Patents by Inventor Chad Balk

Chad Balk 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).

  • Publication number: 20180268704
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using systemic logic based on one or more escalation control thresholds to manage fulfillment of a dispatch. In some instances, a dispatch management server may receive data for each of one or more escalation control thresholds, monitor fulfillment of a dispatch after an incident based on each of the one or more escalation control thresholds, identify that at least one of the one or more escalation control thresholds has been surpassed, identify an available dispatch specialist out of a plurality of dispatch specialists to receive task management responsibilities, and assign the task management responsibilities to the dispatch specialist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Chad Balk
  • Patent number: 7703828
    Abstract: A vehicle seat latching system having four anchor mounting points wherein three of the four points define an engagement plane with respect to a vehicle floor. The fourth mounting point is located in a non-planar orientation to the engagement plane. A compensating latch is provided as part of the fourth mounting point to engage a mating element in a non-planar orientation. The compensating latch has a reduced engagement and release force characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: James G. O'Connor, Chad Balk
  • Patent number: 7575280
    Abstract: A latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a mounting plate, a latch, a pawl, and a cam. The latch, pawl, and cam are rotatably disposed on the mounting plate. The pawl engages the latch before the cam engages the latch to inhibit rotation of the latch. The pawl and cam disengage from the latch to permit the latch to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michele Palomba, Chad Balk, Matthew Kipf, James C. Dalian
  • Publication number: 20090026790
    Abstract: A vehicle seat latching system having four anchor mounting points wherein three of the four points define an engagement plane with respect to a vehicle floor. The fourth mounting point is located in a non-planar orientation to the engagement plane. A compensating latch is provided as part of the fourth mounting point to engage a mating element in a non-planar orientation. The compensating latch has a reduced engagement and release force characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: James G. O'Connor, Chad Balk
  • Publication number: 20070152484
    Abstract: A latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a mounting plate, a latch, a pawl, and a cam. The latch, pawl, and cam are rotatably disposed on the mounting plate. The pawl engages the latch before the cam engages the latch to inhibit rotation of the latch. The pawl and cam disengage from the latch to permit the latch to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michele Palomba, Chad Balk, Matthew Kipf, James Dalian
  • Patent number: 6672662
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly including a forward facing first seat back having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seat assembly further includes a rearward facing second seat assembly having a second seat back. The second seat back has a lower portion and an upper portion pivotally connected to the upper portion of the first seat back. The second seat back is movable between a retracted position and a seating position. In the retracted position, the lower portion of the second seat back is adjacent to the lower portion of the first seat back. In the seating position, the lower portion of the second seat back is spaced apart from the lower portion of the first seat back to provide a rearwardly facing inclined second seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Chad Balk
  • Patent number: 5707103
    Abstract: A rear seat assembly (10) for providing additional cargo space capable of being moved from a seating position to a stored position or removed from a vehicle. The seat assembly (10) is comprised of a seat bottom (12) and a seat back (14) interconnected by a locking hinge (16). The seat bottom (12) includes a clevis (26), a support bracket (22) and a latch (20) for supporting the seat bottom (12) on a vehicle floor (24) when the seat assembly (10) is in the seating position. In addition, the clevis (26) allows the seat assembly (10) to be moved from the seating position to an upright folded position. A support shaft (28) is mounted to the clevis (26) and removably received in a support housing (34) mounted on the vehicle floor (24) to allow the seat assembly (10) to rotate to the stored position or be removed from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Chad Balk