Patents by Inventor Manfred A. Plechaty

Manfred A. Plechaty 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).

  • Patent number: 5037132
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is mounted on the vehicle body by a seat adjuster which enables movement of the seat relative to the vehicle body to a position chosen by the occupant. A seat belt is anchored on the seat so that the seat belt moves with the seat to the adjusted position. An extensible cylinder extends from the vehicle floor to the seat belt anchor on the seat and extends and retract as necessary to accommodate the adjusting movement of the seat. The extensible cylinder includes a piston movable within a fluid filled chamber and having a flow rate responsive valve associated therewith which permits low flow rate fluid flow through the piston during adjusting movement of the seat so that the cylinder extends and retracts to follow the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hans J. Borlinghaus, Paul D. Roper, Manfred A. Plechaty