Patents by Inventor C. Todd Troutt

C. Todd Troutt 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 seating system with improved vibration isolation
    Patent number: 6866236
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a top frame for mounting to a vehicle seat. A bottom frame is provided for mounting to the vehicle and a middle frame or linking system movably mounts the top frame to the bottom frame. The middle frame includes two pair of scissor arms with rollers at the ends of the scissor arms. The top frame has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. The bottom frame also has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. Included among the roller tracks of the top and bottom frames is a single pair of curvilinear tracks, a pair of pivotal connecting tracks and two pair of linear tracks. A regulator system is also disclosed to regulate the amount of fore and aft travel of the top frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: National Seating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Logan E. Mullinix, George Thomas Hardin, C. Todd Troutt
  • VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED VIBRATION ISOLATION
    Publication number: 20040159763
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a top frame for mounting to a vehicle seat. A bottom frame is provided for mounting to the vehicle and a middle frame or linking system movably mounts the top frame to the bottom frame. The middle frame includes two pair of scissor arms with rollers at the ends of the scissor arms. The top frame has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. The bottom frame also has four corners with roller tracks at each corner. Included among the roller tracks of the top and bottom frames is a single pair of curvilinear tracks, a pair of pivotal connecting tracks and two pair of linear tracks. A regulator system is also disclosed to regulate the amount of fore and aft travel of the top frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: NATIONAL SEATING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Logan E. Mullinix, George Thomas Hardin, C. Todd Troutt