Patents by Inventor William A. Deming

William A. Deming 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).

  • Patent number: 8011714
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stowable seat and seat storage structure that affords for storing of the stowable seat in a vehicle and yet not use or occupy any floor or sub-floor cargo space. An interior side wall for the vehicle is also provided, the interior side wall having a recess that is dimensioned for the stowable seat to fit at least partially therewithin when it is detached from the floor and folded into a stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Parkinson, Robert Charles Steinbrecher, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, William Deming
  • Publication number: 20100289290
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stowable seat and seat storage structure that affords for storing of the stowable seat in a vehicle and yet not use or occupy any floor or sub-floor cargo space. An interior side wall for the vehicle is also provided, the interior side wall having a recess that is dimensioned for the stowable seat to fit at least partially therewithin when it is detached from the floor and folded into a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Parkinson, Robert Charles Steinbrecher, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, William Deming
  • Patent number: 4453315
    Abstract: An upright flat body member is provided on a gauge which is arranged to lie flatwise against a brake hub plate for positioning such body member precisely parallel with the brake hub plates. The body member has a depending portion with a positioning finger arranged for axial alignment with the wheel spindle. The body member also has an upper extension which supports a gauge member projecting perpendicular to the flat body member and arranged to determine the angular disposition of the upwardly extending portion of a spring strut relative to the flat body member. The gauge includes adjustable features to accommodate different models of struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Inventors: Charles A. Mosiman, William A. Deming