Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Goodall

Christopher J. Goodall 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: 5984397
    Abstract: A folding seating unit for a vehicle provides a forward or rearward facing seat with a backrest which is capable of being folded flat and sideways against the side of the vehicle at a low level beneath the window level of the vehicle. The seating unit can be stowed within side trim panels without obscuring windows, or the load carrying area of the vehicle floor, and is particularly suited to multipurpose vehicles or vans. The seating unit includes: an outboard leg coupled to the vehicle side, and an inboard leg engaging with the vehicle floor, a retraction mechanism providing automatic folding of the inboard leg when the seating unit is folded to its stowed position; an extending backrest squab which extends the effective height of the backrest when the seating is in a deployed condition, but retracts when the seating is in the stowage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignees: Rover Group Limited, Tricom Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Richard Dawson, Christopher J. Goodall, Danella Louise Bagnall, David John Walker, Matthew Richard Oliver