JEFFREY PAUL CARROLL
Pilots at Colony Dr, West Bloomfield, MI

2012016, Jul 5, 2012

Oct 8, 2010

13/395553

Donald W. Gray - Highland MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Ashok K. Sahi - West Bloomfield MI, US

MAGNA SEATING INC. - Aurora ON

B60N 2/08, B60N 2/07

248429

A seat track assembly for moving a seat assembly includes a fixed track and a movable track. A first slide member is slidably coupled to the movable track and slides between first and second positions. The first slide member slides from the first position to the second position in response to pivoting a seat back to a folded position thereby actuating a latch mechanism to an unlocking position and pivoting a hook lever to a raised position allowing movement of the seat assembly from a comfort range to an easy entry position. The first slide member slides from the second position to the first position in response to the first slide member engaging a rearward stop at a rearward end of the comfort range thereby actuating the latch mechanism to a locking position and pivoting the hook lever to lowered position.

2013034, Dec 26, 2013

Nov 15, 2011

13/885402

David A. White - Grand Blanc MI, US
Prasad D. Jagtap - Farmington MI, US
Alan Proulx - West Bloomfield MI, US
Timothy Jon Brush - West Bloomfield MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Omar D. Tame - West Bloomfield MI, US
Robert Thomas Coffey - Canton MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Brighton MI, US
Douglas A. Dingel - Brighton MI, US
Nelson E. Hurst - Westland MI, US
Jerzy Dziedzic - Milford MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Brian Adwell - Waterford MI, US

B60N 2/30, B60N 2/12, B60N 2/48, B60N 2/22

296 6501, 2973781

A seat assembly is provided for supporting in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a reclined seating position and a fold flat position. A recliner assembly is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion to provide pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and pivotally latched to the floor to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position. A release mechanism is coupled between the seat back and the riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of the recliner assembly and the riser assembly to provide movement of the seat assembly to the tumbled position in response to the pivotal movement of the seat back to the fold flat position.

2013014, Jun 13, 2013

Nov 22, 2012

13/684179

William D. Champ - Mount Clemens MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Superior Township MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US

B60N 2/30

297337

A release mechanism selectively actuates a recliner between a locked condition and an unlocked condition allowing pivotal movement of a seat back between a seating and fold flat position. The release mechanism includes a recliner cam lever operatively coupled to the recliner for actuating the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions. A recliner handle lever engages the recliner cam lever in a first actuated position to actuate the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between a seating position and a fold flat position and further engages the recliner cam lever in a second actuated position to release a seat cushion from the floor and allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and tumbled position when the seat back is maintained in the fold flat position.

8308242, Nov 13, 2012

Oct 21, 2011

13/278849

Robert J. Szybisty - Livonia MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc. - Newmarket, Ontario

B60N 2/00

297341, 29737812, 2973781, 297334

A seat assembly is provided for supporting an occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion that is adapted to be pivotally coupled to the floor. The seat assembly also includes a seatback that is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between an upright position and a folded position overlying the seat cushion. A linkage system is operatively coupled between the seatback, seat cushion, and the floor. The linkage system automatically moves the seat cushion downwards and forward and translates the seatback downward and rearward in response to movement of the seatback between the upright position and the folded position.

8251450, Aug 28, 2012

Mar 16, 2009

12/922556

Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc - Aurora

B60N 2/00, B60N 2/005, B60N 2/02, B60N 2/30, B60N 2/36

297334, 297331, 297335, 297336

A seat assembly includes a seat back pivotally coupled to a seat cushion. A front leg is pivotally coupled between the cushion and a floor for providing pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and a kneel position. A front link is pivotally coupled to the cushion and includes a hook for selectively engaging a striker mounted to the floor. A seat back bracket includes an upper portion operatively coupled to the seat back allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between upright and folded positions, and a lower portion releasably coupled to the floor. The hook is engaged with the striker in the seating position to secure the seat assembly to the floor and released from the striker in response to moving the seat cushion to the kneel position to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the kneel position and a tumble position.

