Inventor

Robert William McCoy

Inventor

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Overview

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Patents

1987–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 57 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B60Rprimary

B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for57%

B60NSeats specially adapted for vehicles20%

F16FSprings3%

A44BButtons, pins, buckles, slide fasteners, or the like2%

A47CChairs2%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body2%

G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures2%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

B60GVehicle suspension arrangements1%

B60TVehicle brake control systems or parts thereof1%

PatentTitleYear

11,072,307External side airbag2021 10,821,865Fully collapsing armrest insert with tunable tensioning elements2020 10,814,817Occupant position detection2020 10,752,199Vehicle airbags for occupants in rear facing seats2020 10,723,300Bow tie driver airbag system2020 10,710,539Seatback-mounted restraint system2020 10,640,075Roof mounted seat support airbag2020 10,625,701Vehicle airbag2020 10,589,708Vehicle airbag system2020 10,562,488Load limiting seatbelt retractor2020 10,562,420Vehicle seat including energy absorbing device2020 10,486,644Load limiting seatbelt retractor2019 10,442,384Energy-absorbing knee bolster2019 10,442,396Load limiting seatbelt retractor2019 10,434,976Seatbelt assembly2019 10,405,613Extendable two-piece seatbelt tongue2019 10,407,018Roof mounted airbag2019 10,391,968Airbag assembly including internal and external tethers2019 10,384,639Plus-two belt reminder system2019 10,369,962Restraint system2019 10,286,872Energy-absorbing restraint system2019 10,266,140Restraint system2019 10,220,747Fully collapsing armrest insert with tunable tensioning elements2019 10,086,794Load limiting retractor with hall effect switch2018 10,081,283Armrest for a vehicle2018 10,035,438Vehicle seat bottom with independently deployable devices2018 10,000,186Belt assembly including plus-two-point belt reminder2018 9,963,099Steering wheel assembly including an airbag tether2018 9,963,100Airbag controller and method2018 9,868,372'Energy absorbing seatback panel'2018 9,821,758'Pretensioning, force-limiting seat belt assembly'2017 9,816,898'Testing fixture for vehicle rollover simulation'2017 9,738,187'Vehicle seat bottom with independently deployable devices'2017 9,610,873'Fully collapsing armrest insert with tunable tensioning elements'2017 9,604,588'Rear row knee bolster deployment control'2017 9,527,408'Deployable thigh support in a vehicle seat'2016 9,505,367'Articulating support in a vehicle seat'2016 9,475,405'Vehicle occupant classification'2016 9,457,751'Articulating support in a vehicle seat'2016 9,446,735'Vehicle impact absorbing system'2016 9,327,669'Wrap-around curtain for a vehicle'2016 9,216,675'Vertically adjustable ergonomic armrest for automobile'2015 9,180,834'Vehicle occupant restraint system for oblique impact'2015 9,174,600'Vehicle impact energy absorber'2015 9,150,180'Inflatable protection mechanisms for vehicle instrument panel'2015 8,523,222'Curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle'2013 8,480,125'Curtain air bag system'2013 8,430,424'Far side impact protection for driver'2013 8,220,579'Seatbelt use promotion system and method'2012 8,086,376'Vehicle rollover prediction with occupant restraint system activation'2011 7,817,027'Method and system for integrated media and vehicle seat belt monitoring'2010 7,386,384'System and method for predicting a vehicle rollover'2008 7,380,436'Rollover component test fixture and methodology'2008 6,994,375'Advanced rollover seat belt system for a vehicle'2006 6,289,890'Portable rescue breathing device'2001 5,896,854'Tracheal gas insufflation system'1999 4,652,674'Method for monitoring the fluorescence of 4-carboxy-p-terphenyl in crude terephthalic acid'1987

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987Patents assigned to AMOCO CORP (1)· patent assignee history

1987Based in Naperville, IL, US· patent location history

1999–2001Patents assigned to VALLEY INSPIRED PRODUCTS LLC (2)· patent assignee history

1999–2001Based in Apple Valley, MN, US· patent location history

2006–2021Patents assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (54)· patent assignee history

2006–2021Based in Ann Arbor, MI, US· patent location history

2011–2013Patents assigned to MCCOY ROBERT WILLIAM (4)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to BELWAFA JAMEL E (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC	54	2006–2021
MCCOY ROBERT WILLIAMself	4	2011–2013
BELWAFA JAMEL E	2	2013
VALLEY INSPIRED PRODUCTS LLC	2	1999–2001
AMOCO CORP	1	1987

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Ann Arbor, MI, US	54	2006–2021
Apple Valley, Minnesota, US	2	1999–2001
Naperville, Illinois, US	1	1987