Patents by Inventor Kevin W. Downes

Kevin W. Downes 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).

  • Seat for an agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 6572193
    Abstract: A folding seat is provided for the cab of an agricultural vehicle. The seat is provided with a mounting bracket secured by bolts to an inclined -horizontal surface in the cab, such as part of the wheel arch. A seat member is pivotably mounted at its rear end on the mounting bracket for pivotal movement between a horizontal operative position and an inclined storage position in which the seat member lies against the mounting bracket. A stay is mounted to pivot between an operative position in which it extends vertically from the mounting bracket to the seat member in order to support the weight of the seat member on the mounting bracket and a storage position in which it lies between the mounting bracket and the seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Downes
  • Seat for an agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 6550854
    Abstract: A folding seat is provided for the cab of an agricultural vehicle. The seat is provided with a mounting bracket secured by bolts to an inclined-horizontal surface in the cab, such as part of the wheel arch. A seat member is pivotably mounted at its rear end on the mounting bracket for pivotal movement between a horizontal operative position and an inclined storage position in which the seat member lies against the mounting bracket. A stay is mounted to pivot between an operative position in which it extends vertically from the mounting bracket to the seat member in order to support the weight of the seat member on the mounting bracket and a storage position in which it lies between the mounting bracket and the seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Downes
  • Seat for an agricultural vehicle
    Publication number: 20020125754
    Abstract: A folding seat is described for the cab of an agricultural vehicle. The seat is provided with a mounting bracket secured by bolts to an inclined -horizontal surface in the cab, such as part of the wheel arch. A seat member is pivotably mounted at its rear end on the mounting bracket for pivotal movement between a horizontal operative position and an inclined storage position in which the seat member lies against the mounting bracket. A stay is mounted to pivot between an operative position in which it extends vertically from the mounting bracket to the seat member in order to support the weight of the seat member on the mounting bracket and a storage position in which it lies between the mounting bracket and the seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Downes