Patents by Inventor Alex Van Duyne

Alex Van Duyne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Active head restraint systems for vehicle seats
    Patent number: 7963601
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE SEATS
    Publication number: 20100320817
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • Active head restraint systems for vehicle seats
    Patent number: 7823971
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • Active head restraint systems for vehicle seats
    Patent number: 7677659
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE SEATS
    Publication number: 20090179471
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE SEATS
    Publication number: 20080185882
    Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
  • Low mount seat belt guide loop
    Patent number: 7104570
    Abstract: A low mount seat guide loop for a seat in a motor vehicle comprising a strap and a seatbelt restraint system. The low mount seat guide loop allows for easy re-attachment and access to a rear passenger compartment. It also provides the user with an improved ergonomic position for the seatbelt restraint system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Hearn, Alex Van Duyne, Jeannine Schubring, Vivek Naik, Daniella Canning
  • Low mount seat belt guide loop
    Publication number: 20050127659
    Abstract: A low mount seat guide loop for a seat in a motor vehicle comprising a strap and a seatbelt restrain system. This low mount seat guide loop allows for easy re-attachment and accessing to rear passenger compartment. It also provides the user with an improved ergonomic position for the seatbelt restraint system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Hearn, Alex Van Duyne, Jeannine Schubring, Vivek Naik, Daniella Canning