Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167351 | Seat/flatbed/drop-in-container assembly for cart A seat/flatbed/drop-in-container assembly for a cart comprises a framework extending from and supported by the cart, including at least one support member, and defining a volume of space interiorly of the support member and a remaining portion of the framework. A se... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8075040 | Vehicle having utility bed and seat A vehicle includes a vehicular frame, a utility bed, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The utility bed is coupled with the vehicular frame. The utility bed comprises a bed frame, a bed floor, and an end wall. The bed floor comprises first and second floor portions. Th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7828358 | Storable seat for vehicle One aspect of the invention includes a seat movable in a front-rear direction between an in-use position and a stored position. The seat is moved in the front-rear direction via a link. The link is coupled pivotally in the front-rear direction. One end of the link i... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7735896 | All terrain vehicle with folding rear seat and enclosed container compartment An all-terrain vehicle has a cargo deck provided above rear wheels and a folding rear seat disposed on a front portion of the cargo deck. A seating surface covers an opening portion of an article storage area when the seating surface is set to allow an occupant to b... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7527315 | Seat device for vehicle A armrest portion moving forward away from seat backs for allowing an object to be placed thereon is provided at the central portion of the seat backs of a rear row seat, and a movable cushion provided at a central portion of seat cushions in the vehicle width direc... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7441818 | Removable vehicle seat cowl A removable vehicle component, such as a seat cowl, including a body configured to couple to a vehicle in a first position wherein the body covers a portion of a seat of the vehicle and in a second position, such as connected to the vehicle windshield, wherein the b... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404505 | Driver accessible wheelchair carrier An enclosed carrier for a folded wheelchair, mounted on the outside side of an automobile, behind and adjacent to the driver's door, so that a wheelchair user can shift himself from his wheelchair to the driver's seat, then fold and store his own wheelchair, thus ma... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396066 | Pivoting panel assembly In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a cargo bed pivoting panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a panel having a pair of studs extending from corresponding opposing ends of the panel adjacent a bottom of the panel. The assembly additionally ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390046 | Adjustable seating assemblies for vehicles A vehicle is provided having an adjustable seating assembly comprising one or more members. One member of the seating assembly can be adjusted to provide a backrest to a straddle type seat of the vehicle. As such, when a carrier bed having an accessory platform is l... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384067 | Rollover protection for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover cr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350850 | Bed that moves vertically and converts into a couch A vehicle includes a bed that is configured to move between a sleeping configuration and a seating configuration. The bed is also configured to move vertically between a use position and a stowed position. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347477 | Collapsible seating apparatus A collapsible seating apparatus is provided for use on a bed of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle bed includes a vehicle bed length and a vehicle bed width. The collapsible seating apparatus includes a container which includes a container length which is substantially ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341302 | Seating arrangement for a vehicle A seating arrangement (9) comprises at least seat (11) and a second seat (12) arranged side by side. At least part of a seat member (12a) of the second seat (12) is displaceable in an up-down direction relative to the seat m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328930 | Automobile vehicle seat including a backrest pivoting in relation to the seat pan and which can be placed in table position The seat includes a backrest (2) installed so as to pivot on the seat pan (1) and arranged to be placed in a table position where the rear wall of the backrest is maintained in horizontal position, more or less parallel to a seat support frame (3 | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325860 | Recreational vehicle with U-shaped seating area A recreational vehicle is disclosed, comprising a plurality of wheels configured to enable the recreational vehicle to roll along the ground, an interior living space enclosed by a plurality of walls, and a generally U-shaped seating area. In some embodiments, the g... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303226 | Truck work office for mobile vehicle A truck work office solution for a mobile vehicle. The work-station will take advantage of existing adjustability features on the passenger seat so that the height of the work-surface can be customized for each driver, and swivel to point toward the rear of the cab ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273243 | Seat for a rear row of seats in a vehicle Seat for a rear row of seats in a vehicle, which seat can be collapsed into a recess positioned in the cargo area behind the row of seats for the purpose of expanding cargo space, so that the back side of the backrest, which is folded forward onto the seat portion, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7240948 | Convertible cargo bed A convertible cargo bed assembly for a utility vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a single piece molded main body having a pair of integrally formed hip restraints that each include a passenger hand hold integrally formed within the respective hip restraint.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7201426 | Vehicle seating apparatus This invention relates to vehicle having a conveniently storable passenger seat. The seat is collapsible into an on-floor or stowed position. A user can stow the seat using only one hand. A release member is activated to permit the seat to move from an upright posit... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7159922 | Seat structure for vehicle There is provide a cover member which is pivotally connected to a vehicle floor near a rear end of a seat cushion at its lower end and to a seat back at its upper end. The seat back is supported by the cover member so as to move forward and be located in its rising ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121612 | Vehicle including multiple items that move vertically A vehicle includes a cargo area which is configured to receive an off-road vehicle. The vehicle may include a bed which moves vertically between a use position and a stowed position. The vehicle may also include a seating unit which moves vertically between a use po... