Patents
US 7341306 B1: Convertible seat assembly
- Granted
- 2008-03-11
- Filed
- 2006-12-22 application 11644113
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A seating assembly is made up of both fixed and positionable components. The assembly in a first position provides in a back-to-back relation respective oppositely facing seats. In a second position the assembly provides a substantially horizontal lounge a portion of which is withdrawn from a stored position below the seats. The lounge when withdrawn includes the sitting surface portion of a selected one of the oppositely facing seats as part of the lounge and when stored utilizes such sitting surface portion as part of the selected seat.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg080311.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady-White Boats, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Greenville, NC | GRADY-WHITE BOATS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Neese | Winterville, NC | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darwyn T. Faulds, Jr. | Mount Pleasant, SC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47C | Chairs; sofas; beds | A47C15/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NEESE DAVID A. signed 2007-11-05 WISE COMPANY INCORPORATED, THE signed 2007-11-16 FAULDS, DANWYN, T. JR. signed 2007-12-11 | GRADY-WHITE BOATS, INC GREENVILLE, NC | 20389/979 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-01-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NEESE, DAVID A. signed 2007-11-05 WISE COMPANY INCORPORATED, THE signed 2007-11-16 FAULDS, DARWYN T., JR. signed 2007-12-11 | GRADY-WHITE BOATS, INC GREENVILLE, NC | 20370/309 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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