Patents by Inventor Benny Sommerfeld

Benny Sommerfeld 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).

  • Patent number: 7458635
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement includes a child seat which is mounted in a rearward facing configuration to a backrest of an adult seat such that the backrest of another adult seat at least partially supports the backrest of the child seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kolita Mendis, John Downs, Benny Sommerfeld, Blair Taylor
  • Publication number: 20070114824
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement includes a child seat which is mounted in a rearward facing configuration to a backrest of an adult seat such that the backrest of another adult seat at least partially supports the backrest of the child seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kolita Mendis, John Downs, Benny Sommerfeld, Blair Taylor
  • Patent number: 7195308
    Abstract: A passenger vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body with a first pillar extending upward from a lateral side of the body. A side member extends along the body and a second pillar extends upward and rearward from the side member. The second pillar has a lower end affixed to the side member between a front seating row and a rear seating row of the vehicle. An upper end of the second pillar is displaced adjacent to the rear seating row of the vehicle, and is spaced apart from the front seating row of the vehicle. The orientation of the second pillar maximizes impact strength, rear occupant ingress and egress between the pillars and a lateral range of vision for the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kolita Mendis, Benny Sommerfeld, Hakan Ericson, Dirk Koring
  • Publication number: 20020165765
    Abstract: Method and arrangement for managing a product strategy over a period of time spanning one or more generations. The method considers people's lifestyle, life stage, generational belonging, and product characteristics in order to predict necessary changes of product requirements for one or more target groups. The arrangement includes a data processing system having a computer processing means for processing data and a storage means for storing data on a storage medium. Input data includes demographic data, as well as current and predicted product requirement data for selected lifestyles and life stages. By processing and correlating the data, a product specification is obtained that determines a product strategy for the product or products in question. The invention also relates to a method for managing a product strategy using said processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Benny Sommerfeld, Blair Taylor, Tisha Johnson, Geza Loczi, Kolita Mendis, Stefan Jansson, Mike Ippoliti