Patents by Inventor Todd Leland DePue

Todd Leland DePue 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).

  • Pocketed panel assembly
    Patent number: 7517002
    Abstract: A pocketed panel assembly for a vehicle door is disclosed herein. The pocketed panel assembly includes a trim panel, a partial pocket structure, and a living hinge. The trim panel has a pivotal edge, and the partial pocket structure also has a pivotal edge. The living hinge integrally joins the pivotal edge of the trim panel to the pivotal edge of the partial pocket structure. In such a configuration, the partial pocket structure can be rotated about the living hinge and substantially abutted against the trim panel so as to form an open pocket on the trim panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Reed, David James Dooley, Richard David George, Todd Leland DePue, Mark J. Heinze
  • A POCKETED PANEL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20070284902
    Abstract: A pocketed panel assembly for a vehicle door is disclosed herein. The pocketed panel assembly includes a trim panel, a partial pocket structure, and a living hinge. The trim panel has a pivotal edge, and the partial pocket structure also has a pivotal edge. The living hinge integrally joins the pivotal edge of the trim panel to the pivotal edge of the partial pocket structure. In such a configuration, the partial pocket structure can be rotated about the living hinge and substantially abutted against the trim panel so as to form an open pocket on the trim panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randy Reed, David James Dooley, Richard David George, Todd Leland DePue, Mark J. Heinze