Patents by Inventor Robbie Michael Linkner

Robbie Michael Linkner 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).

  • Single motion load bearing release handle
    Patent number: 7914077
    Abstract: A seat assembly that is releasably secured to a floor, wherein the seat assembly is released from the floor by simply lifting the handle is provided. The seat assembly includes a latch assembly which releasably engages a platform such as a vehicle floor. The handle is configured to bear the load of the seat, and is also operable to actuate the latch so as to release the seat from the floor by simply lifting the seat by the handle. Thus only one motion is used to remove the seat from the floor. Further the operation of releasing the seat from the floor is inherent as it requires the user to merely lift the seat by the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robbie Michael Linkner, Robert Joseph Hazlewood
  • SINGLE MOTION LOAD BEARING RELEASE HANDLE
    Publication number: 20100320812
    Abstract: A seat assembly that is releasably secured to a floor, wherein the seat assembly is released from the floor by simply lifting the handle is provided. The seat assembly includes a latch assembly which releasably engages a platform such as a vehicle floor. The handle is configured to bear the load of the seat, and is also operable to actuate the latch so as to release the seat from the floor by simply lifting the seat by the handle. Thus only one motion is used to remove the seat from the floor. Further the operation of releasing the seat from the floor is inherent as it requires the user to merely lift the seat by the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: ROBBIE MICHAEL LINKNER, Robert Joseph Hazlewood