Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Schutzman

Nicholas J. Schutzman 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).

  • Stowable Seat Assemblies and Vehicles Including Same
    Publication number: 20240166103
    Abstract: A vehicle including a floor surface and a seat. The floor surface has a floor striker. The seat is movable between a seated state and a stowed state. The seat includes a seat cushion frame, a sear back, and a seat latch. The seat cushion frame has a seat striker. The seat back is rotatably coupled to the seat cushion frame. In the seated positon, the seat latch engaged with the floor striker. In the stowed state, the seat latch engages with the seat striker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Vasudeva S. Murthy, Christopher M. Vargo, Nicholas J. Schutzman
  • Vehicle seat assembly with seat actuation assist mechanism
    Patent number: 11052793
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a foldable seat actuatable at least to a stowed configuration and to a deployed configuration, The seat assembly also includes a seat actuation assist mechanism being structured to generate a seat actuation assist force facilitating a movement of the seat from any one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration to the other one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration. The assist force is generated responsive to movement of the seat from the other one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration to the one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Schutzman, Christopher M. Vargo
  • VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH SEAT ACTUATION ASSIST MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20210146810
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a foldable seat actuatable at least to a stowed configuration and to a deployed configuration, The seat assembly also includes a seat actuation assist mechanism being structured to generate a seat actuation assist force facilitating a movement of the seat from any one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration to the other one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration. The assist force is generated responsive to movement of the seat from the other one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration to the one of the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Schutzman, Christopher M. Vargo