Patents by Inventor William W. Baynes

William W. Baynes 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).

  • Vehicle compartment cover coupling
    Patent number: 8579061
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment cover coupling that moveably couples a vehicle compartment cover to a main body of a vehicle for movement of the vehicle compartment cover between an open position and a closed position. The cover coupling includes a first member that is coupled to the main body of the vehicle. The cover coupling further includes a second member that is coupled to the vehicle compartment cover, wherein the second member is moveably coupled to the first member. The vehicle compartment cover coupling further includes a retaining coupling that is operable to engage the first and second members together during a vehicle impact condition. The retaining coupling engages the first and second members to limit movement of the compartment cover in a first predetermined direction during the vehicle impact condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: John A. Radomski, William W. Baynes
  • VEHICLE COMPARTMENT COVER COUPLING
    Publication number: 20120186044
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment cover coupling that moveably couples a vehicle compartment cover to a main body of a vehicle for movement of the vehicle compartment cover between an open position and a closed position. The cover coupling includes a first member that is coupled to the main body of the vehicle. The cover coupling further includes a second member that is coupled to the vehicle compartment cover, wherein the second member is moveably coupled to the first member. The vehicle compartment cover coupling further includes a retaining coupling that is operable to engage the first and second members together during a vehicle impact condition. The retaining coupling engages the first and second members to limit movement of the compartment cover in a first predetermined direction during the vehicle impact condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: John A. Radomski, William W. Baynes