Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Alexander

Daniel J. Alexander 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: 20240083336
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one fender member supported by a vehicle and a tie down member associated with the at least one fender member. The tie down member is movable between a use position and a stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Mario Contreras Sosa, Luis Angel Becerril Cruz, Enrique Emanuel Farias, Martin D. Lopez, Paul Jonathan Alexander Wraith, Daniel J. Kangas, Brian Grover, Diego Santillan Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11059392
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a seat cushion of a seat on which the operator sits includes a seat frame and a pan supporting the seat cushion that is movably supported on the seat frame for movement relative to the seat frame, such as forward-backward or tilting movement. A control panel is mounted to the pan at a forward end of the pan and accessible by the operator while seated on the seat cushion. The control panel includes a housing defining a ledge that is configured so that the operator can grasp underneath the ledge with the operator's hand, with the thumb at an upper face of the control panel. An actuator button is supported on the housing at the upper face of the control panel for actuation by the thumb of the operator while grasping the ledge. A mechanism is connected to the actuator button and is configured and operable upon actuation of the actuator button to permit movement of the pan relative to said seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Alexander
  • Patent number: 10668842
    Abstract: A lumbar support device for a vehicle seat permits vertical and fore-aft adjustment of the support or forces exerted on the back of an operator seated on the vehicle seat. The lumbar support device includes a lumbar panel resiliently flexibly attached to the seat frame and/or seat shell to permit fore and aft movement of the lumbar panel relative to the seat back, the lumbar panel arranged to bear against the seat back, and a cam element having a cam surface bearing against the lumbar panel to apply force to the lumbar panel toward the seat back, the cam element supported on the seat frame and/or seat shell for movement relative to the lumbar panel and relative to the seat shell and/or seat frame, the cam element configured to vary the force applied to the seat back based on the movement of the cam element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: William W. Tuman, II, Edward A. Stulik, Daniel J. Alexander
  • Publication number: 20200055430
    Abstract: A lumbar support device for a vehicle seat permits vertical and fore-aft adjustment of the support or forces exerted on the back of an operator seated on the vehicle seat. The lumbar support device includes a lumbar panel resiliently flexibly attached to the seat frame and/or seat shell to permit fore and aft movement of the lumbar panel relative to the seat back, the lumbar panel arranged to bear against the seat back, and a cam element having a cam surface bearing against the lumbar panel to apply force to the lumbar panel toward the seat back, the cam element supported on the seat frame and/or seat shell for movement relative to the lumbar panel and relative to the seat shell and/or seat frame, the cam element configured to vary the force applied to the seat back based on the movement of the cam element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: William W. Tuman, II, Edward A. Stulik, Daniel J. Alexander
  • Patent number: 9254767
    Abstract: An adjustable headrest and integrated seat belt D-ring for a seat including a height adjustable headrest, D-rings on either side of the headrest and attached to the headrest for unitary movement with the headrest, slots in the D-rings configured to receive harness webbing which are also slanted to accommodate spacing adjustment between the two harnesses fed through the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: William W. Tuman, II, Daniel J. Alexander