Patents by Inventor Mark Moller

Mark Moller 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).

  • Method of making a vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat made by the method
    Patent number: 5988756
    Abstract: A method of making a vehicle seat in which the strength member of the back has a first upright connected to the strength member of the seat proper by a hinge mechanism, a second upright that is not as strong as the first and that is hinged to the strength member of the seat proper, and two horizontal cross-members, the two cross-members and the top portion of the second upright being constituted by a tube folded into a general U-shape and of section that varies along its length. The method includes a step which consists in imparting the final shape to the tube by hydroforming, starting from an initial tube of substantially constant section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Equipements SA
    Inventors: Christophe Aufrere, Mark Moller, Fran.cedilla.ois Sensby, Joel Canteleux