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: 20180334061
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes upright supports that are partially disposed within a rear housing and interconnected to one another by a vertically adjustable guide bracket. A mounting plate is operably coupled to the guide bracket by a driveshaft of a first motor for driving horizontal movement of the mounting plate. A headrest bun is pivotally coupled to the mounting plate for rotating movement between upright and angled positions. A second motor is mounted to at least one of the upright supports and includes a vertical driveshaft coupled to the guide bracket for driving vertical movement of the guide bracket. The headrest bun includes first and second side bolsters that are pivotally coupled to a central support member between extended and retracted positions. The headrest assembly may further include an air moving device to provide ventilation or a heating feature to a user of the headrest assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Chris Fredriksson
  • Publication number: 20180274270
    Abstract: A bezel-less actuator button is disposed on a seat assembly and is operable between at-rest and actuated positions. The actuator button is coupled to a trim cover that covers a cushion member of the vehicle seat. The actuator button includes a head member and a shaft portion extending outwardly from the head member through a receiving well disposed in the cushion member and opening into a seat interior. A portion of the trim cover is coupled to a receiving channel defined between the head member of the actuator button and a plate member disposed on the shaft portion of the actuator button. The actuator button is retained in place by the trim cover and the cushion member without the need for a separate bezel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chris Fredriksson, Michael Medoro
  • Publication number: 20180251050
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises an upper back support comprising a substantially U-shaped tubular member pivotally attached at a first end to one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members and pivotally attached at a second end to the other of the pair of opposed lateral seatback frame members, a substantially rigid planar base attached to a central portion of the tubular member, a latch operably coupling the first end of the tubular member to the one of a pair of opposed lateral seatback members to restrain the tubular member in one of a plurality of positions between a stowed position and a fully raised position, and a cushion disposed above the upper back support to form a movable exposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: ROBERT LLOYD DAMEROW, JOHNATHAN ANDREW LINE, SPENCER R. HOERNKE, CORBIN S. JOHNSTON, ADAM D. EWEL, PAUL IACOBAN, CHRIS FREDRIKSSON