Patents by Inventor Tony A. Zambon

Tony A. Zambon 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).

  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH STRUCTURAL COVER FOR SEAT BACK FRAME
    Publication number: 20160236600
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat back frame with a rear surface and a structural cover configured to attach to the seat back frame. The structural cover may have an opening in a center portion of the structural cover and may cover at least a portion of the rear surface of the seat back frame. The structural cover and the portion of the rear surface of the seat back frame may not be covered by any foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Carlo G. CITRON, Tony A. Zambon
  • Dynamic hook insert for a movable seat back
    Patent number: 8303018
    Abstract: A device and method for reducing noises created by a movable seat back that is tethered to a cabin wall. The seat back has a latch bracket that hooks over a rigid striker pin extending from the cabin wall. A dynamic hook insert, manufactured from a polymeric material, lines the latch bracket and makes direct contact with the striker pin. The insert is provided with a resiliently bendable section spaced from direct contact with the latch bracket. The resiliently bendable section is dynamically movable for absorbing vibrations transferred to and from the striker pin and for automatically accommodating dimensional variances in the striker pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Tony A. Zambon, James D. Biebel
  • DYNAMIC HOOK INSERT FOR A MOVABLE SEAT BACK
    Publication number: 20080164711
    Abstract: A device and method for reducing noises created by a movable seat back that is tethered to a cabin wall. The seat back has a latch bracket that hooks over a rigid striker pin extending from the cabin wall. A dynamic hook insert, manufactured from a polymeric material, lines the latch bracket and makes direct contact with the striker pin. The insert is provided with a resiliently bendable section spaced from direct contact with the latch bracket. The resiliently bendable section is dynamically movable for absorbing vibrations transferred to and from the striker pin and for automatically accommodating dimensional variances in the striker pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Tony A. Zambon, James D. Biebel