Patents by Inventor Ryan V. Larcom

Ryan V. Larcom 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).

  • Integrated sunshade design
    Patent number: 8663535
    Abstract: A trim panel for a door of a vehicle that wherein both sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel are manufactured on the same equipment, thus eliminating the need to prepare separate molds for each trim panel. Both the sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel share essentially the same components and dimension except that the sunshade trim panel has an upper surface that terminates prior to a corresponding surface of the non-sunshade trim panel. This feature allows both trim panels to be made on the same equipment and then installed as needed depending on whether a given door will include a sunshade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Brian D. Large, Rachel E. Canepa, Shinichi Yamase
  • Cover for a tailgate rod passage
    Patent number: 8585125
    Abstract: A tailgate for an automotive vehicle. The tailgate is coupled via a rod to a motor within the automotive vehicle to open and close the tailgate. The tailgate comprises a metal frame including a point of attachment to the rod. A garnish covers at least a portion of the frame and includes a passage through which the rod extends. A cover having a cupped body fills the passage and includes a hole through which the rod extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • INTEGRATED SUNSHADE DESIGN
    Publication number: 20120319427
    Abstract: A trim panel for a door of a vehicle that wherein both sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel are manufactured on the same equipment, thus eliminating the need to prepare separate molds for each trim panel. Both the sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel share essentially the same components and dimension except that the sunshade trim panel has an upper surface that terminates prior to a corresponding surface of the non-sunshade trim panel. This feature allows both trim panels to be made on the same equipment and then installed as needed depending on whether a given door will include a sunshade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Brian D. Large, Rachel E. Canepa, Shinichi Yamase
  • COVER FOR A TAILGATE ROD PASSAGE
    Publication number: 20120306229
    Abstract: A tailgate for an automotive vehicle. The tailgate is coupled via a rod to a motor within the automotive vehicle to open and close the tailgate. The tailgate comprises a metal frame including a point of attachment to the rod. A garnish covers at least a portion of the frame and includes a passage through which the rod extends. A cover having a cupped body fills the passage and includes a hole through which the rod extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Hiroaki Taniguchi