Patents by Inventor Roger Knutson

Roger Knutson 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).

  • Trim panel for a motor vehicle and method of manufacturing
    Publication number: 20090058118
    Abstract: An interface for an interior trim component in a motor vehicle includes a fascia formed from wood veneer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: David Hein, Roger Knutson
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A REMOVABLE LOAD FLOOR PANEL
    Publication number: 20080272630
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat back and a load floor panel associated with the seat assembly. The seat back has a back surface that includes a first retaining feature. The load floor panel has a first attachment feature. The first retaining feature engages the first attachment feature when the load floor panel is in a stored position. The load floor panel is detached from the seat assembly when the load floor panel is in a cover position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Sturt, Christopher Jones, Roger Knutson
  • Apparatus for phase angle monitoring of a plurality of vibrating machines
    Patent number: 6680591
    Abstract: A phase angle monitoring apparatus for phase monitoring a vibratory system includes a controller that produces a phase angle control signal representative of the lead or lag between the vibratory movement of two vibrating masses. The phase angle control signal is coupled to at least one of the vibrating masses to adjust the vibration of the mass to produce a desired phase angle, for example one-hundred eighty degrees (180°).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Rusty Roger Knutson, Edward Charles Steffes, Jr.