Patents by Inventor Rollin E. Nothwehr

Rollin E. Nothwehr 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).

  • Patent number: 8424944
    Abstract: A cargo van includes an integral structural bulkhead to separate a passenger compartment from a cargo area. The cargo van is designed such that the bulkhead wall contributes to the structural rigidity of the vehicle for purposes of meeting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requirements. That is, without the bulkhead, the cargo van would not meet NHTSA requirements. By designing the vehicle in this way, the overall vehicle weight is reduced as compared to vehicles in which bulkheads are optional add-ons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Echo Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Hadrian A. Rori, David B. Busch, Rollin E. Nothwehr
  • Publication number: 20100264681
    Abstract: A cargo van includes an integral structural bulkhead to separate a passenger compartment from a cargo area. The cargo van is designed such that the bulkhead wall contributes to the structural rigidity of the vehicle for purposes of meeting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requirements. That is, without the bulkhead, the cargo van would not meet NHTSA requirements. By designing the vehicle in this way, the overall vehicle weight is reduced as compared to vehicles in which bulkheads are optional add-ons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Hadrian A. Rori, David B. Busch, Rollin E. Nothwehr
  • Patent number: 6657316
    Abstract: A window control system including at least one operator actuator and a housing, the operator actuator mounted and movable in the housing, and where the relative position of the operator actuator in the housing generates a position command signal to a window control circuit for moving the window in response to the position command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Contols Interiors Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nels R. Smith, Ruskin J. Lhamon, David J. Phillips, Rollin E. Nothwehr, James T. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 6015071
    Abstract: A storage system in which a base is preferably blow-molded of a lightweight polymeric material and includes a peripheral raised edge including integral sockets for receiving pivoted front and rear walls, as well as end walls and dividers. The end walls of the preferred embodiment are made of a foldable material, such that they collapse integrally with the front and rear walls, while the dividers snap-fit into the base and interlock with the front and rear walls for use. Each of the front, rear and end walls, as well as the dividers, can be folded flat for compact storage of the divider unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Adomeit, Kevin J. Fellows, Philip P. Cannon, David J. Spykerman, Rollin E. Nothwehr