Patents by Inventor Gregg R. Laframboise

Gregg R. Laframboise 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).

  • Vehicle seat back rest structure
    Patent number: 8864239
    Abstract: Disclosed is a back rest structure for vehicle seats and a method for manufacturing the same. The back rest structure has a back panel element and a seat back frame element fixed to each other, where at least one of the back panel element or the seat back frame element is provided of a thermoplastic composite material comprising a thermoplastic compound material and a reinforcement material, wherein with respect to the thermoplastic material the reinforcement material represents 50 wt-% or more than 50 wt-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Eric B. Michalak, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Ornela Zekavica, Antoine Kmeid, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Nicholas L. Petouhoff
  • Actuator for crash activated head restraint
    Patent number: 8727437
    Abstract: Vehicle-seat comprising a seat base, a seatback and a head restraint reduces the gap between the head of a seat occupant and the front side of the head restraint in case of a crash, the vehicle seat further comprising an actuator, which is located in the seat back, which comprises a deformable body, which deforms reversible under the force resulting from the rearward movement of body of the seat occupant during and/or after the rear crash, and which comprises a first and a second end, whereas at least one end, preferably both ends, is/are slideably supported in a basis, whereas the head restraint and the actuator are connected by a force transmitter, which transmits a force, resulting from the deformation of the deformable body from the actuator to the head restraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Eric B. Michalak, Gregg R. Laframboise
  • Laser etched trim
    Patent number: 8556319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a trim cover and the cover of a trim interior itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Petouhoff, Bonnie L. Coker, Todd W. Waelde, Daniel J. LaFlamme, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Mark S. Jurek
  • VEHICLE SEAT BACK REST STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120181839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a back rest structure (3) for vehicle seats and a method for manufacturing a back rest structure (3) for vehicle seats, the back rest structure (3) having a back panel element (2) and a seat back frame element (1), the back panel element (2) and the seat back frame element (1) being fixed to each other, where at least one of the back panel element (2) or of the seat back frame element (1) being provided of a thermoplastic composite material, the thermoplastic composite material comprising a thermoplastic compound material and a reinforcement material, wherein with respect to the thermoplastic composite material the reinforcement material represents 50 wt-% or more than 50 wt-%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric B Michalak, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Ornela Zekavica, Antoine Kmeid, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Nicholas L. Petouhoff
  • LASER ETCHED TRIM
    Publication number: 20110109111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a trim cover and the cover of a trim interior itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Petouhoff, Bonnie L. Coker, Todd W. Waelder, Daniel J. LaFlamme, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Mark S. Jurek