Patents by Inventor Blake Wortley

Blake Wortley 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: 9771009
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that can reduce manufacturing costs while increasing assembling rigidity of an elastic spring for supporting an occupant is described. A vehicle seat includes an elastic spring bridged between a front frame and a rear frame to support an occupant. A hook member is attached to a rear end portion of the elastic spring to be hooked to the rear frame. The hook member includes a hook body extending along an outer periphery of the rear frame and a projection projecting from a front edge of the hook body toward the rear frame and formed to have a width smaller than a width of the hook body. A through-hole is formed in a portion of the hook body, which is opposed to the projection. The through-hole has a width larger than a width of the projection and a length larger than a projecting length of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuta Kijima, Blake Wortley
  • Publication number: 20170120789
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that can reduce manufacturing costs while increasing assembling rigidity of an elastic spring for supporting an occupant is described. A vehicle seat includes an elastic spring bridged between a front frame and a rear frame to support an occupant. A hook member is attached to a rear end portion of the elastic spring to be hooked to the rear frame. The hook member includes a hook body extending along an outer periphery of the rear frame and a projection projecting from a front edge of the hook body toward the rear frame and formed to have a width smaller than a width of the hook body. A through-hole is formed in a portion of the hook body, which is opposed to the projection. The through-hole has a width larger than a width of the projection and a length larger than a projecting length of the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Yuta Kijima, Blake Wortley