Patents by Inventor Paul B. Phipps

Paul B. Phipps 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 seating system and method for reducing fatigue with changing actuator movement
    Patent number: 8710784
    Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a controller for receiving at least one signal based on at least one vehicle/user event. For reducing fatigue, the controller controls slow seat movement while the vehicle is moving, and changes slow movement between first and second slow movements based on the vehicle/user event(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Biomechanical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Meyer, Paul B. Phipps, Thomas D. Epply
  • VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FATIGUE WITH CHANGING ACTUATOR MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20130062921
    Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a controller for receiving at least one signal based on at least one vehicle/user event. For reducing fatigue, the controller controls slow seat movement while the vehicle is moving, and changes slow movement between first and second slow movements based on the vehicle/user event(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel C. Meyer, Paul B. Phipps, Thomas D. Epply
  • Vehicle seating system and method
    Patent number: 8126616
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a vehicle braking system including vehicle brakes and a brake pedal. The system further includes a signal sent in response to application of the vehicle brakes which leads to suspension of movement of the actuator during application of the vehicle brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Innovative Biomechanical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Paul B. Phipps, Tom D. Epply
  • Vehicle seating system and method for reducing fatigue
    Patent number: 7566096
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system can be used within a variety of vehicles to reduce positional fatigue and other effects of long distance traveling. Such a system includes a typical vehicle seat mountable in a vehicle, at least two powered seat energizer members, including at least one thermal energizer, and an electrical controller. The energizer members are activated to alter the seating condition created by the seat, thereby impacting circulation and reducing fatigue experienced by a vehicle traveler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Innovative Biomechanical Solutions, Incorporated
    Inventor: Paul B. Phipps
  • VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090005938
    Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a vehicle braking system including vehicle brakes and a brake pedal. The system further includes a signal sent in response to application of the vehicle brakes and/or other triggering events, such as turn signal activation and others which leads to suspension of movement of the actuator during application of the vehicle brakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Paul B. Phipps, Tom D. Epply, Daniel C. Meyer