Patents by Inventor Eric B. Stevens

Eric B. Stevens 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: 20140217797
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a side wall coupled with the frame, and a door pivotally coupled with the side wall and pivotable between a closed position and an opened position. The vehicle also includes a seat having a seat back that is pivotable about a pivot axis between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat further includes a striker member rigidly coupled with the seat back and movable along a travel path when the seat back is pivoted between the stowed position and the deployed position. The vehicle also includes a latch assembly coupled with the side wall and configured to selectively engage the striker member when the seat back is in the deployed position to secure the seat back in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Casey Heit, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Yoshiyuki Sato, Eric B. Stevens
  • Patent number: 8752879
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a side wall, a door, a seat, and a stopper member. The side wall is coupled with the frame. The door is pivotally coupled with the side wall and is pivotable between a closed position and an opened position. The seat includes a seat back that is pivotable about a pivot axis between a stowed position and a deployed position. The stopper member is coupled with the door and extends outwardly from the door. The stopper member is configured to overlie at least a portion of the seat back when the seat back is in the stowed position with the door in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Casey Heit, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Yoshiyuki Sato, Eric B. Stevens
  • Patent number: 8714618
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a utility bed, a seat, and a locking device. The utility bed includes a bed frame and is pivotally coupled with the frame between a hauling position and a dumping position. The seat includes a seat back that is pivotally coupled with the bed frame between a stowed position and a deployed position. The locking device is coupled with the bed frame and includes a latch. The latch is moveable relative to both the bed frame and the seat back, between a lock position and an unlock position. When the seat back is in the stowed position, the latch is in the unlock position and disengaged from the frame. When the seat back is in the deployed position and the utility bed is in the hauling position, the latch is in the lock position and engaged with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Casey Heit, Eric B. Stevens
  • Patent number: 8567846
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicular frame and a utility bed coupled with the vehicular frame. The utility bed includes a bed frame and a seat. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat back includes an upper back support and a lower back support. The lower back support is movably coupled with the upper back support and is movable between a passenger support position and a stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric B. Stevens, Casey Heit, Christopher M. Krajewski, Yoshiyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8490998
    Abstract: A handlebar assembly includes a handlebar, a parking brake actuator, and a dual-purpose actuator. The parking brake actuator is pivotally coupled to the handlebar and is pivotable between an activated position and a deactivated position to facilitate selective activation of a vehicular parking brake. The dual-purpose actuator is movably coupled with the parking brake actuator and movable together with the parking brake actuator to facilitate enablement of a reverse gear of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric B. Stevens