Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Fry

Timothy E. Fry 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).

  • OPERATING SYSTEMS AND RAIL ASSEMBLIES FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES AND RELATED COVERINGS
    Publication number: 20240110439
    Abstract: Various embodiments of operating systems and rail assemblies configured for use with coverings for architectural structures are described herein. Additionally, the present subject matter is also directed to coverings that incorporate one or more embodiments of the operating systems and/or rail assemblies described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Robert E. Fisher, II, Gordon Freirich, Timothy W. Fries, David Byron McNeill, Claude Mathew McNiel
  • Plinth-mounted seat assembly and mounting sub-assemblies
    Patent number: 9139303
    Abstract: A seat mounting assembly including a swingarm configured for attachment to spaced-apart floor tracks, and a plinth having a seat mounted thereon mounted on the swingarm such that the swingarm is configured to deflect in a direction away from the plinth in response to floor deformation. An assembly for mounting a suite-style seat supported on a plinth to spaced floor tracks to isolate the plinth from floor deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Bechtold, Timothy E. Fry, James R. Penley, Gregory Nield, Marc F. Pearce
  • Vehicle seat lock device
    Patent number: 8342605
    Abstract: A vehicle seat lock device is provided. The vehicle seat lock device includes a seat lock housing, a striker, a hook member and a blocking member. The seat lock housing is configured to be fixed to one of a seat back and a vehicle body. The striker is configured to be fixed to the other of the seat back and the vehicle body. The hook member is rotatably mounted on the seat lock housing to latch and unlatch the striker by engaging and disengaging the striker, respectively. The blocking member is pivotally mounted on the seat lock housing. The blocking member pivots and contacts with the hook member to prevent the hook member from rotating and to maintain engagement between the hook member and the striker when a load that is higher than a predetermined amount is inputted to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Kojima, Nicholas DeMarco, Timothy E. Fry
  • PLINTH-MOUNTED SEAT ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING SUB-ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20120235453
    Abstract: A seat mounting assembly including a swingarm configured for attachment to spaced-apart floor tracks, and a plinth having a seat mounted thereon mounted on the swingarm such that the swingarm is configured to deflect in a direction away from the plinth in response to floor deformation. An assembly for mounting a suite-style seat supported on a plinth to spaced floor tracks to isolate the plinth from floor deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Bechtold, Timothy E. Fry, James R. Penley, Gregory Nield, Marc F. Pearce
  • VEHICLE SEAT LOCK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120062015
    Abstract: A vehicle seat lock device is provided. The vehicle seat lock device includes a seat lock housing, a striker, a hook member and a blocking member. The seat lock housing is configured to be fixed to one of a seat back and a vehicle body. The striker is configured to be fixed to the other of the seat back and the vehicle body. The hook member is rotatably mounted on the seat lock housing to latch and unlatch the striker by engaging and disengaging the striker, respectively. The blocking member is pivotally mounted on the seat lock housing. The blocking member pivots and contacts with the hook member to prevent the hook member from rotating and to maintain engagement between the hook member and the striker when a load that is higher than a predetermined amount is inputted to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Kojima, Nicholas DeMarco, Timothy E. Fry