Patents by Inventor Caleb A. ABBEY

Caleb A. ABBEY 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 support
    Patent number: 12269384
    Abstract: A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and each of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michelle A. Pereny, Joseph A. Himmel, IV, Wu Pan Zagorski, Bradley C. Duncan, Caleb A. Abbey, Paul S. Severinski
  • Ventilated seat with low pressure zone induced airflow
    Patent number: 11524613
    Abstract: A method of controlling a seat cooling cycle in a vehicle seat includes determining whether a vehicle cooling system is operating. If the vehicle cooling system is operating, then executing a seat cooling cycle such that portions of an occupant-facing surface of the vehicle seat are urged outwardly to create high contact zones between the occupant and the portions of the vehicle seat that have been urged outwardly, and such that areas of reduced occupant contact are defined between adjacent ones of the portions of the occupant-facing surface that are urged outwardly, wherein the areas of reduced occupant contact define low pressure zones that facilitate the flow of air between the vehicle seat and the occupant within the low pressure zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley C. Duncan, Vyachislav Ivanov, Caleb Abbey
  • SEAT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20220314851
    Abstract: A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and each of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michelle A. PERENY, Joseph A. HIMMEL, IV, Wu Pan ZAGORSKI, Bradley C. DUNCAN, Caleb A. ABBEY, Paul S. SEVERINSKI
  • SEAT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20220314854
    Abstract: A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other. At least one of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michelle A. PERENY, Joseph A. HIMMEL, IV, Wu Pan ZAGORSKI, Bradley C. DUNCAN, Caleb A. ABBEY, Paul S. SEVERINSKI, Sam BLAIR, David ABDELLA, Joshua HALLOCK, Ibrahim VALENZUELA, Haifeng LIU, Kevin M. GEISLER, Pat CARLSEN, William WEBSTER
  • VENTILATED SEAT WITH LOW PRESSURE ZONE INDUCED AIRFLOW
    Publication number: 20220203875
    Abstract: A method of controlling a seat cooling cycle in a vehicle seat includes determining whether a vehicle cooling system is operating. If the vehicle cooling system is operating, then executing a seat cooling cycle such that portions of an occupant-facing surface of the vehicle seat are urged outwardly to create high contact zones between the occupant and the portions of the vehicle seat that have been urged outwardly, and such that areas of reduced occupant contact are defined between adjacent ones of the portions of the occupant-facing surface that are urged outwardly, wherein the areas of reduced occupant contact define low pressure zones that facilitate the flow of air between the vehicle seat and the occupant within the low pressure zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley C. Duncan, Vyachislav Ivanov, Caleb Abbey