Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Bee

Nicholas A. Bee 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: 9598110
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment assembly has a bottom wall, a first and second upright walls and a top wall. The first upright wall, the second upright wall and the top wall are each formed with a breakaway structure. A first section is defined on a first side and a second section is defined on a second side of the breakaway structure. The bottom wall extends from the first section to the second section in the absence of the breakaway structure. The first section, the second section and the bottom wall define a storage space. The breakaway structure is configured such that in response to one of the first section and the second section receiving an impacting force the breakaway structure breaks separating the first section from the second section along the first upright wall, the second upright wall and the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Willerton, Aaron Andersen, Thomas Mally, Nicholas Bee, Brandon Sakofske
  • Publication number: 20170008566
    Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment assembly has a bottom wall, a first and second upright walls and a top wall. The first upright wall, the second upright wall and the top wall are each formed with a breakaway structure. A first section is defined on a first side and a second section is defined on a second side of the breakaway structure. The bottom wall extends from the first section to the second section in the absence of the breakaway structure. The first section, the second section and the bottom wall define a storage space. The breakaway structure is configured such that in response to one of the first section and the second section receiving an impacting force the breakaway structure breaks separating the first section from the second section along the first upright wall, the second upright wall and the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua WILLERTON, Aaron ANDERSEN, Thomas MALLY, Nicholas BEE, Brandon SAKOFSKE
  • Patent number: 7510158
    Abstract: A vehicular beverage container holder comprises a receptacle with an elongated compartment and an adjuster assembly mounted to the receptacle to define separate beverage container compartments within the compartment for receiving individual beverage containers. The adjuster assembly comprises a body and a pair of adjusters slidably mounted to and extending from opposite sides of the body. Rotation of a knob and gear assembly of the adjuster assembly effects movement of the adjusters relative to the body to adjust the sizes of openings for the beverage container compartments for accommodating a range of beverage container sizes. Additionally, the knob and gear assembly includes a slip clutch mechanism that enables movement of one of the adjusters while movement of the other of the adjusters is retarded by a beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Summit Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Terry, Antonio Crespo, Jr., Bharat Vennapusa, Thomas F. Morse, Nicholas A. Bee