Patents by Inventor Nicole Poponea

Nicole Poponea 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).

  • Seat belt system
    Patent number: 6655744
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having seat belt segments that are retained on first and second retractors. The retractors each have a spool on which seat belt segments are wound. The spools of the first and second retractors are linked together by a spring that biases the spools to retract the belt segments. Right and left seat belt presenters are provided to move the latches of seat belt segments between a retracted position and a presentation position where the latches are held at a convenient location to be grasped by a person seated in the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick A. Petri, Ernesto E. Blanco, Greg Fraley, Nicole Poponea, H. Winston Maue
  • Seat belt system
    Publication number: 20020109392
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat having seat belt segments that are retained on first and second retractors. The retractors each have a spool on which seat belt segments are wound. The spools of the first and second retractors are linked together by a spring that biases the spools to retract the belt segments. Right and left seat belt presenters are provided to move the latches of seat belt segments between a retracted position and a presentation position where the latches are held at a convenient location to be grasped by a person seated in the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick A. Petri, Ernesto E. Blanco, Greg Fraley, Nicole Poponea, H. Winston Maue