Patents by Inventor William Seabolt

William Seabolt 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: 11203255
    Abstract: Protection device for a motor vehicle interior having a flexible fabric which is displaceable along a guide direction between a compact, stored rest position and a protection position, outstretched flat at least in sections, a guide device fixed to the vehicle, in a mounted state, on which the flexible fabric is guided in a linear manner along the guide direction. At least one luminous element is provided which is associated with the flexible fabric and which emits light onto the flexible fabric in an operating state. At least one carrier element is provided, the luminous element being positively joined thereby to the guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: David Hiemstra, William Seabolt, Christopher Driy, Justin Boetsma, Zoltan Bakonyi, Everardo Hernandez, Roberto Cabral
  • Publication number: 20200164727
    Abstract: Protection device for a motor vehicle interior having a flexible fabric which is displaceable along a guide direction between a compact, stored rest position and a protection position, outstretched flat at least in sections, a guide device fixed to the vehicle, in a mounted state, on which the flexible fabric is guided in a linear manner along the guide direction. At least one luminous element is provided which is associated with the flexible fabric and which emits light onto the flexible fabric in an operating state. At least one carrier element is provided, the luminous element being positively joined thereby to the guide device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: David HIEMSTRA, William SEABOLT, Christopher DRIY, Justin BOETSMA, Zoltan BAKONYI, Everardo HERNANDEZ, Roberto CABRAL
  • Patent number: 5287991
    Abstract: A laundry basket and a handle assembly therefor are disclosed. The laundry basket includes a walled container having a peripheral rim about a substantial portion thereof, a pair of opposing hand openings adjacent the peripheral rim, and a pair of handle members extending, respectively, about the rim and through the hand openings, each of the handle members including a bottom portion positioned below the rim, the bottom portion defining an upper boundary of one of the hand openings and a top portion, the top portion being connected to the bottom portion, wherein one of the top or bottom portions of each of the handle members is integral to the peripheral rim. Each portion of the handle members preferably includes a curved exterior surface to facilitate the lifting and carrying of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Walter P. Koda, Paul Santarsiero, William Seabolt, Walter H. Wilsford
  • Patent number: 5279443
    Abstract: A laundry basket and a handle assembly therefor are disclosed. The laundry basket includes a walled container having a peripheral rim about a substantial portion thereof, a pair of opposing hand openings adjacent the peripheral rim, and a pair of handle members extending, respectively, about the rim and through the hand openings, each of the handle members including a bottom portion positioned below the rim, the bottom portion defining an upper boundary of one of the hand openings and a top portion, the top portion being connected to the bottom portion, wherein one of the top or bottom portions of each of the handle members is integral to the peripheral rim. Each portion of the handle members preferably includes a curved exterior surface to facilitate the lifting and carrying of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Walter P. Koda, Paul Santarsiero, William Seabolt, Walter H. Wilsford
  • Patent number: 5133472
    Abstract: A laundry basket and a handle assembly therefor are disclosed. The laundry basket includes a walled container including a peripheral rim and a hand opening adjacent the rim. A handle extends about the rim and through the hand opening. The handle is preferably constructed from two pieces which are snapped together above and below the rim. Each piece includes a curved exterior surface to facilitate lifting and carrying the basket. The rim of the basket preferably includes an opening above the hand opening to facilitate the interlocking of the upper and lower pieces forming the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Walter P. Koda, Paul Santarisiero, William Seabolt