John M Stanesic

US Patent:

D627285, Nov 16, 2010

Filed:

Oct 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/316536

Inventors:

David E. Hardy - Braselton GA, US
John M. Stanesic - Dacula GA, US

Assignee:

Omix-ADA, inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12203

US Patent:

8163369, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/202497

Inventors:

John M. Stanesic - Dacula GA, US
David E. Hardy - Braselton GA, US

Assignee:

Omix-Ada, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

B32B 7/00
B32B 3/10
B32B 3/00
B32B 23/02
D06N 7/04
B62D 25/20
B60R 13/01

US Classification:

428119, 428131, 428141, 428156, 428192, 296 9723, 296 391

Abstract:

A vehicle floor tray has a base, upstanding side walls, a forward panel, and an aft wall that define a basin for confining liquid such as water, mud, and slush. An array of spaced apart chevron-shaped treads project upwardly from the base. The chevron-shaped treads are arranged in adjacent rows and the treads in each row are oriented in a direction opposite from the direction of orientation of the treads in adjacent rows. Further, each row of treads is shifted or staggered with respect to adjacent rows by a distance substantially equal to half the length of a tread plus half the distance between adjacent treads in a row. This configuration forms a convolutedly shaped network contiguous channels within which liquid may collect and spread out. The shape of the channel network and the shapes and orientations of the chevron-shaped treads inhibits the mass flow of liquid to the front, back, or sides of the floor tray during acceleration, deceleration, and up or down hill traverses. This, in turn, inhibits puddeling of liquid during off-road operation of a vehicle and the problems attendant thereto.

US Patent:

20120183745, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Feb 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/408307

Inventors:

John M. STANESIC - Dacula GA, US
David E. Hardy - Braselton GA, US

International Classification:

B32B 23/02

US Classification:

428192

Abstract:

A vehicle floor tray has a base, upstanding side walls, a forward panel, and an aft wall that define a basin. An array of spaced apart treads project upwardly from the base. The treads are arranged in adjacent rows and the treads in each row are oriented in a direction opposite from the direction of orientation of the treads in adjacent rows. Some rows may be shifted or staggered with respect to adjacent rows. This forms a convolutely shaped network of channels within which liquid may collect. The shape of the channel inhibits the mass flow of liquid to the front, back, or sides of the floor tray during acceleration, deceleration, and up or down hill traverses. This inhibits puddling of liquid during off-road operation of a vehicle.

US Patent:

D3956300, Jun 30, 1998

Filed:

Jul 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/073678

Inventors:

John M. Stanesic - Louisville CO
Scott P. Thompson - Longmont CO

Assignee:

DFM Corporation - Longmont CO

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12203

US Patent:

58236015, Oct 20, 1998

Filed:

Jan 2, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/778310

Inventors:

John M. Stanesic - Longmont CO
Scott P. Thompson - Des Moines IA

Assignee:

DFM Corporation - Indianola IA

International Classification:

B60R 1304

US Classification:

296 41

Abstract:

A bed rail cover for mounting to and protecting a vehicle bed rail. The bed rail cover is comprised of an integrally formed elongated rail cover having a top wall and two opposing side walls that are shaped to substantially conform to the exterior of the bed rail, and a fastening means for securing the rail cover to the bed rail about a stake hole pocket in the bed rail. In a preferred embodiment, a fastening clip having opposing wings is inserted through the rail cover and into a stake hole pocket, the wings being yieldably biased against the stake hole pocket to secure the rail cover in place. The fastening clip allows the rail cover to expand and contract in a longitudinal direction to prevent cracking and bulging of the rail cover.

US Patent:

D3891100, Jan 13, 1998

Filed:

Mar 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/067680

Inventors:

John M. Stanesic - Louisville CO

Assignee:

Dem Corporation - Indianola IA

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12181

US Patent:

20190270397, Sep 5, 2019

Filed:

Jan 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/255421

Inventors:

- Portland OR, US
Daniel Michael Gaines - Cartersville GA, US
John M. Stanesic - Dacula GA, US

International Classification:

B60N 3/04
B32B 5/12
B32B 5/02
B32B 5/26
D06N 7/00
B60R 13/01
B62D 65/02

Abstract:

A molded lightweight layered floor liner construction includes a top layer with an exposed carpeted hobnail surface, a middle layer including a moldable thermoplastic coating on the back of the top layer, and a bottom layer having a downwardly exposed surface characterized by singed non-woven fabric. The floor liner is lightweight, molded by known molding techniques, impervious to water, liquids, mud, and debris, and resistant to sliding and bunching up on the factory carpeted surfaces of a vehicle. The exposed hobnail surface interacts very well with mechanical fastening systems such as the hooks of a hook-and-loop fastener system. Thus, accessories such as cargo organizers can be placed on the exposed surface of the floor liner, where they stick firmly until pulled away, removed, and repositioned.

US Patent:

20190232859, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Jan 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/255419

Inventors:

- Portland OR, US
John M. Stanesic - Dacula GA, US

International Classification:

B60P 7/14

Abstract:

A cargo restraining system for use in a trunk or cargo area of a vehicle includes at least one restraining unit. The restraining unit comprises a bottom panel, a face panel, and a back panel. The bottom panel and the face panel are hingedly attached together along adjacent edges. The back panel is hingedly attached to face panel along the edge opposite that to which the bottom panel is hingedly attached. The restraining unit can be erected from a flat configuration wherein the three panels are substantially coplanar with each other to an upstanding operational or functional configuration. In the upstanding configuration, the bottom panel sits on a surface, the face panel is pivoted upwardly to extend vertically from the surface, and the back panel is hinged downwardly at an angle and its free edge is attached to the free edge of the bottom panel. The erected restraining unit thus forms a right triangular shape when viewed from an end. Additional like restraining units can be hingedly snapped together end-to-end to form a chain of restraining units. Hook-type fasteners can be formed on the underside of the bottom panel for securement to a carpeted surface or a non-slip coating can be provided for securement to a smooth surface. When in an upstanding configuration, one or more restraining units can be positioned on a vehicle surface adjacent to items of cargo such as boxes or grocery bags. A chain of restraining units can be formed into straight, curved, or serpentine shapes to conform to the footprint of cargo in a trunk or cargo space.