Patents by Inventor Claudia Worlitz

Claudia Worlitz 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).

  • Patent number: 11167673
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat body having a seat base and a backrest arranged to extend upward from the base. The seat body may include an exterior covering. The vehicle seat may further include a comfort system disposed within the seat body and including a heating track configured to emit heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Reith, Claudia Worlitz, Ludger Oel, Detlef E. B. Ricken, Michael Windhorst, Anne-Sophie Cabouillet
  • Patent number: 10377268
    Abstract: A motor vehicle interior arrangement, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a decorative element, in particular piping or a decorative strip, which is arranged at least with an outer side visible on a part of the motor vehicle interior arrangement, in particular on a seat cover or an inner wall of the motor vehicle interior arrangement, characterized in that the decorative element has an electrically conductive element which generates an electrical field, to control or actuate certain functions in the motor vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz
  • Patent number: 10266083
    Abstract: A cover material, in particular a seat cover material, having an upper side and a lower side and at least one seam that runs over at least a part of the cover material and that is visible on the upper side. An electrically conductive element that generates an electric field is arranged on the lower side in the region where the seam runs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz
  • Publication number: 20190031061
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat body having a seat base and a backrest arranged to extend upward from the base. The seat body may include an exterior covering. The vehicle seat may further include a comfort system disposed within the seat body and including a heating track configured to emit heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Carsten Reith, Claudia Worlitz, Ludger Oel, Detlef E. B. Ricken, Michael Windhorst, Anne-Sophie Cabouillet
  • Publication number: 20180099582
    Abstract: A motor vehicle interior arrangement, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a decorative element, in particular piping or a decorative strip, which is arranged at least with an outer side visible on a part of the motor vehicle interior arrangement, in particular on a seat cover or an inner wall of the motor vehicle interior arrangement, characterized in that the decorative element has an electrically conductive element which generates an electrical field, to control or actuate certain functions in the motor vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz
  • Publication number: 20170327016
    Abstract: A cover material, in particular a seat cover material, having an upper side and a lower side and at least one seam that runs over at least a part of the cover material and that is visible on the upper side. An electrically conductive element that generates an electric field is arranged on the lower side in the region where the seam runs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz
  • Patent number: 9517708
    Abstract: Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Worlitz, Carsten Reith, Dimitri Unrau
  • Patent number: 9302601
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having at least one cushion element including a foam layer (1, 1?), a cover (2) and a massage device (3), wherein the massage device (3) includes one or more fluid fillable, hollow elements (3a) that are located in open recesses (1a, 1a?) of the cushion elements (1, 1?) facing the cover (2) and are designed such that when filled with fluid, the mechanical expansion of the hollow elements (3) that effect the massaging force on the vehicle seat occupant expands toward the cover (2) and is supported by a support element (4) in a direction that faces away from the cover (2), and wherein the support element (4) is arranged such that it introduces the mechanical force resulting from the expansion of the hollow element (3a) and pointing away from the cover (2) into the at least one (1) and/or both the cushion elements (1, 1?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Worlitz, Christian Neyrinck, Richard Harman, Beniot Gazaniol
  • Publication number: 20160046218
    Abstract: Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Claudia WORLITZ, Carsten REITH, Dimitri UNRAU
  • Patent number: 8840185
    Abstract: An automobile seat with a massage device (3) with at least one massaging element (3a) to stimulate and/or massage the neck and/or shoulder area which includes a seat back (1) and a headrest (2). The massage device (3) is connected with the seat back (1) on its upper section (1a) facing the headrest (2), and may be adjusted relative to the seat back without having to adjust the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz
  • Publication number: 20130020844
    Abstract: An automobile seat with a massage device (3) with at least one massaging element (3a) to stimulate and/or massage the neck and/or shoulder area which includes a seat back (1) and a headrest (2). The massage device (3) is connected with the seat back (1) on its upper section (1a) facing the headrest (2), and may be adjusted relative to the seat back without having to adjust the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Claudia Worlitz