Patents by Inventor Paul J. Jefferies

Paul J. Jefferies 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 power track enhancements
    Patent number: 9079511
    Abstract: A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Tedhnology Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul J. Jefferies, Vasile E. Bozintan, Nishide Harutomi, Honda Hiyoyuki, Ishii Yukihisa, Uno Koji, Thomas O. Dobry, Richard T. Krause
  • Seat slide position detection device for vehicle
    Patent number: 9067513
    Abstract: A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes: a fixed rail attached to a vehicle floor; a movable rail supported to the fixed rail slidably in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a detected portion disposed in a predetermined area of the fixed rail extending in the longitudinal direction; and a position sensor attached to the movable rail and having a sensor detector in a position of the position sensor opposed to the detected portion. The position sensor includes a protrusion attached to the movable rail with an extremity portion of the protrusion in contact with the movable rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Technology Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiko Ozawa, Timothy J. Wieber, Paul J. Jefferies, Harutomi Nishide
  • SEAT SLIDE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140008510
    Abstract: A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes: a fixed rail attached to a vehicle floor; a movable rail supported to the fixed rail slidably in a longitudinal direction of the fixed rail; a detected portion disposed in a predetermined area of the fixed rail extending in the longitudinal direction; and a position sensor attached to the movable rail and having a sensor detector in a position of the position sensor opposed to the detected portion. The position sensor includes a protrusion attached to the movable rail with an extremity portion of the protrusion in contact with the movable rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Motohiko Ozawa, Timothy J. Wieber, Paul J. Jefferies, Harutomi Nishide
  • VEHICLE SEAT POWER TRACK ENHANCEMENTS
    Publication number: 20130334850
    Abstract: A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Jefferies, Vasile E. Bozintan, Nishide Harutomi, Honda Hiyoyuki, Ishii Yukihisa, Uno Koji, Thomas O. Dobry, Richard T. Krause
  • Vehicle seat power track enhancements
    Patent number: 8548687
    Abstract: A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Technology Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul J. Jefferies, Vasile E. Bozintan, Thomas O. Dobry, Richard T. Krause, Nishide Harutomi, Ishii Yukihisa, Honda Hiroyuki, Uno Koji
  • VEHICLE SEAT POWER TRACK ENHANCEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110022274
    Abstract: A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: Johnson Controls Technology Company, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Paul J. Jefferies, Vasile E. Bozintan, Nishide Harutomi, Honda Hiyoyuki, Ishii Yukihisa, Uno Koji, Thomas Dobry, Richard T. Krause