Patents by Inventor Christopher Giles Humphrey

Christopher Giles Humphrey 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).

  • Vehicle seat correction system and method of correcting a defect in a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11724931
    Abstract: An example method of correcting a defect in a seat comprises the steps of: (a) imaging a seat to obtain an image of the seat, a portion of the seat having a defect; (b) applying a localized boundary around the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat; (c) translating the localized boundary into a seat specific map of a baseline model of the seat such that a portion of the baseline model of the seat that corresponds to the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat is disposed within a translated localized boundary; (d) selecting a predetermined path for an automated device to correct the portion of the seat having the defect based on the portion of the baseline model of the seat; and (e) correcting the portion of the seat having the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Williams, Christopher Giles Humphrey, Mark Ramsden, Daniel Vera, Jiayi Zhang, Fengjia Yao, Alexander Keller
  • Vehicle Seat Correction System and Method of Correcting a Defect in a Vehicle Seat
    Publication number: 20230093440
    Abstract: An example method of correcting a defect in a seat comprises the steps of: (a) imaging a seat to obtain an image of the seat, a portion of the seat having a defect; (b) applying a localized boundary around the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat; (c) translating the localized boundary into a seat specific map of a baseline model of the seat such that a portion of the baseline model of the seat that corresponds to the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat is disposed within a translated localized boundary; (d) selecting a predetermined path for an automated device to correct the portion of the seat having the defect based on the portion of the baseline model of the seat; and (e) correcting the portion of the seat having the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Williams, Christopher Giles Humphrey, Mark Ramsden, Daniel Vera, Jiayi Zhang, Fengjia Yao, Alexander Keller
  • REMOVING WRINKLES ADJACENT TO A JOINT
    Publication number: 20220371258
    Abstract: A system and method for removing a wrinkle adjacent to a joint between a first surface material and a second surface material, different from the first surface material. The system and method may include directing a flow of air creating an air wall across the first surface material adjacent to the joint where the wrinkle is being removed from the second surface material; directing heat onto the wrinkle in the second surface material; and working out the wrinkle from the second surface material while the second surface material is at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Williams, Andrew Williams, Christopher Giles Humphrey, Mark Ramsden