Patents by Inventor David Michael Schacht

David Michael Schacht 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).

  • Cinch/lock of leg to ensure engagement
    Patent number: 7784860
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Schacht, Lei Cao, Matthew J. McLaughlin, Catherine A. DeVoss, Thomas J. Domlovil, Jeffrey P. Carroll
  • Cinch/Lock of Leg to Ensure Engagement
    Publication number: 20080315659
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: David Michael Schacht, Lei Cao, Matthew J. McLaughlin, Catherine A. Devoss, Thomas J. Domlovil, Jeffrey P. Carroll