Patents by Inventor Oscar Antinero Caraan

Oscar Antinero Caraan 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).

  • Tonneau cover storage system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 8087713
    Abstract: A tonneau cover storage system for a vehicle includes a cargo compartment having a first sidewall and a cargo opening. A cavity is formed in the first sidewall. A container is pivotably attached to the first sidewall proximate the cavity at a first pivot point, and has a container opening sized and shaped to selectably fit into the cavity. A lid to selectably close off the container opening is also pivotably attached to the first pivot point and is pivotable independently of the container. A flexible tonneau cover is selectably configurable between a stowed condition within the container and a deployed condition closing off the cargo opening. The container is movable to a position within the cavity when the tonneau cover is in the stowed condition, and is further movable to a position outside the cavity when the tonneau cover is in the deployed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael A. Schrader, Oscar Antinero Caraan, Riley Patrick Lind, Michael Peterson
  • TONNEAU COVER STORAGE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110062744
    Abstract: A tonneau cover storage system for a vehicle includes a cargo compartment having a first sidewall and a cargo opening. A cavity is formed in the first sidewall. A container is pivotably attached to the first sidewall proximate the cavity at a first pivot point, and has a container opening sized and shaped to selectably fit into the cavity. A lid to selectably close off the container opening is also pivotably attached to the first pivot point and is pivotable independently of the container. A flexible tonneau cover is selectably configurable between a stowed condition within the container and a deployed condition closing off the cargo opening. The container is movable to a position within the cavity when the tonneau cover is in the stowed condition, and is further movable to a position outside the cavity when the tonneau cover is in the deployed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michael A. Schrader, Oscar Antinero Caraan, Riley Patrick Lind, Michael Peterson