Patents by Inventor Richard Ensing

Richard Ensing 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).

  • Rotating armrest mechanism
    Patent number: 7926878
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat back and an armrest rotatably coupled to the seat back for movement between a generally vertical, stowed position and a generally horizontal, use position. A guide member is disposed between the armrest and the seat back. The guide member includes a tube having an interior defining thread ridges. A guide pin extends through the tube and interconnects the armrest and seat back. The guide pin includes a helical screw thread portion for rotatably engaging the thread ridges to provide for lateral adjustment of the armrest towards and away from the seat back as the armrest moves between its respective stowed and use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Magna Seating Inc.
    Inventors: Yogin Amin, Sagar Kulkarni, Richard Ensing, Scott Turpin
  • Rotating Armrest Mechanism
    Publication number: 20080265647
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat back and an armrest rotatably coupled to the seat back for movement between a generally vertical, stowed position and a generally horizontal, use position. A guide member is disposed between the armrest and the seat back. The guide member includes a tube having an interior defining thread ridges. A guide pin extends through the tube and interconnects the armrest and seat back. The guide pin includes a helical screw thread portion for rotatably engaging the thread ridges to provide for lateral adjustment of the armrest towards and away from the seat back as the armrest moves between its respective stowed and use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Yogin Amin, Sagar Kulkarni, Richard Ensing