Patents by Inventor Marcel Ban

Marcel Ban 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).

  • Double pivoting stowable seat
    Patent number: 5979964
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that is folded and stowed in a recess in the floor of a vehicle. A rear portion of the seat has shiftable elements that are received in tracks. The shiftable elements may be rollers that are detachable from the tracks. A front portion of the seat is supported by pivot connectors that the seat pivots about for stowing in the recess. Locking pins are received in a series of holes that permit fore and aft adjustment of the seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel Ban, Alan Sturt
  • Rolling stowable seat
    Patent number: 5839773
    Abstract: A vehicle seat that is folded and stowed in a recess in the floor of a vehicle. A rear portion of the seat has shiftable elements that are moved within channels formed in tracks. The shiftable elements may be rollers that move in box channel tracks. A front portion of the seat is supported by link arms that pivot as the seat is stowed in the recess. Locking pins on the link arms are received in a series of holes that permit fore and aft adjustment of the seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel Ban, Alan Sturt