Patents by Inventor CHRIS FREDRIKSSON

CHRIS FREDRIKSSON 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: 20260014903
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first pillar and a second pillar. The first pillar is spaced from and opposite the second pillar to define a gap therebetween. At least one seatback is positioned between the first pillar and the second pillar. A support assembly spans the gap and operably couples the at least one seatback with the first and second pillars. The support assembly includes a first support member operably coupled to the first and second pillars and a second support member telescopically connected with the first support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Chuck R. Reese, Antonio Martinez Ilescas, Jose Maria Aburto, Edward Joseph DeSmet, Benjamin Yilma, Sone Sadakhom, Shawn Anthony Dixon, Miguel Angel Carcamo, Jesus Alejo Avila, Chris Fredriksson
  • Publication number: 20260008229
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Publication number: 20250360850
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a first seatback having a first headrest. A second seatback has a second headrest. A crossmember is disposed along an upper portion of the seating assembly and extends seatback-laterally between the first seatback and the second seatback. A first receiver is disposed in the upper portion of the seating assembly and is configured to guide the first headrest in a seatback-rearward direction to connect the first headrest with the first seatback. A second receiver is disposed in the upper portion of the seating assembly and is configured to guide the second headrest in the seatback-rearward direction to connect the second headrest with the second seatback. At least one support member operably couples the first receiver and the second receiver with the crossmember.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Miguel Angel Carcamo, Chris Fredriksson, Jesus Alejo Avila, Cristian Banu, Justin Berger, S.M. Akbar Berry, Shawn Anthony Dixon
  • Patent number: 12434429
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Publication number: 20250263000
    Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seat frame, a seat pan coupled with the seat frame, a leg extension assembly coupled with the seat pan, and a calf support assembly disposed under the leg extension assembly and translatable relative to the seat pan. The calf support assembly includes a calf support rotatable about a rotation axis. The rotation axis is translatable relative to the seat pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Jimmy Moua, Chris Fredriksson, S. M. Akbar Berry
  • Patent number: 12319204
    Abstract: A device holder assembly that includes a body with a housing coupled to the body. A leg assembly is coupled to the housing. The leg assembly includes a first leg and a second leg that are movable between a recessed position and an extended position. A first finger is rotatably coupled to the first leg. A second finger is rotatably coupled to the second leg. The first leg and the second leg and both movable between a deployed position and a retracted position. A third finger is disposed between the first finger and the second finger. The third finger is rotatably coupled to a center portion of the housing. The third finger is rotatable between a deployed position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Charles Shipley, Steven Vega, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Oliver Vanderpool, Cheryl Harris-Samborski, Gary Vincent Morales, Rafael Rego
  • Publication number: 20240409039
    Abstract: A device holder assembly that includes a body with a housing coupled to the body. A leg assembly is coupled to the housing. The leg assembly includes a first leg and a second leg that are movable between a recessed position and an extended position. A first finger is rotatably coupled to the first leg. A second finger is rotatably coupled to the second leg. The first leg and the second leg and both movable between a deployed position and a retracted position. A third finger is disposed between the first finger and the second finger. The third finger is rotatably coupled to a center portion of the housing. The third finger is rotatable between a deployed position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Charles Shipley, Steven Vega, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Oliver Vanderpool, Cheryl Harris-Samborski, Gary Vincent Morales, Rafael Rego
  • Publication number: 20240075681
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Publication number: 20230211547
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Patent number: 11639026
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Publication number: 20220184884
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Patent number: 11279274
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Patent number: 11208018
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a pivot pin rotatably coupled to a support structure. A pivot member extends outward from a headrest body and is coupled to the pivot pin. A lock assembly is disposed about the pivot pin and is operable between a disengaged condition and an engaged condition. In the engaged condition, rotation of the pivot pin relative to the support structure is generally prevented. A pulley wheel is operable to rotate about the pivot pin from a first position to a second position to prompt the lock assembly to enter the disengaged condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Koehler, Chris Fredriksson, Timothy Dunn, Linh Ngoc Doan
  • Patent number: 11021127
