Patents by Inventor Roy Daniel Chapman

Roy Daniel Chapman 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 ACCESS
    Publication number: 20240123942
    Abstract: A vehicle puddle lamp assembly including a housing, a lens coupled to the housing, and a printed circuit board mounted to the housing. At least one near-infrared light source to emit near-infrared light through the lens is coupled to the printed circuit board. A palm image sensor is also coupled to the printed circuit board. The palm image sensor is configured to detect a palm vein pattern illuminated by the near-infrared light and reflected from a user's palm through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Dubey, Roy Daniel Chapman, Christopher Storms
  • Bracket subassembly and seat assembly
    Patent number: 10479245
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat back frame, a support and a bracket subassembly. The bracket subassembly connects the seat back frame to the support. The bracket subassembly includes a first bracket having a first attachment feature and a second bracket having a second attachment feature wherein the first and second attachment features engage to lock the bracket assembly around the support. A method of securing a seat back frame to a support is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Leon Kormos, Roy Daniel Chapman, Daniel Aaron Evans, Robert William Moore, Ricky Allen Spence
  • BRACKET SUBASSEMBLY AND SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180111530
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat back frame, a support and a bracket subassembly. The bracket subassembly connects the seat back frame to the support. The bracket subassembly includes a first bracket having a first attachment feature and a second bracket having a second attachment feature wherein the first and second attachment features engage to lock the bracket assembly around the support. A method of securing a seat back frame to a support is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kurt Leon Kormos, Roy Daniel Chapman, Daniel Aaron Evans, Robert William Moore, Ricky Allen Spence