Patents by Inventor Michael Hoiss

Michael Hoiss 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).

  • Swivel seat with adjustable swivel resistance
    Patent number: 8210613
    Abstract: A swiveling seat comprises a seat bottom, a swivel mechanism and a swivel resistance system. The swivel mechanism allows the seat bottom to rotate at least partially around a first axis of rotation. The swivel resistance system may include a first member that rotates with the swivel mechanism, a second member that is fixedly positioned relative to the swiveling of the swivel mechanism and an operator adjustable resistance control that is operated by the vehicle operator to bias the second member into the first member so as to vary the resistance required to swivel the operator's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Adelsperger, Christoph Babel, Michael Hoiss, James V. Kraimer
  • SWIVEL SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE SWIVEL RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20100072801
    Abstract: A swiveling seat comprises a seat bottom, a swivel mechanism and a swivel resistance system. The swivel mechanism allows the seat bottom to rotate at least partially around a first axis of rotation. The swivel resistance system may include a first member that rotates with the swivel mechanism, a second member that is fixedly positioned relative to the swiveling of the swivel mechanism and an operator adjustable resistance control that is operated by the vehicle operator to bias the second member into the first member so as to vary the resistance required to swivel the operator's seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Adelsperger, Christoph Babel, Michael Hoiss, James V. Kraimer