Patents by Inventor Ian J. Coffer

Ian J. Coffer 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).

  • Vehicular seat system and method of folding
    Patent number: 6076880
    Abstract: A seat system for a passenger vehicle includes a foldable rear seat and a foldable front seat. The rear seat includes a removable seat bottom and a forwardly folding seat back. An approximately horizontal rear support surface is formed by a surface of the rear seat back when the rear seat back is folded forward. The front seat includes a seat bottom and a forwardly folding seat back. An approximately horizontal front support surface is formed by a surface of the front seat back when the front seat back is folded forward. An extended support surface is formed by the rear support surface and the front support surface. If desired, the front seat can be mounted on a track assembly so that the front and rear support surfaces can be placed in close proximity to each other. If desired, a workstation can be formed in the front support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc
    Inventors: Ian J. Coffer, Paul S. Severinski, Christopher G. Durham, Donald H. Bernhardt, Mark E. Rodgers, Michael David Kolosick