longitudinal axis. The kickstand is movable between a use position and a non-use position. The seat and the kickstand are fixed relative to each other at the respective first and second distal ends of the post such that movement of the seat to the non-use position directly causes movement of the kickstand to the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Miranda P. Steinhauser, Wade W. Bryant, Jess R. Bailie
  • Publication number: 20180370586
    Abstract: A kickstand assembly includes a post and a seat. A bicycle includes a frame and the kickstand assembly coupled to the frame. The post is disposed along a longitudinal axis and includes a first distal end and a second distal end. The seat is disposed at the first distal end of the post. The seat is movable between a use position and a non-use position. The kickstand assembly includes a kickstand disposed at the second distal end of the post, and extends outwardly away from the post transverse to the longitudinal axis. The kickstand is movable between a use position and a non-use position. The seat and the kickstand are fixed relative to each other at the respective first and second distal ends of the post such that movement of the seat to the non-use position directly causes movement of the kickstand to the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Miranda P. Steinhauser, Wade W. Bryant, Jess R. Bailie
  • Publication number: 20170341700
    Abstract: A product that may include a first axle assembly that may have a lock shaft extendable from the first axle assembly. The lock shaft may be retractable into the first axle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence G. COLE, Richard J. LANNEN, Wade W. BRYANT, Jess R. BAILIE, Miranda P. STEINHAUSER