Patents by Inventor Jeff E. Dusek

Jeff E. Dusek 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).

  • Retractable storage devices
    Patent number: 11589679
    Abstract: A retractable storage device for an armrest of a chair, including a vertically extending arm assembly including a first distal end and a second distal end, a horizontally extending arm assembly including a first distal end and a second distal end, a middle connector, and a storage container. The second distal end of the vertically extending arm assembly is pivotally secured to the middle connector, and the first distal end of the horizontally extending arm assembly is pivotally secured to the middle connector. The retractable storage device is moveable between a stowed position and a raised position. The storage container is coupled to the second distal end of the horizontally extending arm assembly, where the storage container is stowed beneath the armrest when the retractable storage device is moved to the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff E. Dusek, Adrian F. G. Botran, Alison A. Palmer, Sabrina Tamames, Colleen L. Casey, Riley F. Keen, David G. Walter
  • RETRACTABLE STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210007494
    Abstract: A retractable storage device for an armrest of a chair, including a vertically extending arm assembly including a first distal end and a second distal end, a horizontally extending arm assembly including a first distal end and a second distal end, a middle connector, and a storage container. The second distal end of the vertically extending arm assembly is pivotally secured to the middle connector, and the first distal end of the horizontally extending arm assembly is pivotally secured to the middle connector. The retractable storage device is moveable between a stowed position and a raised position. The storage container is coupled to the second distal end of the horizontally extending arm assembly, where the storage container is stowed beneath the armrest when the retractable storage device is moved to the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff E. Dusek, Adrian F.G. Botran, Alison A. Palmer, Sabrina Tamames, Colleen L. Casey, Riley F. Keen, David G. Walter