Patents by Inventor Doyle Eugene Brown

Doyle Eugene Brown 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).

  • Inertia-operated clamping devices and a shipping rack using the same
    Patent number: 5845786
    Abstract: A movable storage or carrying rack, or the like and an inertia operable locking or clamping device to clamp articles to the racks during transport of the articles is shown. An inertia-operated clamp that is in a release or ineffective position while the rack is stationary and which locks automatically at a high impulse or acceleration force is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Doyle Eugene Brown
  • Seat belt mechanism for a child seat
    Patent number: 5681094
    Abstract: An easy-to-use seat belt mechanism is provided for use with a child seat and includes a seat belt retractor having a reel with a seat belt wound thereon which can be extended about a child in the child seat. A pawl and ratchet form a retractor mechanism for blocking rotation of the reel and seat belt protraction to restrain the child in the seat. A manually rotatable shaft is connected to the reel to wind the reel in a rewind direction to tighten the seat belt about the child and provide an accurate sensation of increasing belt tension on the child. A manually operable release is operable to disable the pawl and ratchet mechanism to allow protraction of the belt with rotation of the reel and thereby allowing removal of the child from the child seat. The release also allows the belting to be readily readjusted if the belt is not properly tightened about the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Takata Inc.
    Inventors: Doyle Eugene Brown, Gregory Allen Polsgrove, Kirk Edward Morris