Patents by Inventor Jim Howard

Jim Howard 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).

  • Publication number: 20080018156
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a seat having a seat belt assembly comprising two or more seat belts, a latch attached to each seat belt, and a corresponding buckle, wherein each buckle releasably engages each corresponding latch in a corresponding housing, and a release mechanism located remote from each housing, wherein actuation of the release mechanism disengages each seat belt latch from its corresponding buckle. For certain seat assemblies with at least three seat belts, the first seat belt and the second seat belt are mounted on the seat back, and the third seat belt is mounted free of the seat back, each of the three seat belt latches are capable of being disengaged independent of the other two seat belt latches, and each of the three seat belts has a retractor which pulls the corresponding seat belt to a retracted position when each buckle is disengaged from each corresponding latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: GLOBAL SEATING SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Christian U. Hammarskjold, Frank J. Butch, Jim Howard
  • Publication number: 20070237870
    Abstract: This invention provides a grape powder in the form of a freeze-dried powder that is representative of different grape varieties that are widely consumed. The grape varieties that can be used in the practice of this invention include table grapes, juice grapes, wine grapes, or combinations of these types of grapes. The inventors have also provided a method of producing a grape powder in the form of a freeze-dried powder that is representative of the different grape varieties that are consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION
    Inventors: Courtney Romano, Kathleen Nave, Jim Howard
  • Patent number: D679209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Sennco Solutions, Inc
    Inventors: Andy Guy Reynolds, Jim Howard Groth, Anthony Joseph Marszalek