Patents by Inventor Theodore M. Grohs

Theodore M. Grohs 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: 6817673
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes an elongated continuous frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion. A mounting assembly is attached to the lower portion of the frame member and is adapted to be mounted on the floor of a vehicle. A back support structure is attached to the upper portion of the frame member. A bottom support structure is attached to the lower portion of the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Robert O. Walker, Thomas J. Fowler, Theodore M. Grohs
  • Publication number: 20030197413
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes an elongated continuous frame member having an upper portion and a lower portion. A mounting assembly is attached to the lower portion of the frame member and is adapted to be mounted on the floor of a vehicle. A back support structure is attached to the upper portion of the frame member. A bottom support structure is attached to the lower portion of the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Robert O. Walker, Thomas J. Fowler, Theodore M. Grohs
  • Patent number: 6550858
    Abstract: An extricable seat assembly attachable to a cockpit of a vehicle is configured to allow a driver to be supported in an outstretched position and to allow removal of portions of the seat assembly. The seat assembly generally includes a bottom portion to support the lower torso of the driver, a back portion to support the spinal column of the driver, a left portion to support the left paraspinal area of the driver, and a right portion to support the right paraspinal area of the driver. The bottom portion has a hingedly connectable upper edge. The back portion has a lower edge hingedly and detachably connected to the upper edge of the bottom portion. The back portion further has hingedly connectable left and right edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore M. Grohs, Walter T. Cichocki, Charles D. Winton, Robert M. Hobbes, Robert J. Niester