Patents by Inventor Bruce Houghtaling

Bruce Houghtaling 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).

  • Seat back recliner with cable release
    Patent number: 4765681
    Abstract: Vehicle seat adjustable recliner hinge assembly employing toothed sector, pivoted toothed pawl and retractable pivoted eccentric cam resiliently urged to pawl engaging sector retaining seat backadjusted position, characterized by a remote lever actuated flexible cable release connection for said cam for applying cable tension at an effective cam actuating radial moment arm relative to the cam pivot in a direction opposite to the resilient biasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: Keiper Recaro Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Houghtaling, Harry H. White