Patents by Inventor Gerald Lee Elson

Gerald Lee Elson 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).

  • Seat for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6231103
    Abstract: A foldable motor vehicle seat including a horizontal seat cushion and a vertical seat back joined at a horizontal hinge for pivotal movement of the seat cushion from a horizontal position to a vertical position folded against the seat back. The seat back is connected to a side wall of a body of the motor vehicle for pivotal movement about a vertical axis between a seating position in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the motor vehicle and a cargo position in a plane parallel to the longitudinal centerline. With the seat cushion folded vertically against the seat back and the seat back in its cargo position, the floor of the motor vehicle under the seat is exposed for cargo. With the seat cushion horizontal and the seat back in its seating position, a passenger may sit on the foldable seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Lee Elson, Elisabeth B. Nevitt, Gregory J. Cenzer, James A. Watson, Michael A. Jones, Robert W. Smith, Nancy M. Simioni, Michael H. Bates, Francis Nile Smith, Juan M. Capo