2013027, Oct 24, 2013

Dec 5, 2011

13/991537

Omar D. Tame - West Bloomfield MI, US
Ameya Gupte - Novi MI, US
Macit Aktas - Windsor CA, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US

B60N 2/07

2973441, 248429

A seat track assembly includes a latch mechanism operable to allow movement of a movable track relative to a fixed track between a plurality of positions. A memory mechanism is operable between a home position, coupled with the movable track, and a memory position, coupled with the fixed track, to define a selected position. Actuation of the memory mechanism to the memory position unlocks the latch mechanism to allow movement of the movable track in a first direction away from the selected position to an easy-entry position. In response to movement of the movable track in a second direction from the easy-entry position, the memory mechanism blocks the movable track at the selected position, allowing the latch mechanism to lock and the memory mechanism to return to the home position. The latch mechanism operates independently to unlock the latch mechanism when the memory mechanism is in the home position.

8336961, Dec 25, 2012

Dec 4, 2007

12/516844

Robert J. Szybisty - Livonia MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc - Newmarket

B60N 2/30

297335, 297336, 296 6509

A seat assembly is provided for supporting an occupant above a floor in a vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion extending between front and rear ends. The front end is adapted to be pivotally coupled to the floor for pivoting the seat cushion between a seating position and a kneeling position. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the rear end of the seat cushion and is adapted to be releasably secured to the floor. A drive link is pivotally coupled between the floor and the seat back. The drive link urges the seat back to pivot relative to the seat cushion as the seat cushion pivots between the seating and kneeling positions thereby maintaining the seat back in a generally vertical orientation.

6964440, Nov 15, 2005

Jun 26, 2003

10/606920

Patrick James Lebsack - Bay City MI, US
Jeffrey Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
DeeAnna Stiglich - Highland MI, US

Intier Automotive Closures Inc. - Newmarket

E05B003/00

2923363, 292DIG 23, 296146

A handle assembly unlatches a door latch to open a door of a motor vehicle. The handle assembly includes a housing secured to the door. The housing defines a well. A handle is pivotally secured to the housing for movement between a rest position and actuating positions into and out of the well. The handle assembly also includes a bell crank that is pivotally mounted to the housing and operatively engaged with the handle. In addition, the handle assembly includes a release lever that is pivotally mounted to the housing and selectively coupled to the bell crank. The release lever is operatively connected to the door latch. Movement of the handle in either direction from its rest position pivots the bell crank and the release lever together relative to the housing to unlatch the door.

2012022, Sep 6, 2012

Nov 23, 2010

13/510013

Prasad D. Jagtap - Farmington MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Jonathan A. Calhoun - Linden MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Superior Township MI, US

Magna Seating Inc. - Aurora ON

B60N 2/07, B60N 2/20, B60N 2/08

2973441, 248429

A seat track assembly includes a seat track operable for sliding movement of a seat assembly. A towel bar pivots a drive lever unlocking the seat track and allowing sliding movement of the seat assembly within a range of comfort positions. A stop lever pivots between a lowered position and a raised position. In the lowered position. the stop lever engages a stop bracket secured to the seat track preventing the seat assembly from moving forward of the range of comfort positions. A cam pivots in response to pivotally moving a seat back to a dump position. Pivoting the cam pivots the drive lever unlocking the seat track and pivots the stop lever to the raised position spaced above the stop bracket to allow sliding movement of the seat assembly to an easy-entry position forward of the range of comfort positions.

7784860, Aug 31, 2010

Jul 17, 2006

11/996106

David Michael Schacht - Canton MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US
Catherine A. DeVoss - Plymouth MI, US
Thomas J. Domlovil - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc. - Newmarket, Ontario

B60N 2/36

297 15, 297331, 297334

A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.