Patents by Inventor Mark Crossley

Mark Crossley 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).

  • Locking device for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat
    Patent number: 9440564
    Abstract: A locking device (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes an indicating device (8) for indicating the locking state of the locking device (10). The indicating device (8) has a locking indicator (31, 32), which is visible when the locking device (10) is locked, and a release indicator (33, 34), which is visible when the locking device (10) is released. The indicating device (8) has at least one indicator arm (30), which is in the locking position when the locking device (10) is locked and which is in the release position when the locking device (10) is released. The indicator arm (30) includes an indicating area (39), which has a first locking indicator (31) and a first release indicator (33). A second release indicator (34), which is concealed by the indicator arm (30) when the indicator arm is in the locking position, is provided on a retaining plate (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Crossley, Ramakant K. Gowli, Ashish D. Mulay, Prasanth M. Pushparajan, Raminder Singh, Vinay K. Sudke, Halil Uezek, Vikas Wayal
  • LOCKING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20150203002
    Abstract: A locking device (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes an indicating device (8) for indicating the locking state of the locking device (10). The indicating device (8) has a locking indicator (31, 32), which is visible when the locking device (10) is locked, and a release indicator (33, 34), which is visible when the locking device (10) is released. The indicating device (8) has at least one indicator arm (30), which is in the locking position when the locking device (10) is locked and which is in the release position when the locking device (10) is released. The indicator arm (30) includes an indicating area (39), which has a first locking indicator (31) and a first release indicator (33). A second release indicator (34), which is concealed by the indicator arm (30) when the indicator arm is in the locking position, is provided on a retaining plate (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Crossley, Ramakant K. Gowli, Ashish D. Mulay, Prasanth M. Pushparajan, Raminder Singh, Vinay K. Sudke, Halil Uezek, Vikas Wayal