Patents by Inventor Alexander Thomas Taylor

Alexander Thomas Taylor 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).

  • Anchor assembly
    Patent number: 6405988
    Abstract: An anchor assembly is suitable for releaseably and adjustably securing a vehicle seat to the floor of a vehicle. The anchor assembly includes an anchor unit that in use is secured to the floor of the vehicle and a lock unit that in use is secured to the base of the vehicle seat. The lock unit cooperates with an anchor member in the anchor unit so that 1) the position of the vehicle seat can be adjusted by sliding the lock unit along the anchor member, 2) the lock unit can be secured in at least one predetermined adjustment position, and 3) the lock unit can be released from the anchor unit in at least one predetermined release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Alexander Thomas Taylor, Rodger Gordon Smith, Pacho Leon