Patents by Inventor Roy A. Von Alman

Roy A. Von Alman 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: 6447068
    Abstract: A pop-up headrest (12) for a vehicle seat assembly (10) which is movable between a retracted stowed position below the upper end of the seat assembly backrest (11) and a raised use position extending above the upper end of the backrest. The headrest is mounted to the vehicle body rearward of the backrest for rotation about a transverse axis. An over-center mechanism having a gas cylinder (20) is used to hold the headrest in both the raised use position and the retracted stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Rick A. Anderson, Roy A. Von Alman
  • Patent number: 6095469
    Abstract: A vehicle coat hook assembly is provided with a closeout panel coupled to the coat hook. When the coat hook is moved from a retracted position within a bezel or housing, to an extended use position, the closeout panel moves into and fills the opening in the bezel or housing to provide a finished appearance to the vehicle interior. The closeout panel is rotatably coupled to the coat hook and rotates relative to the hook as the hook is rotated between the retracted position and the extended use position. A guide is also operatively associated with the housing and the closeout panel to guide rotation of the closeout panel as the hook is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventor: Roy A. Von Alman