Patents by Inventor Heather M. Loftus

Heather M. Loftus 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).

  • Integrated infant seat for vehicles
    Patent number: 5542742
    Abstract: An infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially perpendicular to the infant seat back. The guide projects toward a primary seat back of the primary seat, over the infant seat. The overhead guide directs the inflation of an airbag into the passenger compartment over the infant seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Lynda K. Fulgenzi, Roger P. Daniel, Heather M. Loftus, Jeffrey L. Goins
  • Tilt forward seat base for integrated infant seat
    Patent number: 5524962
    Abstract: An integrated infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially perpendicular to the infant seat back. The infant seat is disposed on a tilting infant seat base, adapted to orient the overhead guide with an instrument panel mounted airbag, enabling the guide to direct the inflation of an airbag into the passenger compartment over the infant seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Lynda K. Fulgenzi, Roger P. Daniel, Heather M. Loftus