Patents by Inventor Jon E. Jacobs

Jon E. Jacobs 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).

  • Vehicle floor tub having a laminated structure
    Patent number: 7040691
    Abstract: A tub is configured for attachment to a vehicle floor to receive a collapsed vehicle seat therein. The tub is formed from a laminated sheet structure including two layers of cold rolled steel having a viscoelastic layer therebetween spanning the entirety of both steel layers. The tub body has a rim, side walls extending downward from the rim, and a bottom supported by the side walls. The tub body is approximately 10? deep from the rim to the bottom. The laminated sheet structure has a bending rigidity between approximately 9.7 and 16.5 Nm to enable the forming of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Material Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Jon E. Jacobs, James R. Schwaegler