Patents by Inventor Peter A. Lawlis

Peter A. Lawlis 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 rear seat secured storage systems
    Patent number: 11465567
    Abstract: A vehicle with a rear seat storage arrangement includes a floor, a seat including a seat bottom rotatably coupled to a seat back, and an underseat storage system removably coupled to the floor below the seat bottom. The underseat storage system includes a storage bin and a lockable lid defining a storage compartment. The lockable lid includes a latch configured to selectively lock to prevent access to the storage compartment and facilitate preventing access for removably uncoupling the underseat storage system from the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Arjun Sundaram, Coby S Clark, Christopher J Pesta, Gregory A Wasek, Khashayar Honarkhah, Peter A Lawlis, Sheila Alison Rahm
  • VEHICLE REAR SEAT SECURED STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200130591
    Abstract: A vehicle with a rear seat storage arrangement includes a floor, a seat including a seat bottom rotatably coupled to a seat back, and an underseat storage system removably coupled to the floor below the seat bottom. The underseat storage system includes a storage bin and a lockable lid defining a storage compartment. The lockable lid includes a latch configured to selectively lock to prevent access to the storage compartment and facilitate preventing access for removably uncoupling the underseat storage system from the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Arjun Sundaram, Coby S. Clark, Christopher J. Pesta, Gregory A. Wasek, Khashayar Honarkhah, Peter A. Lawlis, Sheila Alison Rahm
  • VEHICULAR GRAPHICS PROJECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100321945
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for an automobile generally includes a projection device coupled to the automobile (e.g., an external component, such as a door handle assembly) wherein the projection device is configured to project an image onto a display surface that is external to the automobile (e.g., the ground adjacent to a door of the automobile or a region near the door handle itself). The lighting apparatus is configured to activate in response to one or more events, such as proximity of a key fob, the unlocking of one or doors, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven C. LANG, David A. DINGMAN, Peter A. LAWLIS, Eric M. CLOUGH, Ryan J. SNIP, Tyler J. HOP
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D592550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter A. Lawlis