Patents by Inventor Terence Porter, II

Terence Porter, II 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).

  • Adjustable seat for use in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7611200
    Abstract: An adjustable seat for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A seat cushion is slidably mounted for movement between an aft position and a fore position, and a seat back is connected to the seat cushion. A latch connected to the seat back, and a mounting member is connected to the vehicle that releasably engages the latch to limit fore-aft movement of the seat back with respect to the mounting member so that movement of the seat cushion from the aft position to the fore position moves the seat back from an upright position to a reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Niko Jovicevic, Terence Porter, II, Tomohito Hashikawa
  • ADJUSTABLE SEAT FOR USE IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090230745
    Abstract: An adjustable seat for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A seat cushion is slidably mounted for movement between an aft position and a fore position, and a seat back is connected to the seat cushion. A latch connected to the seat back, and a mounting member is connected to the vehicle that releasably engages the latch to limit fore-aft movement of the seat back with respect to the mounting member so that movement of the seat cushion from the aft position to the fore position moves the seat back from an upright position to a reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Niko Jovicevic, Terence Porter, II, Tomohito Hashikawa
  • Vehicle compartment divider
    Patent number: 7281742
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment structure includes a vehicle storage compartment defining a storage area with a floor. A rigid compartment divider is pivotally coupled to the floor of the storage compartment between a first substantially horizontal storage position and a second substantially vertical dividing position. In the horizontal storage position, the storage area is substantially unobstructed by the rigid compartment divider. In the second substantially vertical dividing position, the compartment divider divides the storage compartment into two separate spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Porter, II, Koshorkumar M. Kale, Ryan Rumberger