Patents by Inventor Andrew Lines

Andrew Lines 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).

  • NETWORK OF RAILS FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200171983
    Abstract: A network of rails for a vehicle includes lateral rails that extend primarily along a lateral axis of the vehicle, longitudinal rails that extend primarily along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a circular rail that is positioned at a junction between the lateral rails and the longitudinal rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line, Daniel Ferretti
  • POWER FOLD SEAT WITH INTUITIVE CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20200139850
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The seating assembly includes a seat-base. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the seat-base and includes a trim cover. The trim cover includes a front-portion, an upper-portion, and a rear-portion. A motorized system is coupled to the seatback and operable to pivot the seatback relative to the seat-base. A switch extends along the upper-portion and the rear-portion of the trim cover and is configured to activate the motorized system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Aaron Halonen, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Johnathan Andrew Line, Michael Kolich
  • Flexible motor vehicle work surface for laptops and tablets
    Patent number: 10632933
    Abstract: A flexible motor vehicle work surface is operably coupled with a motor vehicle seating assembly and includes a deployable support structure operably coupled with the motor vehicle seating assembly, the deployable support structure comprising an integrated guide member movable within an arcuate recess disposed on an upper surface thereof and defining an arcuate travel path. A movable horizontal surface is operably coupled with the integrated guide member and deployable support structure and has a first stored position and a second deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Alan George Dry, Amaury Diaz Serrano, Daniel Ferretti
  • Drive cable for a seating assembly
    Patent number: 10632865
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seating assembly coupled to a rail system that defines a track. A drive cable is configured to selectively engage with the seating assembly such that the seating assembly is translated along the rail system. A cable drive motor is configured to impart motion to the drive cable. One or more pulleys are positioned along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Vehicle seating assembly with airbag tethers
    Patent number: 10632958
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle includes a seat-base. A seatback is coupled to the seat-base. An airbag assembly is coupled to the seatback and configured to deploy therefrom. A tether is coupled to the airbag assembly and at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. The tether is configured to bias the airbag assembly seating-assembly-downward when the airbag assembly is in a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line, Brian Robert Spahn, Benjamin Yilma, S. M. Akbar Berry, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Daniel Ferretti
  • METHOD OF FORMING A HEADREST ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200122368
    Abstract: A method of forming a headrest assembly includes providing a first mold that encloses a first cavity in a closed condition. A support is positioned in the first cavity. A first material is blow molded into the first cavity and around a portion of the support to form a core part. The core part and support are removed from the first mold. A second mold encloses a second cavity in a closed condition. The core part and the support are placed into the second mold in an open condition. A fluid is injected into the core part through the support. The second mold is converted to the closed condition. A second material is injection molded into the second cavity and around the core part to form an outer shell around the core part. A fluid is withdrawn from the core part through the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat
    Patent number: 10625704
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback including a left lateral panel and a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position, a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position, and a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel. The tether is connected to the airbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Brian Robert Spahn, Johnathan Andrew Line, Benjamin Yilma, S. M. Akbar Berry
  • Power head restraint flexible closeout cover
    Patent number: 10625644
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback having an upper portion. An adjustable headrest assembly is supported on the upper portion of the seatback. The adjustable headrest assembly has a headrest bun and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the headrest bun between extended and retracted positions. A trim component is disposed on the upper portion of the seatback having a relief portion. The relief portion is configured to receive a portion of the adjustment mechanism as the headrest bun is driven towards the extended position. A flexible cover member is coupled to the trim component at the relief portion. The flexible cover member has a plate member operable between extend and retracted positions. The portion of the adjustment mechanism abuts an inner surface of the plate member to move the plate member towards the extended position as the headrest bun is driven towards the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Christian J. Hosbach, Carol Casey, Marcos Silva Kondrad
  • Articulating mechanical thigh extension composite trim payout linkage system
    Patent number: 10625646
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seating assembly comprises a seat frame, a cushion fixedly attached at a first end thereof to the seat frame, and a motor disposed on the seat frame and operably coupled with a displaceable second end of the cushion, wherein actuation of the motor operates the cushion between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marcos Silva Kondrad, Johnathan Andrew Line, Kevin Wayne Preuss, S. M. Akbar Berry
  • Underbody structure for adjustable seating assembly
    Patent number: 10625631
    Abstract: An underbody structure for supporting an adjustable seating assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a rotatable turntable operably coupled to an underbody of the motor vehicle and a brace operably coupled with the rotatable turntable and the underbody of the motor vehicle and extending substantially across the rotatable turntable, wherein the adjustable seating assembly is operably coupled to the brace and the underbody of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Rahul Arora, Johnathan Andrew Line, Marcos Silva Kondrad
  • APPARATUS INCLUDING A STORAGE AND SEATING MODULE PROVIDING ENHANCED VERSATILITY
    Publication number: 20200114785
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a track, a carriage displaceable along the track, a storage and seating module and a swivel. The swivel connects the storage and seating module to the carriage. The swivel allows the storage and seating module to be selectively oriented in a first position or a second position on the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Horace Hagedorn, Johnathan Andrew Line, Jimmy Moua, Adam Ewel
