Patents Examined by Stephen L. Gordon
  • Transformable rear seat for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6598926
    Abstract: A stowable seating apparatus optimizes vertical space when stowed by positioning its component elements such that their minimum dimensions are vertical, and by avoiding overlapping of component elements. The stowable seating apparatus facilitates avoidance of packaging constraints when stowed because of combined movement of both a seat cushion and a seatback. The design of the stowable seating apparatus is easily modifiable to accommodate the differing packaging constraints of different vehicle interiors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Lee Price, Heidi H. McAdoo-Wilson, Mark R. Hinzmann