Patents by Inventor Travis W. Simmons

Travis W. Simmons 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
    Patent number: 6578919
    Abstract: A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor has an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position. The seat includes a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor, a seatback pivotally connected to the riser, and a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback. The seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Travis W. Simmons
  • Vehicle seat
    Publication number: 20020171282
    Abstract: A vehicle seat for a vehicle having a floor has an occupant use position, a stowed position, and an ingress/egress position. The seat includes a riser pivotally coupled to the vehicle floor, a seatback pivotally connected to the riser, and a cushion pivotally coupled to the seatback. The seatback remains fixed with respect to the riser when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the ingress/egress position and the riser remains fixed with respect to the vehicle floor when the seat is moved from the occupant use position to the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Travis W. Simmons
  • Vehicle seating system having chuck reducing apparatus
    Patent number: 6375245
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle having a vehicle floor. The seating system includes a mounting member and a frame assembly. The mounting member is configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle floor. The frame assembly has a mounting structure with a mounting leg, an isolator and a compression lever. The mounting leg has a slotted aperture into which a portion of the mounting member is disposed. The isolator is coupled to one of the mounting leg and the compression lever. The compression lever is pivotably mounted to the mounting structure such that rotation of the compression lever in a first rotational direction positions the isolator in an engaged condition wherein at least a portion of the isolator is compressed against the mounting member. Rotation of the compression lever in a second rotational direction positions the isolator in a disengaged condition wherein the isolator is disengaged from the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Travis W. Simmons