Patents by Inventor Ashley E. KEACH

Ashley E. KEACH 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).

  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10052987
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a base frame is provided at a back side of a cushion pad to support the cushion pad, and an outer covering is configured to cover a front side of the cushion pad and fixed to the base frame. The outer covering includes a first portion. A receptacle hole is provided at the front side of a cushion pad. An actuator is configured to move the first portion to a first position in which part of the first portion is located inside the receptacle hole, and to a second position farther away from the base frame than the first position. An elastic member is provided in the receptacle hole, connected to the part of the first portion, and configured to bias the first portion toward the base frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Samual T. Schacht, Elizabeth L. Chambers, Katsuhiro Kiya, Jeffrey J. Finni, Nicholas Domicone, Ashley E. Keach, Hideo Mitsui, Nathan A. Hartley
  • VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20180056836
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a base frame is provided at a back side of a cushion pad to support the cushion pad, and an outer covering is configured to cover a front side of the cushion pad and fixed to the base frame. The outer covering includes a first portion. A receptacle hole is provided at the front side of a cushion pad. An actuator is configured to move the first portion to a first position in which part of the first portion is located inside the receptacle hole, and to a second position farther away from the base frame than the first position. An elastic member is provided in the receptacle hole, connected to the part of the first portion, and configured to bias the first portion toward the base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Samual T. SCHACHT, Elizabeth L. CHAMBERS, Katsuhiro KIYA, Jeffrey J. FINNI, Nicholas DOMICONE, Ashley E. KEACH, Hideo MITSUI, Nathan A. HARTLEY