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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC	3400 JACKSON ST DUBUQUE IA 52004

International Classification(s)

• A47C:CHAIRS

• 1997 Application Filing Year
• A47C Class
• 604 Applications Filed
• 173 Patents Issued To-Date
• 28.65 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Wallis, David E	Dubuque, IA	15	156
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 156

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 48 Citation Count
• A47C Class

• 90.16 % this patent is cited more than
• 27 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 5816658

Head rest lock

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Abstract

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A head rest lock enables the adjusting of the elevational position of a head rest of a vehicle seat having sleeves that serve as vertical guides for support posts having lock notches therein, the notches providing a plurality of vertical height adjustment positions. The sleeves include a lock latch for manually activating the adjustable height mechanism and ribs which prevent inadvertent rotation of said sleeve. The head rest lock is mountable to a bracket or directly to a seat back frame.

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Legal Events

 

• STCH2006
• FP2006
• LAPS2006
• REMI2006
• FPAY2002
• I1998
• F1997
• PD1997
• AS1997

Date	Code	Event	Description
Nov 08, 2006	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Oct 06, 2006	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Oct 06, 2006
Oct 06, 2006	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Apr 26, 2006	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Mar 08, 2002	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Oct 06, 1998	I	Issuance
May 23, 1997	F	Filing
May 23, 1997	PD	Priority Date
May 14, 1997	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:WALLIS, DAVID E.;REEL/FRAME:008583/0357 Owner name: FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., IOWA Effective Date: May 14, 1997