Patents by Inventor Mark Allyn Folkert

Mark Allyn Folkert 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).

  • Publication number: 20040061349
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle floor includes a cross bar having ends adapted to be mounted on the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat assembly further includes a seat bottom having a rear portion pivotally mounted on the cross bar such that the seat bottom is structurally secured to the vehicle. The seat bottom defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The seat bottom is pivotable about the cross bar to a storage position within a recess formed in the floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Dale Michael Drew, Eric Anthony Woods, Mark Allyn Folkert
  • Patent number: 6709040
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle floor includes a cross bar having ends adapted to be mounted on the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat assembly further includes a seat bottom having a rear portion pivotally mounted on the cross bar such that the seat bottom is structurally secured to the vehicle. The seat bottom defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The seat bottom is pivotable about the cross bar to a storage position within a recess formed in the floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Michael Drew, Eric Anthony Woods, Mark Allyn Folkert