Patents by Inventor Scott A. Willard

Scott A. Willard 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: 8348347
    Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Willard, Arjun Yetukuri, Eric Veine, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke
  • Publication number: 20110095592
    Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott A. Willard, Arjun Yetukuri, Eric Veine, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke
  • Publication number: 20100283305
    Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Eric Veine, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke, Scott A. Willard
  • Patent number: 7494027
    Abstract: A dispenser package for dispensing flexible sheets from a plurality of stacks of releasably adhered sheets. A carrier member supports the plurality of stacks, and a lowermost sheet of each of the plurality of stacks is adhered to the carrier member. The carrier member and stacks thereon are positioned within an enclosure having a bottom wall, a top wall, and transverse side walls. The top wall defines a transverse slot, with a first end of an uppermost sheet of each of the plurality of stacks projecting through the slot. The transverse side walls of the enclosure are spaced from transverse side edges of the carrier member to afford end-to-end movement of the carrier member and stacks of sheets thereon within the chamber as sheets are dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Leary, Scott A. Willard, James R. Emmerling
  • Publication number: 20020092943
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor comprising: a spool about which a seat belt is wound; a locking mechanism at least initially locking the spool against rotation and a primary force-limiting mechanism, such as a torsion bar for permitting the spool to rotate in a controlled manner subsequent to the locking of the spool and a secondary force-limiting mechanism located within a recess of the spool and comprised from portions of the spool and an adjacent portion of the locking mechanism for increasing the restraining force on the seat belt before the primary force-limiting mechanism becomes effective. The torsion bar is connected at one end to the spool and at its other end to the locking mechanism. The secondary locking mechanism includes a recess, keyway or slot and a projecting, breakable tab formed on one of the bore and an interfitting part of the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Koning, Scott A. Willard