Patents by Inventor William Gerret McWhorter

William Gerret McWhorter 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).

  • Lighting device
    Patent number: 10400981
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle includes a first lighting part arranged on a stationary body part of the vehicle, and a second lighting part arranged on a movable body part of the vehicle. A gap in a vehicle width direction is provided between the first lighting part and the second lighting part. The first lighting part includes a first reflector and the second lighting part includes a second reflector. The first reflector is located forward of the second reflector in a vehicle forward-rearward direction, and the gap is rearward of the first reflector in the vehicle forward-rearward direction. The second reflector is inclined toward one of the first reflector and the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Logan M. Kingen, Christopher T. Lepage, Akira Hongo, Nathan M. Fisher, Aaron M. Eberle, Teerawan Grogan, Robert William Herpy, William Gerret McWhorter, Takuya Matsumaru, Taizo Yokoyama