Patents by Inventor Mike Chupa

Mike Chupa 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).

  • Power seat height adjuster mechanism
    Patent number: 8556762
    Abstract: A power seat height adjuster mechanism for a seat of a vehicle includes a motor having an output shaft, a speed reduction mechanism cooperating with the output shaft of the motor to reduce an output speed of the motor, a nut drive mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism and having a translatable output member to rotate an adjustment component of the seat to adjust a height of the seat, and a locking mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism to allow the height of the seat to be adjusted and to prevent the height of the seat from moving once the height has been adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: CRH North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mircea Napau, Ioan Napau, Mike Chupa, Robert James Bachula
  • POWER SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100237216
    Abstract: A power seat height adjuster mechanism for a seat of a vehicle includes a motor having an output shaft, a speed reduction mechanism cooperating with the output shaft of the motor to reduce an output speed of the motor, a nut drive mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism and having a translatable output member to rotate an adjustment component of the seat to adjust a height of the seat, and a locking mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism to allow the height of the seat to be adjusted and to prevent the height of the seat from moving once the height has been adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Mircea Napau, Ioan Napau, Mike Chupa, Robert James Bachula