Patents by Inventor Dawn MACLEOD

Dawn MACLEOD 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).

  • Lateral slide pickup truck rear seat
    Patent number: 9873354
    Abstract: A stowable vehicle seat and seat arrangement are provided for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The arrangement includes a first outboard seat with a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest connected to the seat base. A second outboard seat includes a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest and a lateral guide rail for lateral movement. The stowable seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a floor connection and a linkage between the seat base, the floor connection and the backrest for movement from a seating position blocking lateral movement of the second outboard seat to a stowage position in which the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Yannis Poulos, Dawn Macleod, Eric Michalak, Reinier Soliven, Sylviane Mayer, Bradford V. Feiler, Steven E. White, Prasanna Korlahalli, John M. Beranek
  • LATERAL SLIDE PICKUP TRUCK REAR SEAT
    Publication number: 20160176318
    Abstract: A stowable vehicle seat and seat arrangement are provided for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The arrangement includes a first outboard seat with a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest connected to the seat base. A second outboard seat includes a seat base, a vehicle floor connection and a backrest and a lateral guide rail for lateral movement. The stowable seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a floor connection and a linkage between the seat base, the floor connection and the backrest for movement from a seating position blocking lateral movement of the second outboard seat to a stowage position in which the second outboard seat is moveable laterally along the lateral guideway to a position directly adjacent to the first outboard seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yannis POULOS, Dawn MACLEOD, Eric MICHALAK, Reinier SOLIVEN, Sylviane MAYER, Bradford V. FEILER, Steven E. WHITE, Prasanna KORLAHALLI, John M. BERANEK