Patents by Inventor Dean VANDENHEEDE

Dean VANDENHEEDE 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: 20240181944
    Abstract: A latch including a frame having a receiving groove in which a striker is receivable, and a hook rotatably supported by the frame, the hook having an engaging groove with which the striker is engageable. The engaging groove is a single groove having a first groove part extending from a part of an outer edge of the hook and a second groove part bent from the first groove part and extending in a direction different from a direction the first groove part extends. When the seat back is in the raised position, the hook is in a first position and the striker is in the first groove part, and when the seat back is in the reclining position, the hook is in a second position that is a position of the hook rotated in a first direction from the first position and the striker is in the second groove part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew J. SIMMS, Justin SCHRAND, Dean VANDENHEEDE
  • Publication number: 20220388430
    Abstract: A seat rail assembly capable of stably holding a position of one or more vehicle seats relative to the vehicle floor. The seat rail assembly includes an upper rail on which the seat is provided and a lower rail which is mounted to the vehicle floor. The upper rail is slidably provided within the lower rail, and incorporates an engagement assembly with a dual wedge engagement assembly to ensure constant contact between the lower and upper rails. A gearbox configured to remove lash may be provided on the upper rail for moving the upper rail relative to the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew SIMMS, Dean VANDENHEEDE, Justin SCHRAND
  • Publication number: 20220371478
    Abstract: A seat rail assembly capable of stably holding a position of one or more vehicle seats relative to the vehicle floor. The seat rail assembly includes an upper rail on which the seat is provided and a lower rail which is mounted to the vehicle floor. The upper rail is slidably provided within the lower rail, and incorporates an engagement assembly with a dual wedge engagement assembly to ensure constant contact between the lower and upper rails. A gearbox configured to remove lash may be provided on the upper rail for moving the upper rail relative to the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew SIMMS, Dean VANDENHEEDE, Justin SCHRAND
  • Publication number: 20220314840
    Abstract: A seat rail assembly capable of stably holding a position of one or more vehicle seats relative to the vehicle floor. The seat rail assembly includes an upper rail on which the seat is provided and a lower rail which is mounted to the vehicle floor. The upper rail is slidably provided within the lower rail, and incorporates an engagement assembly with a dual wedge engagement assembly to ensure constant contact between the lower and upper rails. A gearbox configured to remove lash may be provided on the upper rail for moving the upper rail relative to the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew SIMMS, Dean VANDENHEEDE, Justin SCHRAND