Patents by Inventor Susan Walowich

Susan Walowich 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).

  • FOLDING ARMREST
    Publication number: 20120286537
    Abstract: A vehicle folding armrest assembly having a vehicle door movable within a door frame and having an armrest that is operable between a deployed position and a stowed position. A catch mechanism is movable between an interference position, wherein the catch mechanism supports the armrest in the deployed position against a spring force, and a non-interference position, wherein the catch mechanism is disengaged from the armrest, and the armrest is in the stowed position. An actuator includes a lever that protrudes from the vehicle door. The lever is in abutting contact against the door frame and moves the catch mechanism from the interference position to the non-interference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Anne Flamard, Susan Walowich, Mickey Jones, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Edgar Edward Donabedian, Arthur C. Haman
  • Folding armrest
    Patent number: 8297684
    Abstract: A vehicle folding armrest assembly having a vehicle door movable within a door frame and having an armrest that is operable between a deployed position and a stowed position. A catch mechanism is movable between an interference position, wherein the catch mechanism supports the armrest in the deployed position against a spring force, and a non-interference position, wherein the catch mechanism is disengaged from the armrest, and the armrest is in the stowed position. An actuator includes a lever that protrudes from the vehicle door. The lever is in abutting contact against the door frame and moves the catch mechanism from the interference position to the non-interference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anne Flamard, Susan Walowich, Mickey Jones, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Edgar Edward Donabedian, Arthur C. Haman