Patents by Inventor Gary A Kavanagh

Gary A Kavanagh 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).

  • Collapsible seat mechanism with integrated subfloor
    Patent number: 7377571
    Abstract: A stowable seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly including a seat, a seat receiving recess in a floor of a vehicle, an upper riser mechanism, a lower riser mechanism and a panel. The upper riser mechanism is coupled to the seat for movement of the seat between an elevated position and a collapsed position. The lower riser mechanism is coupled to the seat receiving recess for movement of the seat between a collapsed position and a stowed position. The panel is positioned between, and coupled to, the upper and lower riser mechanisms. The panel is arranged to conceal the seat receiving recess when the seat is in an elevated position, and is movable into the seat receiving recess when the seat is in a collapsed position to permit the seat to be stowed in the seat receiving recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: David J Ewers, Gary A Kavanagh, Glen M Kondratek, Carl Mather
  • Collapsible seat mechanism with integrated subfloor
    Publication number: 20070090663
    Abstract: A stowable seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly including a seat, a seat receiving recess in a floor of a vehicle, an upper riser mechanism, a lower riser mechanism and a panel. The upper riser mechanism is coupled to the seat for movement of the seat between an elevated position and a collapsed position. The lower riser mechanism is coupled to the seat receiving recess for movement of the seat between a collapsed position and a stowed position. The panel is positioned between, and coupled to, the upper and lower riser mechanisms. The panel is arranged to conceal the seat receiving recess when the seat is in an elevated position, and is movable into the seat receiving recess when the seat is in a collapsed position to permit the seat to be stowed in the seat receiving recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: David Ewers, Gary Kavanagh, Glen Kondratek, Carl Mather
  • Pneumatically cushioned vehicle seat(s) and apparatus and method to adjust the same
    Patent number: 4707027
    Abstract: A pneumatically cushioned vehicle seat and apparatus and method to adjust the same is provided by the present invention. A novel switching and pumping arrangement for the pneumatic seat and/or seating combination allows the pump to inflate the pneumatic cushion and also deflate the pneumatic cushion. Use of the pump for deflation of the pneumatic cushion eliminates the need of the chair occupant pushing against the same cushion when adjusting the seat to a less firm position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Zoltan L. Horvath, Gary A. Kavanagh, Steven F. Manning, Ronald J. Pyszel, Lloyd W. Rogers, Edgar H. Schlaps