Patents by Inventor MICHAEL JOHN KAPUSKY

MICHAEL JOHN KAPUSKY 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 tilting system
    Patent number: 11964595
    Abstract: A seat tilting system for tilting a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, may have at least a seat support structure to support and mount the seat, a base platform defining a reference plane, and a number of swivel actuators coupling the seat support structure relative to the base platform. At least a first swivel actuator is configured to swivel the seat support structure with respect to the base platform around a first swivel axis. At least a second swivel actuator is configured to swivel the seat support structure with respect to the base platform around a second swivel axis. At least a third swivel actuator is configured to rotate the seat support structure around a third swivel axis perpendicular to the base platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Michael John Kapusky, Eric Bernard Michalak
  • SEAT TILTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210170921
    Abstract: A seat tilting system for tilting a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, may have at least a seat support structure to support and mount the seat, a base platform defining a reference plane, and a number of swivel actuators coupling the seat support structure relative to the base platform. At least a first swivel actuator is configured to swivel the seat support structure with respect to the base platform around a first swivel axis. At least a second swivel actuator is configured to swivel the seat support structure with respect to the base platform around a second swivel axis. At least a third swivel actuator is configured to rotate the seat support structure around a third swivel axis perpendicular to the base platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
    Inventors: KURT A. SEIBOLD, MICHAEL JOHN KAPUSKY, ERIC BERNARD MICHALAK