Patents by Inventor Dan Bateson

Dan Bateson 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).

  • Rear seat and package tray sub assembly
    Patent number: 5813715
    Abstract: An automotive rear seat assembly having a seat back with a top and a bottom for supporting the back of an occupant. A package tray extends from the top of the seat back to an outer periphery. A rotational connection is disposed between the package tray and the top of the seat back which pivotally connects the package tray to the seat back. The rear seat assembly may be shipped with the package tray overlying the seat back and installed in a vehicle by rotating the package tray relative to the seat back to a position transverse to the seat back. Accordingly, the package tray and seat back may be installed within the vehicle as one unitary piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Musukula, Andrew Massara, James Masters, Philip Leistra, III, Majid Arefi, Dan Bateson