Kevin D Dinger

20120146355, Jun 14, 2012

Dec 13, 2010

12/966358

Kevin D. Dinger - West Bloomfield MI, US
James G. Gobart - Rochester MI, US

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

B60R 9/045

296 375

An apparatus for a vehicle includes a first panel that defines a loading surface and has first and second sides. The apparatus also includes a support frame connected to the first panel and having first and second supports. A second panel is pivotably connected to the first panel. The first and second supports are configured to be selectively connectable to and releasable from the vehicle body. The apparatus is positionable in a stowed position when the supports are connected to the vehicle body. In the stowed position, the apparatus is within the interior cargo area and the first panel is substantially parallel with and above the floor. The apparatus is pivotable with respect to the vehicle body to a deployed position in which the supports are connected to the vehicle body and in which the apparatus extends at least partially out of the vehicle to provide additional cargo area.

20130229035, Sep 5, 2013

Mar 2, 2012

13/410571

Kevin D. Dinger - West Bloomfield MI, US
James G. Gobart - Rochester MI, US
Thomas E. Houck - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

A47C 7/62
B60N 2/48

29718801

A seat assembly having a seatback and a head restraint is provided. The seat assembly includes a support member extending between the head restraint and the seatback. The support member is configured to attach the head restraint to the seatback, and may extend downward into the seatback. The support member separates the head restraint into a forward portion and a rearward portion. A receptacle cavity is defined within the rearward portion of the head restraint. The receptacle cavity is configured to receive one or more articles.

20130249232, Sep 26, 2013

Mar 21, 2012

13/425804

Kevin D. Dinger - West Bloomfield MI, US
Thomas E. Houck - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

B60R 5/00

296 375

A cargo management system includes a base panel and a cover panel operatively attached to the base panel. The cover panel is pivotally movable between a first position and a second position. The first position of the cover panel is substantially parallel to the base panel, while the second position of the cover panel is substantially non-parallel to the base panel. A stowage area is defined between the base panel and the cover panel in the first position.

20130320694, Dec 5, 2013

Jun 5, 2012

13/488488

Kevin D. Dinger - West Bloomfield MI, US
Kevin C. Barrett - Richmond MI, US
Thomas E. Houck - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
David R. Fischer - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
John Deak - Weston, CA
Antoine Desjardins - Mississauga, CA
Nick Donatelli - Tottenham, CA
Vladimir Korobchevsky - Thornhill, CA
Vladimir Nikolic - Etobicoke, CA
Kulbir Singh Dhillon - Caledon, CA

ABC GROUP, INC. - Toronto
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

B60R 7/00
B60R 13/02

296 3716, 296 108

A vehicle includes a body defining an interior space, and a plurality of trim panels coupled to the body within the interior space of the body and cooperating to define a cargo area therebetween. A collapsible container system is integrated into the plurality of trim panels within the cargo area. The collapsible container system is collapsible into a stowed position disposed between a first one of the plurality of trim panels and the body to conceal the collapsible storage system when not required for storing objects, and is expandable into a storage position extending at least partially across the cargo area to present at least one storage vessel for receiving and storing an object therein.