Patents by Inventor Chris Armbruster

Chris Armbruster 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: 20240059205
    Abstract: A system for moving cargo includes an in-vehicle conveyor system mounted in a vehicle cargo space, the in-vehicle conveyor system comprising one or more rails. The rails may be mounted to walls, floor, or ceiling of the vehicle cargo space. The system also includes one or more cargo storage units attached to the in-vehicle conveyor system. Each of the one or more cargo storage units is secured to the rails such that the one or more cargo storage units are raised with respect to a floor of the vehicle cargo space and define a circuit as based on a travel path of the one or more cargo storage units. Upon instruction, the cargo storage units are movable along the circuit to move a specified cargo storage unit to a predetermined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark FARQUHAR, Brian PHILLIPS, Jeanene F. MUNROE, Evan KATZ, Praveen DODAMANI, Nilesh MATE, Gegi GEORGE, Kyle CALVERT, Eric VEINE, Krzysztof WROBLEWSKI, Stephen REDWOOD, Vishal SARODE, Chris ARMBRUSTER, Kevin GASPAROTTO, Andrew SHOWICH, Christopher D. JOHNSON, Sumanth MUTHYALA, Aaron ROGGOW, Salim MAROUF, Lea Thomas SMITH, Anthony MOLLICA, Michael CURRIE, Erik ELIE, Jason Scott
  • Patent number: 8360529
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a seat back mounted to pivot on a seat cushion by a recliner mechanism, and is urged forwardly by a torsion bar subassembly which has two ends fixed respectively to the seat back and to the seat cushion. The torsion bar subassembly urges the seat back to pivot forwardly for only a limited arcuate range of travel from a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Chris Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20120098312
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a seat back mounted to pivot on a seat cushion by a recliner mechanism, and is urged forwardly by a torsion bar subassembly which has two ends fixed respectively to the seat back and to the seat cushion. The torsion bar subassembly urges the seat back to pivot forwardly for only a limited arcuate range of travel from a vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chris Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20050071215
    Abstract: A method for determining a product inventory buffer. An anticipated product demand is estimated by a buyer at the start of a time period and the realized demand is determined at the end of the time period. A relationship is determined between the anticipated and the realized demand over a plurality of time periods and statistically analyzed to determine the inventory buffer for a target shipping confidence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Chris Armbruster, Jeffry Moore, Simon Powell