Patents by Inventor Richard John Horton

Richard John Horton 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).

  • Rotary pawl latch
    Patent number: 7296830
    Abstract: Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan M. Koveal, Robert Speers, Hitesh Cherry, Jeffrey Antonucci, Richard B. Langkamp, D. Dale Turner, Richard John Horton, Phil Kempson, Alan Simchayoff
  • Vehicle seat with a display screen
    Patent number: D1018088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Nahuel Elias Battaglia, Christl Cleblad-Earl, Herman Francisco Delos Santos, Justin Dominic Horton, Alexander Kraus, Richard Luke Osellame, Andrew David Rudd, Christopher John Stoffel