Patents by Inventor Mikel Inge YARTO ELORZA

Mikel Inge YARTO ELORZA 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).

  • Vehicle seat easy-entry system
    Patent number: 10675996
    Abstract: An easy-entry release system is utilized to actuate an easy-entry recliner of a vehicle seat assembly configured to fold a seat back relative to a seat bottom. The easy-entry release system includes a support member connectable to a seat back, a lever pivotally attached to the support member, and a sled in contact with the support member and moveable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position along a linear path. The sled is connected to the lever such that the lever rotates relative to the support member in response to the sled moving between the first and second positions. A strap is connected to the sled such that actuation of the strap moves the sled between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Uwe Hoyer, Thomas Matzka, Mikel Inge Yarto Elorza
  • VEHICLE SEAT EASY-ENTRY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180201163
    Abstract: An easy-entry release system is utilized to actuate an easy-entry recliner of a vehicle seat assembly configured to fold a seat back relative to a seat bottom. The easy-entry release system includes a support member connectable to a seat back, a lever pivotally attached to the support member, and a sled in contact with the support member and moveable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position along a linear path. The sled is connected to the lever such that the lever rotates relative to the support member in response to the sled moving between the first and second positions. A strap is connected to the sled such that actuation of the strap moves the sled between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Uwe HOYER, Thomas MATZKA, Mikel Inge YARTO ELORZA