Patents by Inventor Leonard K. Hensley

Leonard K. Hensley 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).

  • Hydro-formed seat adjuster system
    Patent number: 6957796
    Abstract: A seat adjuster system includes a shaft and an elongated member. In another aspect of the present invention, the member is a lever which is attached to the shaft by an interference fit. A further aspect of the present invention employs hydro-forming of the shaft to attach the member to the shaft, which is preferably a torsion tube for an automotive seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard K. Hensley, Keith McCullen, Michael G. Maddelein
  • Hydro-formed seat adjuster system
    Publication number: 20040135411
    Abstract: A seat adjuster system includes a shaft and an elongated member. In another aspect of the present invention, the member is a lever which is attached to the shaft by an interference fit. A further aspect of the present invention employs hydro-forming of the shaft to attach the member to the shaft, which is preferably a torsion tube for an automotive seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Leonard K. Hensley, Keith McCullen, Michael G. Maddelein