Patents by Inventor James E. MacAfee

James E. MacAfee 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).

  • Support assembly for forwardly shiftable vehicle seat
    Patent number: 4046349
    Abstract: A seat support assembly of the disclosure mounts a vehicle seat on an associated vehicle floor for movement between a forward easy-enter position and a rearward seating position and has a curved link construction that increases the access space to the rear of the seat in the forward easy-enter position as well as including a latch mechanism for normally maintaining the seat in the seating position but releasable by a first outboard handle and a second rear handle having a bight portion that allows forward seat movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: American Motors Corporation
    Inventor: James E. MacAfee