Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Steiner

Thomas J. Steiner 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).

  • Patent number: 5398996
    Abstract: An improved motor vehicle headrest structure is disclosed wherein individual support posts are securely attached to a plastic armature. The armature is formed separately from the support posts, which are subsequently attached by rivets or other suitable means, and includes a shroud about the end of each support post. A conventional foam-filled cover surrounds the armature assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Thomas J. Steiner
  • Patent number: 5385382
    Abstract: A seat frame apparatus for a motor vehicle having a sealed duct capable of directing the flow of air while simultaneously supporting the structural loads imposed upon a conventional seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Arthur W. Single, II, Thomas J. Steiner, James J. Cristiano, Matthew J. Macek, Debra Yeager, Riad A. Farah
  • Patent number: 5042193
    Abstract: A storage box for ice fishing tip-ups and related fishing tackle and equipment is especially constructed to carry a plurality of tip-ups in separate storage compartments in a manner to prevent tangling of hooks and lines with those of adjacent stored tip-ups or on the stored tip-up itself. Other compartments provide convenient storage for all of the other tackle and equipment normally needed for ice fishing and the box includes drain holes to allow water accumulating from ice on the stored equipment to drain from the box. The drain holes are disposed in the bottom panel of the box as are similar attachment holes so that two identical boxes may be attached back-to-back. The drain and the attachment holes are all selectively openable as with molded-in knockouts, so they may be utilized only if desired or necessary. The carrying handle is demountable for relocation closer to the centerline of a attached box pair to facilitate carrying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas J. Steiner
  • Patent number: 4658555
    Abstract: An insulating cover provides a easily removed thermal barrier over a hatchway used for access to an attic or other unheated area located above a heated living space. A cap, besides providing thermal insulation, provides an insulated dome or pocket space above the hatch, this space being used to manipulate a hatch cover or folding stairway. The seating surface of the insulating cap interlocks with a deck member on the attic floor sufficiently to hold it in place while allowing seepage of air during closing of the hatch cover or folding stairway. It is well known that such closing of a folding stairway of common design can cause an air movement or air rain into the stairwell opening. Only materials with high thermal "R" value are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Inventor: Thomas J. Steiner