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7044550 | Rear seat having a backrest implemented with a back board A rear seat having a backrest provided with a back board includes a first link member, a second link member, a sliding member, an elastic member, and a stopper. The back board is arranged to be automatically deployed by the elastic member in such a manner that the m... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040685 | Seat storing structure for a vehicle A third row seat of a vehicle includes a seat back which can be folded down onto a seat cushion, and a headrest which can be pivoted rearward with respect to the seat back. The seat cushion is mounted on the vehicle floor so as to be pivotable rearward. A recess is ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021701 | Driver's cab equipped with an easy chair and bed In order to provide a comfortable rest zone with an easy chair and reclining surface for a driver, even in a confined space, provision is made for a driver's cab for an individual driver to have an easy chair which can be converted into a bed. In this arrangement, a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000968 | Split lift gate swing seat A rear seat assembly movable between a use configuration and a stowed configuration within a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a front portion and a rear portion, a seat back disposed adjacent to the rear... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6986542 | Retractable seats A retractable seat to be attached to a floor may include a seat cushion, a seat back rotatably supported on the seat cushion, and a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion on the floor. The link mechanism includes a front leg and a rear leg that are pivotally... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983985 | Seat and storage bin cover assembly A cover assembly covers a recess in the floor of a motor vehicle. With a stowed vehicle seat in the recess, the cover assembly serves to completely cover the recess to form a continuous load floor in the vehicle. With the seat in a use position outside of the recess... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974174 | Retractable seats A retractable seat may include a seat cushion, a seat back rotatably supported on the seat cushion, and a link mechanism for supporting the seat cushion on a floor. The link mechanism includes a front leg and a rear leg that are pivotally connected to the seat cushi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959960 | Seating and cargo system for a vehicle A seating and cargo system (50) for a vehicle (10) is disclosed having a generally horizontal floor (16) and one or more generally vertical frame members (18). A panel (20) is mounted transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vehicl... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951359 | Seat for motor vehicle An interior rear seat for a motor vehicle includes a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion that has opposed two end side portions, and a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent an inwardly proje... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932408 | Adjustable frame with seat for a truck bed An adjustable frame with a seat for a truck has a beam, a plate, two arms, and a seat assembly. The beam has ends, legs, and stems. The ends, the legs, and the stems have a means to adjust. The plate has a sleeve to accept the leg. The Z shaped arms have a clamp and... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6901780 | Steering wheel and seat security lock A steering wheel and seat security lock is provided to attach a lower portion of a raised steering wheel of an automobile to an upper portion of an automobile driver's seat which has been tilted forward towards the steering wheel, the lock having a steering wheel en... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6827394 | Vehicle seat system A vehicle seat system includes a first-row seat as a driver seat, a second-row seat rearward thereof, and a third-row seat further rearward thereof. The second-row seat can be slid and reclined in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The third-row seat with a seat back... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811200 | Seat device for vehicle A seat cushion comprises a cushion body portion including a storage recess and a cushion bottom portion covering the storage recess so as to selectively open or close it. A supplementary seat comprises a supplementary seat back which is pivotally supported so as to ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6729668 | Device for dividing the storage space behind a seat in a vehicle, especially a private car The invention relates to a device for dividing (41, 42) the storage space behind a seat, comprising a storage floor (21) having a horizontal hinge (22). The storage floor (21) can be unfolded (46) or folded up in relation to the ve... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6682120 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat wherein left and right seat backs are attached to left and right seat cushions, respectively, in such a manner as to be folded up thereon. A support shaft is provided on the left and right seat cushions for allowing the left and right seat ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682291 | Transport device for loading and unloading a trunk space A transport device for loading and unloading a trunk space of a motor vehicle is provided which includes at least one transport belt movably located on the bottom of the trunk space and at least two rollers for guiding the movable transport belt, wherein ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679536 | Foldable and tumblable seat system A foldable and tumblable seat assembly includes a base having a front end and a rear end. The front end of the base is pivotally connected to a vehicle floor. A seat bottom frame having a front end and a rear end is also provided. The front end of the sea... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663179 | Automobile seat A backseat (10) has a seat cushion (11) and a seat back (14). The seat cushion (11) is divided into a movable block (12) and a stationary block (13). When turning forward the seat back (14) in the horizontal position to expand a luggage compartment (2), t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648395 | Vehicle rear seat A vehicle rear seat is provided with a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion and foldable from an upright position to a forwardly folded position over the seat cushion, and a retainer board mounted to a rear surface of the seat back for ... | 11/18/2003 |
