Patents by Inventor Greg Fraley

Greg Fraley 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: 6655744
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having seat belt segments that are retained on first and second retractors. The retractors each have a spool on which seat belt segments are wound. The spools of the first and second retractors are linked together by a spring that biases the spools to retract the belt segments. Right and left seat belt presenters are provided to move the latches of seat belt segments between a retracted position and a presentation position where the latches are held at a convenient location to be grasped by a person seated in the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick A. Petri, Ernesto E. Blanco, Greg Fraley, Nicole Poponea, H. Winston Maue
  • Publication number: 20020109392
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having seat belt segments that are retained on first and second retractors. The retractors each have a spool on which seat belt segments are wound. The spools of the first and second retractors are linked together by a spring that biases the spools to retract the belt segments. Right and left seat belt presenters are provided to move the latches of seat belt segments between a retracted position and a presentation position where the latches are held at a convenient location to be grasped by a person seated in the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick A. Petri, Ernesto E. Blanco, Greg Fraley, Nicole Poponea, H. Winston Maue
  • Patent number: 6416127
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back pivotally connected with respect to the seat bottom, a seat track and an oscillating damped energy management device secured between the seat back and the seat bottom. The device includes a damper mechanism having a gear assembly coupled to a damper crank on a secondary gear shaft. Rotation of the damper crank causes an oscillating movement of a damper rod coupled to a damper cylinder. The viscosity of the fluid within the damper cylinder can be selected to vary the energy dampening characteristics of the damper mechanism. The damper mechanism may also include a pair of damper cylinders that can oscillate approximately ninety degrees out of phase with respect to each other to more smoothly control the damped energy during low and high impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Ashford A. Galbreath, Jr., Dianna Sabo, John R. Sims, Stephen Lambrecht, Joel P. Mendel, Steve Schulte, Greg Fraley