Patents by Inventor Shaun D. TAIT

Shaun D. TAIT 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 seat with a thermal massage system
    Patent number: 11584278
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. At least one of the seat bottom and the seat back includes a trim cover having a seating surface and a plurality of individually-controllable massage elements underlying the trim cover. Each of the plurality of individually-controllable massage elements has a surface facing the trim cover, wherein at least a portion of the surface includes a heating layer selectively configured to generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
    Inventors: Shaun D. Tait, Anne-Isabelle Mallet-Da Costa
  • Rear seat climate control
    Patent number: 11529843
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a front-row occupant support and a rear-row occupant support. The front-row occupant support includes a climate-control system arranged in the front-row occupant support. The climate control system is configured to provide a conditioned airflow moving from the front-row occupant support toward a rear-row occupant region between the front-row occupant support and the rear-row occupant support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • Controller and mount for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11524616
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and an armrest. A human-machine interface for controlling features of the vehicle seat or vehicle is coupled to the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH A THERMAL MASSAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210300224
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. At least one of the seat bottom and the seat back includes a trim cover having a seating surface and a plurality of individually-controllable massage elements underlying the trim cover. Each of the plurality of individually-controllable massage elements has a surface facing the trim cover, wherein at least a portion of the surface includes a heating layer selectively configured to generate heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Shaun D. TAIT
  • Thermal-transfer component for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11110833
    Abstract: An occupant support comprises a vehicle seat including a cushion and trim positioned around at least a portion of the cushion. The occupant support includes an occupant-comfort system having a heat transfer station positioned in the seat cushion in spaced-apart relation to the trim and configured to move selectively heat to an occupant in a heating mode and away from the occupant in a cooling mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • Cushion length adjuster
    Patent number: 11059407
    Abstract: An occupant support having a seat cushion. The seat cushion includes a rear pad and a front pad selectively movable with respect to the rear pad between a retracted position and an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • REAR SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210188038
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a front-row occupant support and a rear-row occupant support. The front-row occupant support includes a climate-control system arranged in the front-row occupant support. The climate control system is configured to provide a conditioned airflow moving from the front-row occupant support toward a rear-row occupant region between the front-row occupant support and the rear-row occupant support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Shaun D. TAIT
  • Headrest for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11014481
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back includes a backrest and a headrest coupled to the backrest. The vehicle seat may be supplied with power so as to provide a powered experience to the vehicle seat. At least one device is coupled to the headrest and is supplied with power through the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • Occupant support
    Patent number: 11001170
    Abstract: An occupant support system includes a first vehicle seat and a second vehicle seat. The second vehicle seat is spaced apart from the first vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • CUSHION LENGTH ADJUSTER
    Publication number: 20210114496
    Abstract: An occupant support having a seat cushion. The seat cushion includes a rear pad and a front pad selectively movable with respect to the rear pad between a retracted position and an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • HEADREST FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20210086675
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back includes a backrest and a headrest coupled to the backrest. The vehicle seat may be supplied with power so as to provide a powered experience to the vehicle seat. At least one device is coupled to the headrest and is supplied with power through the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Shaun D. TAIT
  • OCCUPANT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20210078450
    Abstract: An occupant support system includes a first vehicle seat and a second vehicle seat. The second vehicle seat is spaced apart from the first vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Shaun D. TAIT
  • CONTROLLER AND MOUNT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20200398720
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and an armrest. A human-machine interface for controlling features of the vehicle seat or vehicle is coupled to the armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Shaun D. TAIT
  • Heating system for an occupant
    Patent number: 10793033
    Abstract: An occupant support comprises a vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom. The occupant support further comprises a heating system located within the seat back of the vehicle seat. The heating system may be configured to provide a heating sensation to an occupant resting on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Chad W. Durkee, Shaun D. Tait
  • Headrest for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10717378
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a backrest, and a headrest. The vehicle seat may be supplied with power so as to provide a powered experience to the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Chad W. Durkee, Shaun D. Tait
  • Modular seat
    Patent number: 10640012
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a seat frame and a module assembly. The module assembly is arranged to cover the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Shaun D. Tait, Chad W. Durkee
  • Occupant armrest
    Patent number: 10618439
    Abstract: An occupant armrest is configured for use in a vehicle. The occupant armrest includes a substrate, a cover, and a thermoelectric module. The substrate is configured to support an arm of an occupant of the vehicle. The cover is arranged around the substrate. The thermoelectric module is configured to provide at least one of heating and cooling the arm of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Chad W. Durkee, Shaun D. Tait, Charles J. Cauchy
  • Vehicle seat with a thermal device
    Patent number: 10618438
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a cushion, a cushion cover, and a thermoelectric unit. The cushion is adapted to support an occupant on the occupant support. The cushion cover is arranged around at least a portion the cushion. The thermoelectric unit is configured to selectively heat and cool the occupant of the occupant support with conductive heat transfer through the cushion cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Shaun D. Tait, Charles J. Cauchy, Chad W. Durkee, Kevin L. Wright, John M. Perraut
  • Vehicle privacy screen
    Patent number: 10611314
    Abstract: A vehicle has a vehicle cabin having a front vehicle seat system and a rear seat vehicle system. The front vehicle seat system is located in front of a rear seat vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait
  • Vehicle seat connection system
    Patent number: 10556558
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may be used in a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a frame for attachment to the vehicle and a seat module which secures to the frame to mount the seat module to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Shaun D. Tait