  • Vehicle seating cushion with lines to interconnect with line detents on a structural support
    Patent number: 10604041
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising: a cushion comprising an outer edge and a plurality of lines; a carrier comprising a perimeter outer surface and a plurality of line detents near the perimeter outer surface of the carrier retaining the plurality of lines such that the cushion is interconnected with the carrier; wherein the plurality of lines and plurality of line detents are arranged to prevent the edge of the cushion from rolling up. The cushion can further comprise a rearward extending lip having an inwardly facing surface; wherein the cushion at least partially surrounds the carrier with at least a portion of the inwardly facing surface of the lip facing the perimeter outer surface of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Corbin Shea Johnston, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Johnathan Andrew Line, Kevin Mozurkewich, Andrew Matusko, Brian Thiel
  • Translatable seating assembly
    Patent number: 10604032
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes an anchor that has a post that is surrounded by a main body. The post extends above and below the main body and terminates in an upper head and a lower head. The post surrounds a locking pin that can be actuated within the post. An electrical connector extends outward from the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Self-retaining elastic strap for vent blower attachment to a back carrier
    Patent number: 10596936
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seatback having a seatback cushion. A carrier supports the seatback cushion. An upper thoracic region includes a first side support defining a first receiving aperture and a second side support defining a second receiving aperture. A lower lumber region includes an actuatable lumbar support configured to move between deployed and non-deployed conditions. An air mover is disposed between the first and second side supports. The air mover is suspended between the first and second side supports by a flexible band that extends laterally between the first and second side supports and is removably coupled with the first and second receiving apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sikorski, Kevin Mozurkewich, Mbathie Diop, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Vehicle seating assembly with anchored airbag tethers
    Patent number: 10596993
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback coupled to a seat-base. An airbag assembly is coupled to the seatback and configured to deploy therefrom. A tether is coupled to the airbag assembly and at least one of the seatback and the seat-base. An anchoring feature is coupled to at least one of the seatback and the seat-base and is configured to restrain seating-assembly-upward movement of the tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line, Brian Robert Spahn, Benjamin Yilma, S. M. Akbar Berry, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Daniel Ferretti
  • Vehicle having a rail system
    Patent number: 10596925
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a rail system coupled to a floor pan and a floor covering having a bridge. The vehicle further includes one or more anchors that couple a seating assembly to the rail system and are configured to displace the bridge as the anchors traverse the rail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Johnathan Andrew Line, Amaury Diaz-Serrano
  • SWIVEL SEAT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200086768
    Abstract: A seating system comprises a plurality of seating assemblies having first and second-row seating assemblies. Each seating assembly includes a cradle pivotally coupled to a seat base and to a seatback. The seat base is movable between first and second positions. The seating assembly includes a base having first and second supports and a swivel plate assembly including first and second frames. The first frame is coupled to the cradle, and the second frame is coupled to the base. The swivel plate assembly includes first and second swivel plates, the first swivel plate coupled to the first frame and the second swivel plate coupled to the second frame. The first swivel plate is configured to allow the cradle to rotate between first and second positions relative to the base. The seating system includes a track assembly. The first and second supports of the base are slidably coupled to the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Daniel Ferretti, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Jerry R. Brown, Joseph Michael Kish, Macit Aktas
  • Carrier for airbag
    Patent number: 10583797
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat, an arm connected to the seat, a carrier supported by the arm, and an airbag supported by the carrier. The arm is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The carrier is spaceable from the seat when the arm is in the deployed position. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position in a direction toward the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Alan George Dry, Daniel Ferretti, Brian Robert Spahn, Benjamin Yilma
  • Storage enclosure with movable member
    Patent number: 10576848
    Abstract: A storage enclosure for a vehicle includes a seatback, an outboard member, a ceiling, and a tray. The tray includes a base with at least one wall extending upward from the base. The tray is selectively operable to transfer cargo between a passenger area and a cargo area. The tray is selectively operable to define the storage enclosure in the cargo area that is at least partially defined by the seatback, the outboard member, and the ceiling. The seatback is in a substantially vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Bolster sections for a seating assembly for a vehicle incorporating a metallic support element and a method of manufacturing the same via overmolding the metallic support element with foam
    Patent number: 10576854
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bolster section for a seating assembly of a vehicle comprising: presenting a first metallic support element that includes a tubular portion; and overmolding the tubular portion of the first metallic support element with foam. The tubular portion of the first metallic support element is bent to a predetermined shape before overmolding the tubular portion of the first metallic support element with foam. A second layer of foam can be applied over the foam overmolded over the tubular portion of the first metallic support element. The second layer of foam can be a different type of foam than the foam overmolded over the tubular portion of the first metallic support element. A first end of the tubular portion can be flattened and an aperture formed therein, to allow the bolster section to be attached to a structural support of a seating assembly of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marcos Silva Kondrad, Johnathan Andrew Line, Kevin Mozurkewich