Patents by Inventor Rodger Gordon Smith

Rodger Gordon Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20190337432
    Abstract: A system and method for producing a vehicle seating system includes a frame structure and a cushion positioned in the frame structure. A suspension mat is positioned along a back side of the cushion, and a securing arrangement extends across a width of the cushion such that the suspension mat is positioned between the securing arrangement and the back side of the cushion. The securing arrangement further extends into the cushion and attaches to the anchor which may inhibit dislocation of the cushion from the suspension mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Rodger Gordon SMITH, Miroslav SAMUDOVSKY
  • Patent number: 6405988
    Abstract: An anchor assembly is suitable for releaseably and adjustably securing a vehicle seat to the floor of a vehicle. The anchor assembly includes an anchor unit that in use is secured to the floor of the vehicle and a lock unit that in use is secured to the base of the vehicle seat. The lock unit cooperates with an anchor member in the anchor unit so that 1) the position of the vehicle seat can be adjusted by sliding the lock unit along the anchor member, 2) the lock unit can be secured in at least one predetermined adjustment position, and 3) the lock unit can be released from the anchor unit in at least one predetermined release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Alexander Thomas Taylor, Rodger Gordon Smith, Pacho Leon