Patents by Inventor Phillip Wayne Wilson

Phillip Wayne Wilson 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 having an impact load transfer structure
    Patent number: 9340135
    Abstract: A seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side member, a second side member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The seat back frame also includes a load transfer member that transfers impact loads from a collision through the seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daniel James Sakkinen, Nicholas Leonard Petouhoff, Antoine A. Kmeid, Todd W. Waelde, Eric B. Michalak, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Ornela Zekavica, Phillip Wayne Wilson, Alexander Saveski
  • One-piece seat back frame assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 8870293
    Abstract: A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly. The one-piece seat back frame includes a first side portion and a second side portion spaced apart from the first side portion, an upper cross portion and a lower cross portion. A lower cross bracket member is coupled to the seat back frame such that the lower cross bracket member at least partially overlaps the seat back frame lower cross portion forming a boxed section. A first recliner mechanism is coupled to the second end of the lower cross bracket member for a single-sided recliner system. A pivot bracket or a second recliner mechanism is coupled to the first end of the lower cross bracket member for a dual-sided recliner system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Ornela Zekavica, Youzhi Xiong, Catherine M. Amodeo, Phillip Wayne Wilson
  • ONE-PIECE SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120306253
    Abstract: A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly. The one-piece seat back frame includes a first side portion and a second side portion spaced apart from the first side portion, an upper cross portion and a lower cross portion. A lower cross bracket member is coupled to the seat back frame such that the lower cross bracket member at least partially overlaps the seat back frame lower cross portion forming a boxed section. A first recliner mechanism is coupled to the second end of the lower cross bracket member for a single-sided recliner system. A pivot bracket or a second recliner mechanism is coupled to the first end of the lower cross bracket member for a dual-sided recliner system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Ornela Zekavica, Youzhi Xiong, Catherine M. Amodeo, Phillip Wayne Wilson
  • ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING
    Publication number: 20120267935
    Abstract: A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper cross portion, a lower cross portion coupled together to form a rectangular unitary frame structure. The seat back frame also includes an inner wall extending from a front surface and an inner edge of the back frame, and an outer wall extending from the front surface and an outer edge of the back frame, thereby forming a channel on the front surface. A plurality of formations are formed in the back frame to enhance the strength and stiffness of the back frame. The seat back frame also includes a plurality of apertures for attaching other seat components, such as a head restraint assembly. The seat back frame is formed from at least one of a monolithic blank, a tailored welded blank, and/or a tailored welded coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Omela Zekavica, Daniel James Sakkinen, Youzhi Xiong, John David Kotre, Anthony Kestian, Robert J. Hicks, Nicholas Leonard Petouhoff, Antoine A. Kmeid, Phillip Wayne Wilson, David Hayes, Miodrag M. Petrovich, Elizabeth Ann Allen, Catherine M. Amodeo, Andrew J. Erard, Mark S. Williamson, Forest Hills, Joseph F. Prosniewski
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IMPACT LOAD TRANSFER STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120193954
    Abstract: A seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side member, a second side member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The seat back frame also includes a load transfer member that transfers impact loads from a collision through the seat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Copany
    Inventors: Daniel James Sakkinen, Nicholas Leonard Petouhoff, Antoine A. Kmeid, Todd W. Waelde, Eric B. Michalak, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Ornela Zekavica, Phillip Wayne Wilson, Alexander Saveski