Patents by Inventor Chester Fudala

Chester Fudala 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).

  • Tilt worm recliner
    Patent number: 4685735
    Abstract: A recliner for an automotive vehicle seat comprising a seat mount, an adjustable seat back bracket pivoted to said seat mount and having a substantially flat end portion provided with a sector having an arcuate series of straight spur teeth concentric to the pivot axis between said mount and bracket, and a tilted worm carried by said mount having a helically threaded portion in mesh with the teeth of said sector, the worm being tilted an angle to correspond to the helix angle of its thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Ferro Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Bob L. McFalls, Timothy S. Myers, Chester Fudala