Patents by Inventor Gerald James Hildom

Gerald James Hildom 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: 10881561
    Abstract: An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, including a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle. The housing includes a bottom plate connected to a top plate and forming a first channel therebetween, a slidable member arranged within the first channel, and a means for displacing the slidable member along the first channel from a first position when stored to a second position in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald James Hildom, Keven Crawford, Sean Clinton Fenton, Scott Ivan Fenton
  • Patent number: 10787144
    Abstract: A headliner bar assembly for securing a compliant airbag within a vehicle, the assembly including a front mounting plate, including a first front end and a first rear end, a rear mounting plate, including a second front end arranged adjacent to the first rear end, and a second rear end, a mounting bracket arranged adjacent to the first front end, wherein the compliant airbag is secured to at least the front mounting plate and the rear mounting plate, and a panel operatively arranged to cover at least the compliant airbag, the front mounting plate, and the rear mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Damon Lee Brown, Gerald James Hildom
  • Patent number: 10625867
    Abstract: An integrable seat leg for an original equipment manufacturer seat, including a vertical member, including a front end and a rear end, a first side surface and a second side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, one or more engaging members extending from the bottom surface, and one or more through-bores arranged proximate the top surface to secure the integrable seat leg to the seat, wherein the one or more engaging members are operatively arranged to engage one or more respective apertures in track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald James Hildom, Scott Ivan Fenton
  • Publication number: 20200078235
    Abstract: An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, including a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle. The housing includes a bottom plate connected to a top plate and forming a first channel therebetween, a slidable member arranged within the first channel, and a means for displacing the slidable member along the first channel from a first position when stored to a second position in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald James Hildom, Keven Crawford, Sean Clinton Fenton, Scott Ivan Fenton
  • Publication number: 20190106217
    Abstract: An integrable seat leg for an original equipment manufacturer seat, including a vertical member, including a front end and a rear end, a first side surface and a second side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, one or more engaging members extending from the bottom surface, and one or more through-bores arranged proximate the top surface to secure the integrable seat leg to the seat, wherein the one or more engaging members are operatively arranged to engage one or more respective apertures in track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald James Hildom, Scott Ivan Fenton
  • Patent number: 9610861
    Abstract: A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Gerald James Hildom
  • Patent number: 9550436
    Abstract: A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Gerald James Hildom
  • Publication number: 20160185256
    Abstract: A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Gerald James Hildom
  • Publication number: 20160185257
    Abstract: A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Gerald James Hildom
  • Publication number: 20140367545
    Abstract: A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Ivan Fenton, Gerald James Hildom