Patents by Inventor Lisa E. Petrauskas

Lisa E. Petrauskas 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).

  • Temporary seat covers
    Patent number: 9327629
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat. A seatcover assembly is disposed below the seat. The seatcover assembly is operable between a stored position and a deployed position. A spring-biased spindle is coupled with an attachment end of the seatcover assembly. A seatcover is configured to be wrapped around the spindle in the stored position and withdrawn from the spring-biased spindle in the deployed position. An engagement rod is coupled with an intermediate portion of the seatcover and is configured to securely engage a biteline disposed between the seat and the seatback. A plurality of engagement features removably secure side edges of the seatcover with the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Annette Lynn Huebner, Kristin Ann Hellman, Johnathan Andrew Line, Matthew B. Rutman, Lisa E. Petrauskas, Christian J. Hosbach, Ryan Welch, Josh Greiner, Artur Sakarian
  • TEMPORARY SEAT COVERS
    Publication number: 20160068089
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a seatback pivotally coupled with the seat. A seatcover assembly is disposed below the seat. The seatcover assembly is operable between a stored position and a deployed position. A spring-biased spindle is coupled with an attachment end of the seatcover assembly. A seatcover is configured to be wrapped around the spindle in the stored position and withdrawn from the spring-biased spindle in the deployed position. An engagement rod is coupled with an intermediate portion of the seatcover and is configured to securely engage a biteline disposed between the seat and the seatback. A plurality of engagement features removably secure side edges of the seatcover with the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Annette Lynn Huebner, Kristin Ann Hellman, Johnathan Andrew Line, Matthew B. Rutman, Lisa E. Petrauskas, Christian J. Hosbach, Ryan Welch, Josh Greiner, Artur Sakarian