Patents by Inventor Chase HEMMELGARN

Chase HEMMELGARN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240246500
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Chase HEMMELGARN, Steven JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11975666
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chase Hemmelgarn, Steven Johnson
  • Patent number: 11890979
    Abstract: The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Jacob Williams, James Denlinger, Dinesh Hadadare, Adam Greening, Chase Hemmelgarn, Peter Schupska, Ryan Buffington, Jason Christopher, David Saintignon
  • Patent number: 11643032
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chase Hemmelgarn, Steven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230026429
    Abstract: A seat including: a seat body in which a person is seated; a seat supporter supporting the seat body on a floor; and a wireless power feeder that is provided between the floor and the seat body, and transmits electric power, which is received from a power source, from a floor side to a seat body side in a contactless manner. The seat supporter includes a rotation mechanism that rotates the seat body in a lateral direction, the wireless power feeder includes: a power transmitter provided to the floor and connected to the power source; and a power receiver that is provided in the seat body and receives the electric power from the power transmitter, and the power transmitter and the power receiver are arranged in a state in which the power transmitter and the power receiver always overlap with each other as viewed from above or below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANAKA, Ryuta KASHINO, Chase HEMMELGARN, Takamasa SONODA, Takanori YAMAGUCHI, Ryutaro OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11491896
    Abstract: A seat including: a seat body in which a person is seated; a seat supporter supporting the seat body on a floor; and a wireless power feeder that is provided between the floor and the seat body, and transmits electric power, which is received from a power source, from a floor side to a seat body side in a contactless manner. The seat supporter includes a rotation mechanism that rotates the seat body in a lateral direction, the wireless power feeder includes: a power transmitter provided to the floor and connected to the power source; and a power receiver that is provided in the seat body and receives the electric power from the power transmitter, and the power transmitter and the power receiver are arranged in a state in which the power transmitter and the power receiver always overlap with each other as viewed from above or below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro Tanaka, Ryuta Kashino, Chase Hemmelgarn, Takamasa Sonoda, Takanori Yamaguchi, Ryutaro Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20220348155
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chase HEMMELGARN, Steven JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20220348123
    Abstract: The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Steven JOHNSON, Jacob WILLIAMS, James DENLINGER, Dinesh HADADARE, Adam GREENING, Chase HEMMELGARN, Peter SCHUPSKA, Ryan BUFFINGTON, Jason CHRISTOPHER, David SAINTIGNON
  • Publication number: 20200343766
    Abstract: A seat including: a seat body in which a person is seated; a seat supporter supporting the seat body on a floor; and a wireless power feeder that is provided between the floor and the seat body, and transmits electric power, which is received from a power source, from a floor side to a seat body side in a contactless manner. The seat supporter includes a rotation mechanism that rotates the seat body in a lateral direction, the wireless power feeder includes: a power transmitter provided to the floor and connected to the power source; and a power receiver that is provided in the seat body and receives the electric power from the power transmitter, and the power transmitter and the power receiver are arranged in a state in which the power transmitter and the power receiver always overlap with each other as viewed from above or below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANAKA, Ryuta KASHINO, Chase HEMMELGARN, Takamasa SONODA, Takanori YAMAGUCHI, Ryutaro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200290534
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Chase HEMMELGARN, Steven JOHNSON