Patents by Inventor Vicki Ann WOOD

Vicki Ann WOOD 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).

  • Recliner mechanism having welded encapsulating ring
    Patent number: 10864830
    Abstract: The recliner mechanism includes a housing plate, a recliner heart and an encapsulating ring. The recliner heart is mounted to the housing plate and operable in an unlocked state permitting relative rotation between a seatback and a seat bottom and a locked state preventing relative rotation between the seatback and the seat bottom. The encapsulating ring is attached to the housing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FISHER & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ralph L. Schmitz, Sapan Mahendra Poptani, Steven Anthony Hessell, Vicki Ann Wood
  • Recliner Mechanism Having Welded Encapsulating Ring
    Publication number: 20190329674
    Abstract: The recliner mechanism includes a housing plate, a recliner heart and an encapsulating ring. The recliner heart is mounted to the housing plate and operable in an unlocked state permitting relative rotation between a seatback and a seat bottom and a locked state preventing relative rotation between the seatback and the seat bottom. The encapsulating ring is attached to the housing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: FISHER & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ralph L. SCHMITZ, Sapan Mahendra POPTANI, Steven Anthony HESSELL, Vicki Ann WOOD