Patents by Inventor Robert Walker, Jr.

Robert Walker, 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).

  • Restraint belt presenter
    Patent number: 6308986
    Abstract: A restraint belt presenter assembly includes a restraint belt positioning member carried by a slidable member that is selectively driven by a track drive mechanism to move a restraint belt buckle assembly forward from its unused, storage position to a presentation position for easy grasping by a vehicle seat occupant. The slidable member is connected to a track that may optionally be pivotally mounted to elevate the restraint belt positioning member into the presentation position. Alternatively, the track member may include an inclined distal end, such that the slidable member moves upwardly into the presentation position. Another embodiment includes a pivoting shaft member that pivots the restraint belt buckle assembly forward for a starting position to the presentation position as the slidable member travel upwardly on an inclined track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Joalto Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Townsend, John E. Campbell, Mohamed El-Sayed, Arthur L. Guertin, Michael P. Kaczmar, Robert Walker, Jr.