Patents by Inventor Wayne Meyrick

Wayne Meyrick 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).

  • Fastener and fastened seat assembly
    Patent number: 10800300
    Abstract: A fastener is provided with a shank that is sized to engage apertures formed in at least two components. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components. The shank has a plurality of varying concentric diameters for engagement within a plurality of apertures formed in the at least two components. A receptacle is formed in a structural component, sized to receive the fastener. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Vikrant Kajale, Kevin Farley, Wayne Meyrick, Darren Legh, Paul Jones, Stefan Gottauf
  • FASTENER AND FASTENED SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190291615
    Abstract: A fastener is provided with a shank that is sized to engage apertures formed in at least two components. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components. The shank has a plurality of varying concentric diameters for engagement within a plurality of apertures formed in the at least two components. A receptacle is formed in a structural component, sized to receive the fastener. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Vikrant KAJALE, Kevin FARLEY, Wayne MEYRICK, Darren LEGH, Paul JONES, Stefan GOTTAUF
  • Slouch rear seat
    Patent number: 9358906
    Abstract: A slouch rear seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back pivotally mounted to the seat bottom, and a driver for moving the slouch rear seat between a design position and a fully forward position. Characteristically, the seat bottom moves from the design position to the fully forward position by the seat bottom moving upward and forward in a manner that avoids a vehicle occupant contacting the top of the vehicle cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Taylor, Rodger G. Smith, Adrian J. Lewis, Clive Pearce, Wayne Meyrick
  • SLOUCH REAR SEAT
    Publication number: 20140327284
    Abstract: A slouch rear seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back pivotally mounted to the seat bottom, and a driver for moving the slouch rear seat between a design position and a fully forward position. Characteristically, the seat bottom moves from the design position to the fully forward position by the seat bottom moving upward and forward in a manner that avoids a vehicle occupant contacting the top of the vehicle cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Alex Taylor, Rodger G. Smith, Adrian J. Lewis, Clive Pearce, Wayne Meyrick