Patents by Inventor Costel Ailenei

Costel Ailenei 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).

  • Recliner pawl member
    Patent number: 8827368
    Abstract: A recliner mechanism comprising a base plate having a plurality of contoured extension members and a central aperture; a pivot member coupled to the central aperture of the base plate; a cam member pivotably coupled to the pivot member; a first and second disc member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members; a tooth plate having central aperture for coupling to the pivot member and an annular ring including a plurality of teeth; a first and second pawl member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members, the first and second pawl members having a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the tooth plate and contoured sides for engagement with the base plate, cam member, first and second disc member, and the contoured extension members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Leighton, Michael Zhang, Tracy A. Schachern, Douglas M. Coburn, Kyle M. Doxey, Costel Ailenei
  • RECLINER PAWL MEMBER
    Publication number: 20110309665
    Abstract: A recliner mechanism comprising a base plate having a plurality of contoured extension members and a central aperture; a pivot member coupled to the central aperture of the base plate; a cam member pivotably coupled to the pivot member; a first and second disc member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members; a tooth plate having central aperture for coupling to the pivot member and an annular ring including a plurality of teeth; a first and second pawl member positioned within the base plate and supported by the contoured extension members, the first and second pawl members having a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the tooth plate and contoured sides for engagement with the base plate, cam member, first and second disc member, and the contoured extension members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Leighton, Michael Zhang, Tracy A. Schachern, Douglas M. Coburn, Kyle M. Doxey, Costel Ailenei