Patents by Inventor Richard T. Krause

Richard T. Krause 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).

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 4780002
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is disclosed which is useful in mounting the cutter head of a lawn trimming implement to the tubular casing extending forward and downward from the power head. A flexible shaft housed within the tubular casing conveys rotary motion from the power head to the bearing assembly which comprises a short tubular bearing housing within which is a pair of spaced apart bearings. A central bore through the bearings is sized to accept the first end of a drive connector shaft. Within the tubular bearing housing and between the bearings is a lubricant holding annular felt ring. Adjacent the first end of the drive connector shaft is an annular slot which allows the shaft to be secured in the tubular bearing housing by a C-clip keeper. The midsection of the tubular bearing housing has an enlarged diameter as compared to the end sections which contain the bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventor: Richard T. Krause
  • Patent number: 4567657
    Abstract: Clamping is provided for a drive shaft tube to a housing that uniformly distributes the clamping forces, eliminating high concentrations of clamping pressure, and accomplishing clamping in an aesthetic manner. A one-piece tubular housing, having an inner surface, for the trimmer head includes a drive shaft component within it. A tubular casing containing a flexible drive shaft has an outer surface for receipt by, and engagement with, the trimmer housing inner surface. A pair of clamping components having an arcuate extent generally comparable to the circumference of the tubular casing inner surface engage the inner surface, and clamp the tubular casing to the trimmer housing inner surface by the action of a pair of screw fasteners having heads exterior of the first housing, and threaded shanks extending into threaded engagement with openings in the inner clamping components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Richard T. Krause
  • Patent number: D243325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: Leigh Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Krause, Richard Van Tilburg