Patents by Inventor Stephan J. Speth

Stephan J. Speth 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).

  • Flexible arm light for automobile overhead console
    Patent number: 6257745
    Abstract: A flexible arm light for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment equipped with an overhead console includes a first housing and a second housing interconnected by a flexible housing. The first housing includes a lamp coupled to the overhead console at a first location. The second housing is coupled to the console at a second location. The flexible arm light is operable in a stowed position and a deployed position wherein the flexible arm light is selectively directable toward a target when in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan J. Speth, Lawrence J. Sak
  • Deployable foot rest for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6241301
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including an occupant compartment and a foot rest. The occupant compartment is partially defined by a floor. The foot rest is interconnected with the floor for movement between a first position and a second position. An upper surface of the foot rest is flush with the floor when the foot rest is in the second position. The upper surface extends above the floor when the foot rest is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan J. Speth, Thomas B. Tran