Patents by Inventor Derek J. Higgs

Derek J. Higgs 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).

  • Patent number: 4585273
    Abstract: In order to provide a vehicle seat frame which gives a designer great frem, a seat frame is formed of a moulded body or a foam, such as polyurethane, reinforced internally by a fabricated sheet metal skeleton.The frame is covered by a pad to complete the seat.The seat back 6 and seat pan 5 portions of the frame are structurally independent.Seat belt anchorages (18, 18a, 21) are mounted on the seat back frame portion rather than to the vehicle body, and the arrangement is such that the restraint loads do not pass through the seat pan portion 5 of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Hawtal Whiting Design & Engineering Co., Ltd. of Pembroke House
    Inventors: Derek J. Higgs, Russell G. Murty, Alan Robins