Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Goins
Jeffrey L. Goins 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).
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Patent number: 5542742Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Lynda K. Fulgenzi, Roger P. Daniel, Heather M. Loftus, Jeffrey L. Goins
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Patent number: 5520603Abstract: A buckle chute folding machine is described which has a single selector knob which selects a variety of fold patterns by simultaneous adjustment of the position of a stop blade in a buckle chute and a deflector bar positionable with respect to a nip roller set to either prevent or allow a second fold to be executed. An automatic paper feed system is provided to feed sheets from a holder tray, each sheet advanced incrementally into the machine to preclude double or overlapped feeding of the sheets through the nip roller sets.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1994Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Inventors: Edward A. Bluthardt, Robert A. Bluthardt, Noel L. Noble, Jeffrey L. Goins
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Patent number: 5387028Abstract: An occupant harness is described for an occupant seat in a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including a pair of belts secured thereto at opposite ends of each belt and a buckle device secured to the motor vehicle. The harness comprises a pair of tongue members each interlaced with a respective one of the belts, the pair of tongue members being pivotably connected to each other so as to pivot from a first open position not in engagement with the buckle device to a second closed position so that each tongue member engages the buckle device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1993Date of Patent: February 7, 1995Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Lynda K. Fulgenzi, Jeffrey L. Goins
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Patent number: 5366270Abstract: A child restraint seat (22) is disposed in a cavity (20) of the backrest (14) in an adult passenger seat (10) for restraining a child in a vehicle. The child seat (22) comprises a seat portion (24) pivotal between a folded position recessed in the cavity (20) forming a lower portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position resting against the adult seat portion (12). A child backrest (26) is disposed in the cavity (20) and pivotal between a first position parallel with the inclined position of the adult backrest (14) and a second child backrest inclined position. The child seat (22) further includes a headrest (54) pivotal in an arcuate path about an axis of the adult backrest (14) between a folded position forming the upper portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position raised above the backrest (14) and forming an extended child backrest portion (26).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1992Date of Patent: November 22, 1994Assignee: Lear Seating CorporationInventors: Edward R. Heussner, Jeffrey L. Goins, Sr.
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Patent number: 5312156Abstract: A child restraint seat (22) is disposed in a cavity (20) of the backrest (14) in an adult passenger seat (10) for restraining a child in a vehicle. The child seat (22) comprises a seat portion (24) pivotal between a folded position recessed in the cavity (20) forming a lower portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position resting against the adult seat portion (12). A child backrest (26) is disposed in the cavity (20) and pivotal between a first position parallel with the inclined position of the adult backrest (14) and a second child backrest inclined position. The child seat (22) further includes a headrest (54) pivotal in an arcuate path about an axis of the adult backrest (14) between a folded position forming the upper portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position raised above the backrest (14) and forming an extended child backrest portion (26).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1992Date of Patent: May 17, 1994Assignee: Lear Seating CorporationInventors: Edward R. Heussner, Jeffrey L. Goins, Sr., Peter R. McCulloch
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Patent number: 5282668Abstract: A child restraint seat (22) is disposed in a cavity (20) of the backrest (14) in an adult passenger seat (10) for restraining a child in a vehicle. The child seat (22) comprises a seat portion (24) pivotal between a folded position recessed in the cavity (20) forming a lower portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position resting against the adult seat portion (12). A child backrest (26) is disposed in the cavity (20) and pivotal between a first position parallel with the inclined position of the adult backrest (14) and a second child backrest inclined position. The child seat (22) further includes a headrest (54) pivotal in an arcuate path about an axis of the adult backrest (14) between a folded position forming the upper portion of the adult backrest (14) and an unfolded position raised above the backrest (14) and forming an extended child backrest portion (26).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1992Date of Patent: February 1, 1994Assignee: Lear Seating CorporationInventors: Edward R. Heussner, Jeffrey L. Goins, Sr.
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Patent number: 5222597Abstract: A golf ball carrier is disclosed comprised of an elongated inner carrier sleeve open at either end and slotted for its full length, configured to receive a number of golf balls inserted one at a time into either end and grip the same. The inner carrier sleeve is substantially completely received into an elongated approximately equal length carrier sleeve closed at one end. The golf balls can be removed by being pulled through the slot, after the carrier sleeve is withdrawn from the casing tube sufficiently to expose the ball to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1992Date of Patent: June 29, 1993Inventors: Edward A. Bluthardt, Robert E. Bluthardt, Jeffrey L. Goins, Sr.
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Patent number: 5117985Abstract: A stacking receiver is disclosed for collecting and edgewise stacking of a succession of folded sheets exiting a slot on the folding machine, the receiver including an angled wire frame member pivotally mounted to be able to be swung to an up position in which the apex of a corner formed on each of a pair of legs is aligned opposite the slot. The member is spring urged to the up position, and is gradually lowered as successive sheets are fed beneath each other and accumulate in a stack, forced against a confinement section extending up from the corner apex, the sheets in the stack resting on a holder section extending horizontally as the member assumes a full down position. A second member provides an ascending ramp allowing the sheets to descend from the slot onto the holder section.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1991Date of Patent: June 2, 1992Inventors: Edward A. Bluthardt, Jeffrey L. Goins, Sr., Noel Noble
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Patent number: 5007644Abstract: A golf putting practice target is disclosed comprised of a one hpiece molded plastic target piece adapted to rest on a floor surface. The target requires careful control over the speed of the ball, which must be putted so as to be directed into an intermediate depression formed between the peaks of a gently inclined entrance ramp and a more steeply inclined back ramp, without returning out of the depression because of a too fast putt. The height of the peak of the back ramp is substantially higher than the height of the peak of the entrance ramp so that any slight excess speed of a stroked golf ball will likely result in escape from the intermediate depression by returning past the entrance ramp peak. In a preferred embodiment a strip of carpet covers the entrance ramp, extending from the peak to a point, forward of the target piece to provide a putting approach surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1990Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Inventors: Edward A. Bluthardt, Jeffrey L. Goins
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Patent number: 4842574Abstract: A table top buckle chute fold machine is disclosed in which improved and more reliable squaring of the paper to the folding rolls is accomplished by lightly driving an inserted sheet of paper with a friction roller against a selected one of several deflector assemblies. The deflector assemblies each include a deflector member spaced away from the rollers to direct the advancing edge of the paper inwardly so as to be abutted against the back of a recessed guide groove. An intermittently engaged drive roller causes the squared paper to be forcibly advanced against the groove, causing the sheet to buckle and be nipped between another pair of driven nip rollers, forming a first fold at the location determined by the location of the particular deflector assembly activated.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1987Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Inventors: Noel L. Noble, Edward A. Bluthardt, Jeffrey L. Goins