Patents by Inventor Sobieslaw W. Derbis

Sobieslaw W. Derbis 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 seat latch having striker compliance in transverse directions
    Patent number: 8763979
    Abstract: The vehicle seat latch (16) disclosed includes an elongate pivot plate (32) pivotally mounted by a first pivotal connection (36) on a seat frame (28) by a mounting plate (26). A second pivotal connection (42) mounts a latch assembly (40) on the pivot plate (32). The latch assembly (40) includes a throat plate (46) having a throat (48) for receiving a vehicle body mounted striker (24), and the latch assembly (40) also includes at least one latch member (50, 52) movable between latched and unlatched positions for securing the latch to the striker (24). Pivoting of the pivot plate (32) about the first pivotal connection (36) and pivoting of the throat plate (46) about the second pivotal connection (42) provide the latch assembly with compliance that accommodates for striker position variation along transverse directions, which are vertical and horizontal when the seat is latched to the vehicle floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Porter Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Blake, Sobieslaw W. Derbis
  • VEHICLE SEAT LATCH HAVING STRIKER COMPLIANCE IN TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS
    Publication number: 20130313395
    Abstract: The vehicle seat latch (16) disclosed includes an elongate pivot plate (32) pivotally mounted by a first pivotal connection (36) on a seat frame (28) by a mounting plate (26). A second pivotal connection (42) mounts a latch assembly (40) on the pivot plate (32). The latch assembly (40) includes a throat plate (46) having a throat (48) for receiving a vehicle body mounted striker (24), and the latch assembly (40) also includes at least one latch member (50, 52) movable between latched and unlatched positions for securing the latch to the striker (24). Pivoting of the pivot plate (32) about the first pivotal connection (36) and pivoting of the throat plate (46) about the second pivotal connection (42) provide the latch assembly with compliance that accommodates for striker position variation along transverse directions, which are vertical and horizontal when the seat is latched to the vehicle floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: PORTER GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Blake, Sobieslaw W. Derbis