Patents by Inventor Ian Hopley

Ian Hopley 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: 6189852
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of fastening seating to the floor of vehicles, and in particular to systems for allowing the seating to slide for adjustment or removal. Accordingly, a seating system is provided in which the longitudinal configuration and spacing of the seats may be more easily altered, without compromising safety. There is provided a seat anchorage system for seating carried in a vehicle including a track adapted to be attached to the load area of a vehicle, a traveller member configured to inter-engage with the track for longitudinal movement therealong and fixable to a seat, and securing means operative to permit securing of a seat associated with said traveller member in a desired position so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Manchester Metropolitan University
    Inventors: Ian Hopley, George Read