Patents by Inventor Gerald Moilanen

Gerald Moilanen 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: 6745444
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a seat assembly is disclosed and includes the steps of providing a seat frame having a hog lance loop, providing a trim cover, providing a fastener strip formed in a plane and having a base section and a tab section including a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion, fastening the fastener strip to the trim cover, deflecting the body portion from the plane, and inserting the body portion into the hog lance loop to secure the trim cover to the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Gerald Moilanen
  • Patent number: 6543843
    Abstract: A fastener strip for a trim cover of a seat assembly including a base section and a tab section. The tab section includes a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion. The base section, the tab section, the hinge portion, and the body portion are formed in a plane. The hinge portion allows the body portion to deflect from the plane. The body portion includes a first side that cooperates with the base section to define a first aperture, and a second side that cooperates with the base section to define a second aperture. The fastener strip may be fastened to a trim cover and the body portion may be deflected from the plane and inserted into a hog ring lance loop of a seat frame thereby locking a first portion of the hog ring lance loop in the first aperture and a second portion of the hog ring lance loop in the second aperture to secure the trim cover to the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Gerald Moilanen