Patents by Inventor Bill Deming

Bill Deming 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: 7905462
    Abstract: A cover assembly covers a portion of a seat adjuster mechanism, wherein the seat adjuster mechanism includes a lower member configured to be coupled to a vehicle floor and an upper member operative for substantially vertical adjustment relative to the lower member. The cover assembly includes a lower cover and an upper cover. The lower cover is coupled to the lower member for concealing at least part of the lower member. The upper cover covers at least part of the upper member. The upper cover is pivotally coupled to the upper member of the adjuster mechanism and pivotally coupled to the lower cover so as to conceal the at least part of the upper member of the adjuster mechanism during the vertical adjustment of the upper member relative to the lower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Tony Toma, Bill Deming
  • Patent number: 7523985
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The seat back has a front seating surface and an opposite back surface. The back surface has a console with at least one compartment with a hinged lid for storing objects therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Bhatia, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Robert Christopher Day, Masroor Fahim, Bill Deming, Michael Anthony Zielinski, George Mike Chalhoub
  • Patent number: 7484786
    Abstract: A rear seat assembly for a truck includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat cushion supports an occupant above the floor of the vehicle. The seat cushion has opposite and spaced apart front and rear ends. The seat back supports the back of the occupant while seated on the seat cushion. The seat back is operatively coupled to the seat cushion to allow selective angular adjustment of the seat back relative to the seat cushion between a plurality of seating positions. The seat back is also movable between any one of the seating positions and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The rear seat assembly is movable along the floor of the vehicle between a full rear position, where the rear end of the seat cushion is adjacent a rear wall, and a full forward position, where the front end of the seat cushion is spaced apart from the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Rupert Muck, Masroor Fahim, Bill Deming
  • Patent number: 7325879
    Abstract: A seat belt guide includes first and second walls each having opposite top and bottom ends. A pair of generally parallel end walls extends from the first wall. The end walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in a transverse direction. A pair of generally parallel side walls extends from the second wall. The side walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in the transverse direction. First and second lips protrude outwardly for maintaining the seat belt spaced apart from the second wall to minimize friction associated with sliding of the seat belt through the guide. A pair of retaining walls extends toward each other from the pair of side walls, the retaining walls being spaced apart from the second wall for retaining the seat belt therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Masroor Fahim, Todd Rupert Muck, Yi-Ru Chen, Bill Deming
  • Publication number: 20070252404
    Abstract: A rear seat assembly for a truck includes a seat cushion and a scat back. The seat cushion supports an occupant above the floor of the vehicle. The seat cushion has opposite and spaced apart front and rear ends. The seat back supports the back of the occupant while seated on the seat cushion. The seat back is operatively coupled to the seat cushion to allow selective angular adjustment of the seat back relative to the seat cushion between a plurality of seating positions. The seat back is also movable between any one of the seating positions and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The rear seat assembly is movable along the floor of the vehicle between a full rear position, where the rear end of the seat cushion is adjacent a rear wall, and a full forward position, where the front end of the seat cushion is spaced apart from the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd R. Muck, Masroor Fahim, Bill Deming
  • Publication number: 20070194200
    Abstract: A cover assembly covers a portion of a seat adjuster mechanism, wherein the seat adjuster mechanism includes a lower member configured to be coupled to a vehicle floor and an upper member operative for substantially vertical adjustment relative to the lower member. The cover assembly includes a lower cover and an upper cover. The lower cover is coupled to the lower member for concealing at least part of the lower member. The upper cover covers at least part of the upper member. The upper cover is pivotally coupled to the upper member of the adjuster mechanism and pivotally coupled to the lower cover so as to conceal the at least part of the upper member of the adjuster mechanism during the vertical adjustment of the upper member relative to the lower member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Toma, Bill Deming
  • Publication number: 20070182230
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The seat back has a front seating surface and an opposite back surface. The back surface has a console with at least one compartment with a hinged lid for storing objects therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Bhatia, Hamshivraj S. Dhamrat, Robert C. Day, Masroor Fahim, Bill Deming, Michael A. Zielinski, George M. Chalhoub
  • Publication number: 20070182236
    Abstract: A seat belt guide includes first and second walls each having opposite top and bottom ends. A pair of generally parallel end walls extends from the first wall. The end walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in a transverse direction. A pair of generally parallel side walls extends from the second wall. The side walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in the transverse direction. First and second lips protrude outwardly for maintaining the seat belt spaced apart from the second wall to minimize friction associated with sliding of the seat belt through the guide. A pair of retaining walls extends toward each other from the pair of side walls, the retaining walls being spaced apart from the second wall for retaining the seat belt therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Masroor Fahim, Todd R. Muck, Yi-Ru Chen, Bill Deming