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle comprises: a seatback; an airbag having a stowed position and an inflated position, the airbag being configured to inflate from the stowed position to the inflated position in response to the vehicle impacting an object; a head restraint coupled to the seatback, the head restraint including a forward position, a rearward position, and a locking mechanism preventing the head restraint from moving from the forward position to the rearward position after taking the forward position; and as the airbag inflates from the stowed position to the inflated position, the airbag forces the head restraint from the rearward position to the forward position. As the airbag inflates from the stowed position to the inflated position and forces the head restraint to the forward position, the airbag does not contact the one or more support bars and does not force the seatback to change position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Alan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line, Benjamin Yilma, Michael Steven Medoro
  • Patent number: 10821870
    Abstract: A head restraint assembly includes a headrest bun including an interior portion and a rear outer surface. A frame member is disposed within the interior portion of the headrest bun. A support block is disposed adjacent to the frame member and includes first and second access slots disposed through a body portion thereof. A bracket includes a body portion operably coupled between the support block and the frame member. The bracket includes first and second fins rearwardly extending from the body portion of the bracket through the first and second access slots of the support block and through the rear outer surface of the headrest bun. The distal ends of the first and second fins are spaced-apart from one another and positioned outside of the interior portion of the headrest bun in assembly, and are configured to contact a glass pane of a vehicle during a deceleration event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Manobalaji S, Ammeswara Rao Sajja, Abdul Raguman Thajudeen
  • Publication number: 20200331418
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle comprises: a seatback; an airbag having a stowed position and an inflated position, the airbag being configured to inflate from the stowed position to the inflated position in response to the vehicle impacting an object; a head restraint coupled to the seatback, the head restraint including a forward position, a rearward position, and a locking mechanism preventing the head restraint from moving from the forward position to the rearward position after taking the forward position; and as the airbag inflates from the stowed position to the inflated position, the airbag forces the head restraint from the rearward position to the forward position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Alan George Dry, Johnathan Andrew Line, Benjamin Yilma, Michael Steven Medoro
  • Patent number: 10710485
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprises: a head restraint that can be both separated from a seatback to a separated position, and remotely actuated via a user-accessible manipulable device located away from the head restraint to move the head restraint to a folded position when coupled to the seatback in an extending position. A cable of the seatback is not operably coupled with the head restraint when the user-accessible manipulable device is not manipulated but becomes operably coupled with the head restraint, when the user-accessible manipulable device is manipulated and the head restraint is in the extending position, to cause the head restraint to move from an upright position to the folded position. The cable of the seatback extends into a post receiver and operably couples with the head restraint within the post receiver when the head restraint is in the extending position and the user-accessible manipulable device is manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Yilma, Syed Haider, Chris Fredriksson, Anton Crainic
  • Publication number: 20200094719
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprises: a head restraint that can be both separated from a seatback to a separated position, and remotely actuated via a user-accessible manipulable device located away from the head restraint to move the head restraint to a folded position when coupled to the seatback in an extending position. A cable of the seatback is not operably coupled with the head restraint when the user-accessible manipulable device is not manipulated but becomes operably coupled with the head restraint, when the user-accessible manipulable device is manipulated and the head restraint is in the extending position, to cause the head restraint to move from an upright position to the folded position. The cable of the seatback extends into a post receiver and operably couples with the head restraint within the post receiver when the head restraint is in the extending position and the user-accessible manipulable device is manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Yilma, Syed Haider, Chris Fredriksson, Anton Crainic
  • Patent number: 10569683
    Abstract: A headrest support assembly is provided that comprises a support member flexible between neutral and loaded states and having first and second ends with a channel extending therebetween. A cable is slidably received in the channel between first and second positions. The cable has first and second ends, and the cable moves from the first position to the second position when the support member moves from the neutral state to the loaded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Michael Steven Medoro, Derren Woods
  • Publication number: 20190381919
    Abstract: A headrest support assembly is provided that comprises a support member flexible between neutral and loaded states and having first and second ends with a channel extending therebetween. A cable is slidably received in the channel between first and second positions. The cable has first and second ends, and the cable moves from the first position to the second position when the support member moves from the neutral state to the loaded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Michael Steven Medoro, Derren Woods