Patents by Inventor Kenneth Kirby Pilcher

Kenneth Kirby Pilcher 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 seat
    Patent number: 11117500
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat in which entry of foreign matter from an opening part formed in a cover member is suppressed when stored. The vehicle seat of the present invention includes a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits, a leg member 20 that supports the seat cushion 11 and includes a locking device 22 at a lower end, a cover member 30 that covers a front side of the leg member 20, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device 22, and an elastically deformable lip part 40 that is attached to the cover member 30 and that covers the opening part. Since the opening part is covered by the lip part, the entry of foreign matter is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Souheil Hage-Hassan, Dinesh Hadadare, Teppei Ito, Derek Shane Lindsay, Kenneth Kirby Pilcher
  • VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20210129717
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat in which entry of foreign matter from an opening part formed in a cover member is suppressed when stored. The vehicle seat of the present invention includes a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits, a leg member 20 that supports the seat cushion 11 and includes a locking device 22 at a lower end, a cover member 30 that covers a front side of the leg member 20, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device 22, and an elastically deformable lip part 40 that is attached to the cover member 30 and that covers the opening part. Since the opening part is covered by the lip part, the entry of foreign matter is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Souheil HAGE-HASSAN, Dinesh Hadadare, Teppei Ito, Derek Shane Lindsay, Kenneth Kirby Pilcher