Patents by Inventor Zbigniew Orzelski

Zbigniew Orzelski 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).

  • Active head restraint with self resetting mechanism
    Patent number: 7597391
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a seat back having an outer surface that selectively contacts a seat occupant and a head restraint extending from the seat back that has a head restraint portion that selectively contacts the seat occupant. The head restraint portion is moveable between a forward position and a rearward position. The apparatus also includes a head restraint control assembly having an actuator, a lock mechanism, and a lock mechanism resetting device. The actuator transfers an actuation force to the head restraint portion for initiating movement of the head restraint portion from the rearward position to the forward position. The lock mechanism selectively restrains the headrest portion from moving from the forward position to the rearward position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: A. Mangala M. Jayasuriya, James Adams, Michael Russick, Mark Lippman, Zbigniew Orzelski
  • ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT WITH SELF RESETTING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20080197681
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a seat back having an outer surface that selectively contacts a seat occupant and a head restraint extending from the seat back that has a head restraint portion that selectively contacts the seat occupant. The head restraint portion is moveable between a forward position and a rearward position. The apparatus also includes a head restraint control assembly having an actuator, a lock mechanism, and a lock mechanism resetting device. The actuator transfers an actuation force to the head restraint portion for initiating movement of the head restraint portion from the rearward position to the forward position. The lock mechanism selectively restrains the headrest portion from moving from the forward position to the rearward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: A. Mangala M. Jayasuriya, James Adams, Michael Russick, Mark Lippman, Zbigniew Orzelski
  • Active head restraint with self resetting mechanism
    Patent number: 7374239
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a seat back having an outer surface that selectively contacts a seat occupant and a head restraint extending from the seat back that has a head restraint portion that selectively contacts the seat occupant. The head restraint portion is moveable between a forward position and a rearward position. The apparatus also includes a head restraint control assembly having an actuator, a lock mechanism, and a lock mechanism resetting device. The actuator transfers an actuation force to the head restraint portion for initiating movement of the head restraint portion from the rearward position to the forward position. The lock mechanism selectively restrains the headrest portion from moving from the forward position to the rearward position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Mangala M. Jayasuriya, James Adams, Michael Russick, Mark Lippman, Zbigniew Orzelski