Patents by Inventor Foster Van Doren

Foster Van Doren 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).

  • Removable vehicle seat assembly
    Patent number: 5997069
    Abstract: The present invention is a removable vehicle seat assembly for use with a motor vehicle having an interior floor structure with at least a portion thereof covered by a yieldingly deformable material. A latch and release assembly is operatively associated with a riser support structure. The latch and release assembly is configured to be engaged with front and rear anchor members of the interior floor structure and releasably locked in one of a range of releasably locked positions. The latch and release assembly is constructed to be engaged with the front and rear anchor members and releasably locked in an initial one of the range of releasably locked positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Magna Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Coffey, David M. Pascoe, Rufolf Gruber, Brian W. Staley, Foster Van Doren