Patents by Inventor Rollin Nothwehr

Rollin 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: 8109565
    Abstract: An automotive seat has a seat back and a seat bottom that are movable between a seating configuration and a work desk configuration. When moving from the seating configuration to the work desk configuration, the seat bottom pivots forwardly into a generally vertical orientation and the seat back pivots downwardly into a generally horizontal orientation. The seat bottom supports an end of the seat back when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. The back surface of the seat back faces upwardly to provide a work surface when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. Sufficient space is provided beneath the seat back when in the work desk configuration to accommodate a person's legs underneath the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Bright Automotive, Inc., Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: John E. Waters, Daniel A. Friedman, David B. Busch, Rollin Nothwehr, Jonathan Peter Cansfield, Emery Jay Zadina
  • Publication number: 20100123338
    Abstract: An automotive seat has a seat back and a seat bottom that are movable between a seating configuration and a work desk configuration. When moving from the seating configuration to the work desk configuration, the seat bottom pivots forwardly into a generally vertical orientation and the seat back pivots downwardly into a generally horizontal orientation. The seat bottom supports an end of the seat back when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. The back surface of the seat back faces upwardly to provide a work surface when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. Sufficient space is provided beneath the seat back when in the work desk configuration to accommodate a person's legs underneath the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: John E. Waters, Daniel A. Friedman, David B. Busch, Rollin Nothwehr, Jonathan Peter Cansfield, Emery Jay Zadins
  • Publication number: 20060255611
    Abstract: A load floor system is disclosed for use within a cargo area defined by a plurality of vehicle interior components and reconfigurable between a first storage configuration and a second storage configuration. The load floor system comprises a first load floor, a second load floor separate from the first load floor, and a covering coupled to the first load floor and the second load floor. The cargo area in the first storage configuration includes the first cargo floor and the cargo area in the second storage configuration includes the first cargo floor and the second cargo floor. The first cargo floor is presented without the second cargo floor when the cargo area is in the first storage configuration, and the first cargo floor is presented with the second cargo floor when the cargo area is in the second storage configuration. The covering provides a continuous surface between the first load floor and the second load floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Nels Smith, Rollin Nothwehr, Brian Dexter
  • Patent number: D613204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Bright Automotive
    Inventors: David B. Busch, Rollin Nothwehr, John E. Waters, Lyle Shuey, David Lauzun, Sean Conway, Hadrian Rori, William Blair, John Clarke, Peter LaDuke, Roland Knoepke, Michael Churchill, Nathan Wills, Martin Goldman, Herbert Gruber, Michael Henderson, Dale Frye, Timothy D. Bindon