Patents by Inventor MaryEllen Claire Hunt

MaryEllen Claire Hunt 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).

  • SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR ABSORBING ENERGY FROM A REAR OCCUPANT IN FRONT COLLISION
    Publication number: 20200062150
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame, a bracket, a pin actuator, a sensor, and an electronic control unit. The seat back frame is pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame about a pivot axis. The bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame. The bracket includes a cam surface, and a distance between the cam surface and the pivot axis varies along the cam surface. The pin actuation includes a pin. The pin actuator is fixed to the seat back frame. The pin actuator is configured to move the pin from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The electronic control unit determines whether the sensor detects the front collision of the vehicle and controls the pin actuator to move the pin from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Suk Jae Ham, Preston Jerome Lemanski, Yosuke Ota, John P. Kim, MaryEllen Claire Hunt
  • Seat assembly for absorbing energy from a rear occupant in front collision
    Patent number: 10569677
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame, a bracket, a pin actuator, a sensor, and an electronic control unit. The seat back frame is pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame about a pivot axis. The bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame. The bracket includes a cam surface, and a distance between the cam surface and the pivot axis varies along the cam surface. The pin actuation includes a pin. The pin actuator is fixed to the seat back frame. The pin actuator is configured to move the pin from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The electronic control unit determines whether the sensor detects the front collision of the vehicle and controls the pin actuator to move the pin from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Suk Jae Ham, Preston Jerome Lemanski, Yosuke Ota, John P. Kim, MaryEllen Claire Hunt