Patents by Inventor Brian L. Kipp

Brian L. Kipp 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: 9919659
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seatback, a cover, a housing, arms and a plate. The cover is connected to the seatback at a hinge and is rotatable relative to the seatback between first and second positions to open and close a recess formed in a rearward-facing surface of the seatback. The housing is movably attached to the cover. The arms are movably connected to the housing. Each arm may include a body, a gripping flange extending from an end of the body, and a protrusion extending from the body. The plate is rotatably mounted to the housing and includes a plurality of grooves. Each groove slidably receives a corresponding one of the protrusions such that rotation of the plate in a first direction causes movement of the arms toward each other and rotation of the plate in a second direction causes movement of the arms away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Brian L Kipp, Omar Cinco
  • Publication number: 20170174146
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seatback, a cover, a housing, arms and a plate. The cover is connected to the seatback at a hinge and is rotatable relative to the seatback between first and second positions to open and close a recess formed in a rearward-facing surface of the seatback. The housing is movably attached to the cover. The arms are movably connected to the housing. Each arm may include a body, a gripping flange extending from an end of the body, and a protrusion extending from the body. The plate is rotatably mounted to the housing and includes a plurality of grooves. Each groove slidably receives a corresponding one of the protrusions such that rotation of the plate in a first direction causes movement of the arms toward each other and rotation of the plate in a second direction causes movement of the arms away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Brian L. Kipp, Omar Cinco