Patents by Inventor Ernest A. Minder

Ernest A. Minder 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: 5482243
    Abstract: A seat adjuster slide arrangement is provided including in a preferred embodiment a floor channel connected to a vehicle floor and having two generally parallel spaced vertical extensions, each extension having a projecting flange, the floor channel also having first and second ends; a seat channel mounted on the floor channel; a floor cover for concealing the floor channel first end, the floor cover having legs extending parallel to the vertical extensions and also having a central portion bridging across the floor channel with a recessed depression; an inner cover attached to the seat channel; a spring connected to the inner cover; and an outer cover telescopically mounted on the inner cover and spring biased to a covering position over the inner cover, the outer cover having a front face bridging over the seat channel and having an alignment member and fingers projecting toward the floor channel first end, the alignment member being laterally between the fingers, and when the seat channel is displaced towa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest A. Minder