Patents by Inventor Mark R. Hinzmann

Mark R. Hinzmann 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).

  • Multi-function security shade panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6702355
    Abstract: A movable panel attached to a seat assembly serves as both a security shade for a motor vehicle cargo area and as a close-out panel to close gaps in the cargo loading floor. The panel is pivotable and extendible to conceal the cargo area when the seatback is upright, and is pivotable and extendible to create a flat cargo load floor when the seatback is stowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Lee Price, Heidi H. McAdoo-Wilson, Mark R. Hinzmann
  • Transformable rear seat for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6598926
    Abstract: A stowable seating apparatus optimizes vertical space when stowed by positioning its component elements such that their minimum dimensions are vertical, and by avoiding overlapping of component elements. The stowable seating apparatus facilitates avoidance of packaging constraints when stowed because of combined movement of both a seat cushion and a seatback. The design of the stowable seating apparatus is easily modifiable to accommodate the differing packaging constraints of different vehicle interiors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Lee Price, Heidi H. McAdoo-Wilson, Mark R. Hinzmann