Patents by Inventor Christopher H. DeRose

Christopher H. DeRose 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).

  • Method of reinforcing a seatback frame of a seat assembly
    Patent number: 9981584
    Abstract: A method of reinforcing a seatback frame of a seat assembly in which the seatback frame includes a pair of first frame members. The method includes the steps of providing a reinforcement member having an insertion end and an arm at an opposite end of the reinforcement member. The arm extends generally normal to the remainder of the reinforcement member to define a generally L-shape. An aperture is formed in one of the pair of first frame members. The insertion end of the reinforcement member is inserted into the aperture. The attachment end is aligned with the other of the pair of first frame members. The reinforcement member is welded to the seatback frame to reinforce the seatback frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle E. Rosander, Leon Toma, Christopher H. DeRose, Robert Joseph Hazlewood
  • METHOD OF REINFORCING A SEATBACK FRAME OF A SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160121771
    Abstract: A method of reinforcing a seatback frame of a seat assembly in which the seatback frame includes a pair of first frame members. The method includes the steps of providing a reinforcement member having an insertion end and an arm at an opposite end of the reinforcement member. The arm extends generally normal to the remainder of the reinforcement member to define a generally L-shape. An aperture is formed in one of the pair of first frame members. The insertion end of the reinforcement member is inserted into the aperture. The attachment end is aligned with the other of the pair of first frame members. The reinforcement member is welded to the seatback frame to reinforce the seatback frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle E. Rosander, Leon Toma, Christopher H. DeRose, Robert Joseph Hazlewood