Patents by Inventor Mercedes Castelo

Mercedes Castelo 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).

  • Head restraint assembly
    Patent number: 6607242
    Abstract: A head restraint assembly includes a curved support member for upwardly and forwardly deploying a headrest. The support member is selectively locked and unlocked to alternately maintain the headrest in a retracted position or deploy the headrest. A vehicle impact sensor signals the release of the support member when a vehicle impact is sensed. The headrest is deployed quickly and effectively until it reaches its potential full deployment, or until an occupant's head contacts the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Gabriel Estrada, Mercedes Castelo, Luis Otero, Thomas J. Fowler, Ernesto E. Blanco, H. Winston Maue
  • Head restraint assembly
    Publication number: 20020093231
    Abstract: A head restraint assembly includes a curved support member for upwardly and forwardly deploying a headrest. The support member is selectively locked and unlocked to alternately maintain the headrest in a retracted position or deploy the headrest. A vehicle impact sensor signals the release of the support member when a vehicle impact is sensed. The headrest is deployed quickly and effectively until it reaches its potential full deployment, or until an occupant's head contacts the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Gabriel Estrada, Mercedes Castelo, Luis Otero, Thomas J. Fowler, Ernesto E. Blanco, H. Winston Maue