Patents by Inventor Neil W. Humann

Neil W. Humann 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 tailgate assembly
    Patent number: 11603045
    Abstract: A tailgate assembly includes a first panel portion rotatably couplable to a vehicle body and pivotable between a closed position and an open position, a second panel portion rotatably coupled to the first panel portion and pivotable between a first position and a second position. The second panel portion is extendable relative to the first panel portion between a retracted position and an extended position. The tailgate assembly includes a third panel portion rotatably coupled to the second panel portion and pivotable between a stowed position and a use position. The third panel portion extends generally parallel with the second panel portion when the third panel portion is in the stowed position and the third panel portion extends generally perpendicular to the second panel portion when the third panel portion is in the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Derek L. Patterson, Neil W. Humann
  • VEHICLE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220097608
    Abstract: A tailgate assembly includes a first panel portion rotatably couplable to a vehicle body and pivotable between a closed position and an open position, a second panel portion rotatably coupled to the first panel portion and pivotable between a first position and a second position. The second panel portion is extendable relative to the first panel portion between a retracted position and an extended position. The tailgate assembly includes a third panel portion rotatably coupled to the second panel portion and pivotable between a stowed position and a use position. The third panel portion extends generally parallel with the second panel portion when the third panel portion is in the stowed position and the third panel portion extends generally perpendicular to the second panel portion when the third panel portion is in the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Derek L. Patterson, Neil W. Humann