Patents by Inventor Thomas Mogg

Thomas Mogg 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).

  • Seat belt buckle
    Patent number: 7963614
    Abstract: A buckle assembly configured to mate with a plurality of tongues may include a rotational lever; a latch plate supported by the rotational lever and configured to move in a vertical direction when the lever rotates; a plurality of latch pins, wherein each latch pin is configured to engage the latch plate at one end of the pin and one of the plurality of tongues at the other end of the pin in order to mate the tongue with the buckle assembly; and a rotational solenoid. A core of the rotational solenoid may be connected to the rotational lever, so that rotation of the core causes the lever to rotate and the latch plate to move in a vertical direction. Each of the latch pins is configured to disengage from the corresponding tongue when the lever rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Joe Kranz, Paul Michael Smith, Thomas Mogg
  • SEAT BELT BUCKLE
    Publication number: 20100325845
    Abstract: A buckle assembly configured to mate with a plurality of tongues may include a rotational lever; a latch plate supported by the rotational lever and configured to move in a vertical direction when the lever rotates; a plurality of latch pins, wherein each latch pin is configured to engage the latch plate at one end of the pin and one of the plurality of tongues at the other end of the pin in order to mate the tongue with the buckle assembly; and a rotational solenoid. A core of the rotational solenoid may be connected to the rotational lever, so that rotation of the core causes the lever to rotate and the latch plate to move in a vertical direction. Each of the latch pins is configured to disengage from the corresponding tongue when the lever rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher Joe Kranz, Paul Michael Smith, Thomas Mogg
  • SEAT BELT BUCKLE
    Publication number: 20100244424
    Abstract: A buckle assembly configured to mate with a plurality of tongues may include a rotational lever; a latch plate supported by the rotational lever and configured to move in a vertical direction when the lever rotates; a plurality of latch pins, wherein each latch pin is configured to engage the latch plate at one end of the pin and one of the plurality of tongues at the other end of the pin in order to mate the tongue with the buckle assembly; and a rotational solenoid. A core of the rotational solenoid may be connected to the rotational lever, so that rotation of the core causes the lever to rotate and the latch plate to move in a vertical direction. Each of the latch pins is configured to disengage from the corresponding tongue when the lever rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher Joe Kranz, Paul Michael Smith, Thomas Mogg
  • Seat belt buckle
    Patent number: 7794024
    Abstract: A buckle assembly configured to mate with a plurality of tongues may include a rotational lever; a latch plate supported by the rotational lever and configured to move in a vertical direction when the lever rotates; a plurality of latch pins, wherein each latch pin is configured to engage the latch plate at one end of the pin and one of the plurality of tongues at the other end of the pin in order to mate the tongue with the buckle assembly; and a rotational solenoid. A core of the rotational solenoid may be connected to the rotational lever, so that rotation of the core causes the lever to rotate and the latch plate to move in a vertical direction. Each of the latch pins is configured to disengage from the corresponding tongue when the lever rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Joe Kranz, Paul Michael Smith, Thomas Mogg