Patents by Inventor Wee Tzee Gam
Wee Tzee Gam 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: 11541784Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seatback having a forward surface to support an upper body of an occupant and an upper console portion formed on a rear surface of the seatback. The seatback pivots at a seatback pivot axis to a use position where the seatback extends generally horizontal. A bottom cushion has an upward surface to support a lower body of the occupant. The cushion pivots at a cushion pivot axis to an access position to access a lower console formed along an interior surface of the seat bottom cushion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Michael R. Powell, Karl Henn, Paul S. Severinski, Wee Tzee Gam, Anthony James Mollica, Louella Ann Patterson
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Publication number: 20210078458Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seatback having a forward surface to support an upper body of an occupant and an upper console portion formed on a rear surface of the seatback. The seatback pivots at a seatback pivot axis to a use position where the seatback extends generally horizontal. A bottom cushion has an upward surface to support a lower body of the occupant. The cushion pivots at a cushion pivot axis to an access position to access a lower console formed along an interior surface of the seat bottom cushion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Michael R. POWELL, Karl HENN, Paul S. SEVERINSKI, Wee Tzee GAM, Anthony James MOLLICA, Louella Ann PATTERSON
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Patent number: 10744908Abstract: A track adjuster includes a first pair of tracks, a first lockset that may be configured to selectively restrict movement of the first pair of tracks, a second pair of tracks, and a second lockset configured that may be configured to selectively restrict movement of the second pair of tracks. The first lockset may be a first type of lockset and the second lockset may be a second type of lockset. The first lockset may include a positive engagement locking lockset. The second lockset may include a pawl-type lockset.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Marc Laumeier, Michael Wojatzki, Wee Tzee Gam, Mark A. Farquhar, Krzysztof Wroblewski
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Publication number: 20180272899Abstract: A track adjuster includes a first pair of tracks, a first lockset that may be configured to selectively restrict movement of the first pair of tracks, a second pair of tracks, and a second lockset configured that may be configured to selectively restrict movement of the second pair of tracks. The first lockset may be a first type of lockset and the second lockset may be a second type of lockset. The first lockset may include a positive engagement locking lockset. The second lockset may include a pawl-type lockset.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Marc Laumeier, Michael Wojatzki, Wee Tzee Gam, Mark A. Farquhar, Krzysztof Wroblewski
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Patent number: 9688170Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom that includes first and second side frame members and a front cushion module. The front cushion module has a support member and a cushion. The support member has first and second ends that are disposed proximate the front end of the first and second side frame members, respectively. The cushion receives and is supported by the support member and has a front end. The vehicle seat assembly may have an actuator cooperable with the support member for tilting the front end of the cushion relative to the frame members.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Krzysztof Wroblewski, Ashford Allen Galbreath, Wee Tzee Gam, Asad S. Ali, Terry O'Bannon
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Publication number: 20150360592Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom that includes first and second side frame members and a front cushion module. The front cushion module has a support member and a cushion. The support member has first and second ends that are disposed proximate the front end of the first and second side frame members, respectively. The cushion receives and is supported by the support member and has a front end. The vehicle seat assembly may have an actuator cooperable with the support member for tilting the front end of the cushion relative to the frame members.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Krzysztof WROBLEWSKI, Ashford Allen GALBREATH, Wee Tzee GAM, Asad S. ALI, Terry O'Bannon
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Patent number: 5938164Abstract: A power seat adjuster for bucket type vehicle seats includes inboard and outboard track assemblies each including a fixed lower section, a movable upper or movable section and a precision sliding interface including roller bearings between the moving upper track and the fixed lower track, the surfaces of the tracks that are engaged by the roller bearings being crowned to provide a bearing surface that is slightly convex when the seat is unoccupied but which becomes nearly flat when the seat is occupied, and the bearing surfaces of the track being coated with a multi-layer dry film lubricant including a base coating of an anti-friction material and a top coating of an anti-stick material.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1997Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.Inventors: James A. Kargol, Robert W. Jones, Bruce A. Hiemstra, Marc D. Hewko, Yannis Poulos, Ronald R. Siegrist, Wee Tzee Gam, David W. Husted, Chester S. Fudala
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Patent number: 5707035Abstract: A power seat adjuster for bucket type vehicle seats includes inboard and outboard track assemblies each including a fixed lower section, a movable upper or movable section and a precision sliding interface including roller bearings between the moving upper track and the fixed lower track, the surfaces of the tracks that are engaged by the roller bearings being crowned to provide a bearing surface that is slightly convex when the seat is unoccupied but which becomes nearly flat when the seat is occupied, and the bearing surfaces of the track being coated with a multi-layer dry film lubricant including a base coating of an anti-friction material and a top coating of an anti-stick material.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1994Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.Inventors: James A. Kargol, Robert W. Jones, Bruce A. Hiemstra, Marc D. Hewko, Yannis Poulos, Ronald R. Siegrist, Wee Tzee Gam, David W. Husted, Chester S. Fudala