Patents by Inventor Robert L. Shinaberry, Jr.

Robert L. Shinaberry, Jr. 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 headrest apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4720146
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization of the same of a vehicle seat headrest with an adjustable tilt provided by a pneumatic bladder captured between a headrest frame and a pivotally attached cushion support. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention the present invention provides an artificially powered headrest also adjustable in a generally horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald W. Mawbey, Robert L. Shinaberry, Jr.