Patents by Inventor Colin Andrew Paton-Phillips

Colin Andrew Paton-Phillips 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 trim assembly for use with heating and cooling of a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10759312
    Abstract: A vehicle trim assembly comprises a foam bun, an electrically insulative top finish layer above the foam bun, a thermal gradient assembly under the finish trim layer, and a thermal enhancement layer between the thermal gradient assembly and the finish trim layer. The thermal gradient assembly is adapted to generate a thermal gradient when receiving an electric current and has an electrically conductive top layer, an electrically conductive bottom layer, and a semiconductor layer having first and second semiconductor regions between the top and bottom layers. The thermal enhancement layer has a thermal conductivity adapted to direct thermal energy transfer between the thermal gradient assembly and the finish trim layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Ashford Allen Galbreath, Arjun Yetukuri, Paul Olivier, Colin Andrew Paton-Phillips, David Gallagher
  • VEHICLE TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH HEATING AND COOLING OF A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20190184869
    Abstract: A vehicle trim assembly comprises a foam bun, an electrically insulative top finish layer above the foam bun, a thermal gradient assembly under the finish trim layer, and a thermal enhancement layer between the thermal gradient assembly and the finish trim layer. The thermal gradient assembly is adapted to generate a thermal gradient when receiving an electric current and has an electrically conductive top layer, an electrically conductive bottom layer, and a semiconductor layer having first and second semiconductor regions between the top and bottom layers. The thermal enhancement layer has a thermal conductivity adapted to direct thermal energy transfer between the thermal gradient assembly and the finish trim layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Ashford Allen Galbreath, Arjun Yetukuri, Paul Olivier, Colin Andrew Paton-Phillips, David Gallagher