Patents by Inventor Nick Malachowski

Nick Malachowski 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).

  • Storage tunnel assembly for the bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle
    Patent number: 12157435
    Abstract: A storage tunnel assembly for the bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle. The storage tunnel assembly generally includes a deployable vertical wall separated from a bulkhead of the bed and disposed across a width of the bed and a deployable cover separated from a floor of the bed between the vertical wall and the bulkhead and disposed across the width of the bed. The vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor define a storage space within a space defined by the bed. The vertical wall and the cover may be fixed components, separate components, and/or hinged components in various assemblies. One or both side walls of the bed define a storage tunnel access opening coincident with the storage space defined by the vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor and may include a door adapted to selectively open and close the associated storage tunnel access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Dowle, Barry Lett, Nick Malachowski, Mark Taylor, Philipp Wolf
  • STORAGE TUNNEL ASSEMBLY FOR THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK OR OTHER VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230382309
    Abstract: A storage tunnel assembly for the bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle. The storage tunnel assembly generally includes a deployable vertical wall separated from a bulkhead of the bed and disposed across a width of the bed and a deployable cover separated from a floor of the bed between the vertical wall and the bulkhead and disposed across the width of the bed. The vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor define a storage space within a space defined by the bed. The vertical wall and the cover may be fixed components, separate components, and/or hinged components in various assemblies. One or both side walls of the bed define a storage tunnel access opening coincident with the storage space defined by the vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor and may include a door adapted to selectively open and close the associated storage tunnel access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: James Dowle, Barry Lett, Nick Malachowski, Mark Taylor, Philipp Wolf