Patents by Inventor James Andrew KIMPEL

James Andrew KIMPEL 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).

  • Transducer system providing tactile sensations
    Patent number: 10940872
    Abstract: A system providing tactile sensations. The system comprises a seat back of a seat, the seat back having a left side and a right side separated by a center-line of the seat back. A first plurality of electroactive transducers are arranged along the center-line of the seat back and provide tactile sound to a user. A second plurality of electroactive transducers in the seat back provide tactile alerts or feedback. The second plurality of electroactive alert transducers comprise a left-side electroactive transducer at the left side of the seat back and right-side electroactive transducer at the right side of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: John Thomas Alexiou, Todd Christopher Chernecki, Sarosh Sultan Khwaja, James Andrew Kimpel, Mark Elard Seeger, Peter R. Williams
  • TRANSDUCER SYSTEM PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATIONS
    Publication number: 20190300020
    Abstract: A system providing tactile sensations. The system comprises a seat back of a seat, the seat back having a left side and a right side separated by a center-line of the seat back. A first plurality of electroactive transducers are arranged along the center-line of the seat back and provide tactile sound to a user. A second plurality of electroactive transducers in the seat back provide tactile alerts or feedback. The second plurality of electroactive alert transducers comprise a left-side electroactive transducer at the left side of the seat back and right-side electroactive transducer at the right side of the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: SUBPAC, INC.
    Inventors: John Thomas ALEXIOU, Todd Christopher CHERNECKI, Sarosh Sultan KHWAJA, James Andrew KIMPEL, Mark Elard SEEGER, Peter R. WILLIAMS