Patents by Inventor David M Gable

David M Gable 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).

  • Reclining seat for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10065536
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a track latch assembly having a lower track configured to couple to a vehicle floor, an upper track coupled to a seat base, a recline handle rotatably coupled to a seat bottom, and a track release mechanism configured to move between a disengaged position that enables relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track, and an engaged position that facilitates preventing relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track. Rotation of the recline handle is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and movement of the seat bottom from a lowered position to a raised position is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position. A pivot latch assembly prevents movement of the seat bottom to and from the lowered and raised positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J Poniatowski, Robert Elton, Travis D Bechtel, David M Gable, Joel T Hudson
  • RECLINING SEAT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170088020
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a track latch assembly having a lower track configured to couple to a vehicle floor, an upper track coupled to a seat base, a recline handle rotatably coupled to a seat bottom, and a track release mechanism configured to move between a disengaged position that enables relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track, and an engaged position that facilitates preventing relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track. Rotation of the recline handle is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and movement of the seat bottom from a lowered position to a raised position is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position. A pivot latch assembly prevents movement of the seat bottom to and from the lowered and raised positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey J Poniatowski, Robert Elton, Travis D Bechtel, David M Gable, Joel T Hudson