Patents by Inventor PETER C. PIPER

PETER C. PIPER 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).

  • Temperature-regulating storage system
    Patent number: 12503031
    Abstract: A storage system includes a storage surface for storing a container thereon. The storage surface defines a storage surface ridge. The storage surface ridge defines a cavity. The storage surface further defines a storage surface valley. The storage surface ridge and the storage surface valley interlock with a bottom surface of the container. The storage system also includes a temperature-regulating medium housed in the cavity. The temperature-regulating medium regulates a temperature of one or more contents of the container when the container is stored on the storage surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: David T. Nakayama, Ryan C. Harris, Peter C. Piper, Matthew K. Killeen
  • TEMPERATURE-REGULATING STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240399949
    Abstract: A storage system includes a storage surface for storing a container thereon. The storage surface defines a storage surface ridge. The storage surface ridge defines a cavity. The storage surface further defines a storage surface valley. The storage surface ridge and the storage surface valley interlock with a bottom surface of the container. The storage system also includes a temperature-regulating medium housed in the cavity. The temperature-regulating medium regulates a temperature of one or more contents of the container when the container is stored on the storage surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: David T. Nakayama, Ryan C. Harris, Peter C. Piper, Matthew K. Killeen
  • Apparatus and method for commonization of front doors between vehicle cabs
    Patent number: 11801796
    Abstract: A garnish configured to enable use of a common door for a two-door vehicle and a four-door vehicle. The garnish may have a body. The body may be directly mountable onto a carriage of the two-door vehicle between an outer panel and a rocker panel of the two-door vehicle. The body may have an edge that is flush to a rear edge of the common door when mounted. The body may have at least two edges forming approximately a 90-degree angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Croyle, Blaine Benson, Peter C. Piper, Luke W. Garnaut
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMONIZATION OF FRONT DOORS BETWEEN VEHICLE CABS
    Publication number: 20230061567
    Abstract: A garnish configured to enable use of a common door for a two-door vehicle and a four-door vehicle. The garnish may have a body. The body may be directly mountable onto a carriage of the two-door vehicle between an outer panel and a rocker panel of the two-door vehicle. The body may have an edge that is flush to a rear edge of the common door when mounted. The body may have at least two edges forming approximately a 90-degree angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas A. Croyle, Blaine Benson, Peter C. Piper, Luke W. Garnaut
  • Customizable exterior vehicle panels
    Patent number: 11541828
    Abstract: A customizable exterior panel assembly can include a customizable exterior panel which is configured to be selectively coupled to an inner panel of a vehicle and to a fastening joint of the vehicle. The customizable exterior panel can be selectively coupled to the inner panel by an attachment point of the customizable exterior panel. The fastening joint can effectuate selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel to the inner panel and selectively attaches to the attachment point of the customizable exterior panel for selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel by the attachment point to the fastening joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA
    Inventor: Peter C. Piper
  • CUSTOMIZABLE EXTERIOR VEHICLE PANELS
    Publication number: 20220234522
    Abstract: A customizable exterior panel assembly can include a customizable exterior panel which is configured to be selectively coupled to an inner panel of a vehicle and to a fastening joint of the vehicle. The customizable exterior panel can be selectively coupled to the inner panel by an attachment point of the customizable exterior panel. The fastening joint can effectuate selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel to the inner panel and selectively attaches to the attachment point of the customizable exterior panel for selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel by the attachment point to the fastening joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: PETER C. PIPER