Patents by Inventor Fred Castator

Fred Castator 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).

  • Close-out panel for stowed seats
    Patent number: 6918625
    Abstract: A close-out panel for a stowable vehicle seat assembly having pivotable connections to a vehicle floor, the close-out panel having: a first edged attached to the stowable vehicle seat assembly, a second edge, parallel to the first edge, and a living hinge positioned between and parallel to the first edge and the second edge. The living hinge enables the close-out panel to fold when the stowable vehicle seat is deployed and to open into a flat panel flush with the vehicle's floor that conceals the pivotable connections when the vehicle seat is pivoted to a stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Storto, Fred Castator, Donald Olesko, Mark E Gratowski, Glenn F Syrowik, Lee Shilling
  • CLOSE-OUT PANEL FOR STOWED SEATS
    Publication number: 20050134076
    Abstract: A close-out panel for a stowable vehicle seat assembly having pivotable connections to a vehicle floor, the close-out panel having: a first edged attached to the stowable vehicle seat assembly, a second edge, parallel to the first edge, and a living hinge positioned between and parallel to the first edge and the second edge. The living hinge enables the close-out panel to fold when the stowable vehicle seat is deployed and to open into a flat panel flush with the vehicle's floor that conceals the pivotable connections when the vehicle seat is pivoted to a stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Storto, Fred Castator, Donald Olesko, Mark Gratowski, Glenn Syrowik, Lee Shilling
  • Automotive pillar with a storage compartment for cylindrical devices
    Patent number: D505379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Engineered Plastics
    Inventors: Fred Castator, Jim Smith
  • Automotive pillar with a storage compartment for a vacuum device
    Patent number: D508229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Engineered Plastics
    Inventors: Fred Castator, Jim Smith
  • Automotive console with a storage compartment
    Patent number: D541209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Engineered Plastics
    Inventors: Fred Castator, Jim Smith