Patents by Inventor Megan Romelfanger
Megan Romelfanger 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).
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Patent number: 11932142Abstract: A seat assembly includes a cushioned component having a lattice matrix. An air bladder assembly is covered by the lattice matrix. The air bladder assembly includes a plurality of air bladders supported on a platform assembly. Each air bladder includes a body portion operable between deflated and inflated conditions. Each air bladder includes a connection stem. A support plate includes a plurality of access apertures disposed therethrough. The air bladder assembly is operably coupled to the support plate. Each air bladder is aligned with at least one access aperture of the plurality of access apertures. A carrier assembly includes a plurality of mounting apertures disposed through an outer surface thereof. The carrier assembly receives the connection stem of each air bladder through at least one mounting aperture of the plurality of mounting apertures of the carrier assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Megan Romelfanger, Victoria Leigh Schein, Brian Boland, Patrick Maloney, Alex Perkins, Marcos Silva Kondrad
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Publication number: 20240059199Abstract: A seat assembly includes a cushioned component having a lattice matrix. An air bladder assembly is covered by the lattice matrix. The air bladder assembly includes a plurality of air bladders supported on a platform assembly. Each air bladder includes a body portion operable between deflated and inflated conditions. Each air bladder includes a connection stem. A support plate includes a plurality of access apertures disposed therethrough. The air bladder assembly is operably coupled to the support plate. Each air bladder is aligned with at least one access aperture of the plurality of access apertures. A carrier assembly includes a plurality of mounting apertures disposed through an outer surface thereof. The carrier assembly receives the connection stem of each air bladder through at least one mounting aperture of the plurality of mounting apertures of the carrier assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Megan Romelfanger, Victoria Leigh Schein, Brian Boland, Patrick Maloney, Alex Perkins, Marcos Silva Kondrad
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Publication number: 20240034202Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
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Patent number: 11820259Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
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Patent number: 11780355Abstract: A seat assembly includes a cushioned component having a lattice matrix. An air bladder assembly is covered by the lattice matrix. The air bladder assembly includes a plurality of air bladders supported on a platform assembly. Each air bladder includes a body portion operable between deflated and inflated conditions. Each air bladder includes a connection stem. A support plate includes a plurality of access apertures disposed therethrough. The air bladder assembly is operably coupled to the support plate. Each air bladder is aligned with at least one access aperture of the plurality of access apertures. A carrier assembly includes a plurality of mounting apertures disposed through an outer surface thereof. The carrier assembly receives the connection stem of each air bladder through at least one mounting aperture of the plurality of mounting apertures. Each air bladder may include a release valve for releasing air therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Megan Romelfanger, Patrick Maloney, Brian Boland, Alex Perkins, Victoria Leigh Schein, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Sangram Tamhankar
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Publication number: 20230062855Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
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Publication number: 20190366893Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly includes a seat-base. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the seat-base and includes a seatback frame. An upper thoracic support is operably coupled to the seatback frame. The upper thoracic support is configured to move outward from the seatback frame from a stowed position to a deployed position. An actuatable comfort feature is coupled to the upper thoracic support and is configured to extend outward from the upper thoracic support from a retracted position to an extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Megan Romelfanger, Timothy Hamlin
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Patent number: 10493882Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly includes a seat-base. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the seat-base and includes a seatback frame. An upper thoracic support is operably coupled to the seatback frame. The upper thoracic support is configured to move outward from the seatback frame from a stowed position to a deployed position. An actuatable comfort feature is coupled to the upper thoracic support and is configured to extend outward from the upper thoracic support from a retracted position to an extended position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Megan Romelfanger, Timothy Hamlin