Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Mark Huxter

Jeffrey Mark Huxter 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).

  • Present invention relates to a vehicle seat support mechanism
    Patent number: 7815258
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back which are movably connected to one another by a vehicle seat support mechanism and which are also movably mounted to a support floor by said vehicle seat support mechanism, said vehicle seat being movable between a normal in-use position and a stowed position, said stowed position being located rearwards from said normal in-use position and said seat back, when said vehicle seat is in its stowed position, being located at a relatively lower height than when said vehicle seat is in said normal in-use position. When the vehicle seat is moved to its stowed position, a seat assembly can be converted from a 3-seater to a 2-seater condition for instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mark Huxter, Alexander Martin Drake
  • FOLDABLE VEHICLE SEAT FROM A USE POSITION TO A STOWED POSITION AND RELATED LAYOUT OF A SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080174160
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back which are movably connected to one another by a vehicle seat support mechanism and which are also movably mounted to a support floor by said vehicle seat support mechanism, said vehicle seat being movable between a normal in-use position and a stowed position, said stowed position being located rearwards from said normal in-use position and said seat back, when said vehicle seat is in its stowed position, being located at a relatively lower height than when said vehicle seat is in said normal in-use position. When the vehicle seat is moved to its stowed position, a seat assembly can be converted from a 3-seater to a 2-seater condition for instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander Martin Drake, Jeffrey Mark Huxter