Patents by Inventor Cortney Stancato
Cortney Stancato 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).
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Publication number: 20220048458Abstract: A seat includes a seatback. The seat includes a seat bottom extending away from the seatback in a seat-forward direction to a front of the seat bottom distal to the seatback. The seat bottom has a top surface defining an occupant-leg area. The seat includes an airbag supported by the seat bottom at the front of the seat bottom and inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position extends away from the seat bottom in the seat-forward direction and includes an uppermost surface positioned below the occupant-leg area of the seat bottom.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Raed Essa EL-Jawahri, Agnes S. Kim, Cortney Stancato, Ming Shen
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Patent number: 11247629Abstract: A seat includes a seatback. The seat includes a seat bottom extending away from the seatback in a seat-forward direction to a front of the seat bottom distal to the seatback. The seat bottom has a top surface defining an occupant-leg area. The seat includes an airbag supported by the seat bottom at the front of the seat bottom and inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position extends away from the seat bottom in the seat-forward direction and includes an uppermost surface positioned below the occupant-leg area of the seat bottom.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Raed Essa El-Jawahri, Agnes S. Kim, Cortney Stancato, Ming Shen
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Patent number: 10046675Abstract: A vehicle includes a wall having a hanger. The vehicle also includes a floor having a track. A seatback of a seat is supported by the hanger and the track.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Michael James Whitens, Dean M. Jaradi, Cortney Stancato, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Saied Nusier
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Publication number: 20170240074Abstract: A seat bottom includes a frame, a first thigh support, and a second thigh support. The first thigh support and the second thigh support are each supported by the frame and independently movable relative to the frame. A first deployable device is coupled to the first thigh support, and a second deployable device is coupled to the second thigh support. At least one inflator is in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second deployable devices. The first and second deployable devices are each formed of thermoplastic elastomer and are inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert William McCoy, Cortney Stancato, Jaeho Cho, Mohammed Shenaq
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Patent number: 9738187Abstract: A seat bottom includes a frame, a first thigh support, and a second thigh support. The first thigh support and the second thigh support are each supported by the frame and independently movable relative to the frame. A first deployable device is coupled to the first thigh support, and a second deployable device is coupled to the second thigh support. At least one inflator is in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second deployable devices. The first and second deployable devices are each formed of thermoplastic elastomer and are inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Inventors: Robert William McCoy, Cortney Stancato, Jaeho Cho, Mohammed Shenaq
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Patent number: 9527408Abstract: First and second pads are configured to be arranged at a front of a vehicle seat. First and second passive movement devices are provided to be respectively arranged under, and to cause movement of, the first and second pads. The first and second passive movement devices are configured to be actuated independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, Robert William McCoy, Jaeho Cho
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Patent number: 9505367Abstract: A plurality of pads are configured to be arranged in a vehicle seat. A plurality of passive movement devices are provided to be respectively arranged behind, and to cause movement of, the plurality of pads. The passive movement devices are configured to be actuated independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, Robert William McCoy, Jaeho Cho
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Patent number: 9499120Abstract: An active bolster for an automotive vehicle includes a bladder that inflates an interior trim area of the vehicle to provide a cushion to an occupant during an impact. The bladder has a first wall and a second wall cooperatively defining an interior cavity. The bladder has a two stage vent for venting inflation gas supplied into the cavity during an impact event. The vent has a first aperture defining a first predetermined flow area when a pressure difference across the vent is substantially zero. A bendable member defines at least in part the first aperture. A weakened seam joins the bendable member to an adjacent feature of the bladder. When there is a predetermined pressure difference across the vent, the weakened seam is ruptured and the bendable member deflects to a second position defining a second flow area greater than the first flow area.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, James Chih Cheng
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Publication number: 20160288751Abstract: A first pad and a second pad are configured to be arranged in a vehicle seat. A plurality of passive movement devices are provided to be respectively arranged behind, and to cause movement of, the pads. The passive movement devices are configured to be actuated independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, Robert William McCoy, Agnes S. Kim, Jaeho Cho
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Publication number: 20160288752Abstract: A plurality of pads are configured to be arranged in a vehicle seat. A plurality of passive movement devices are provided to be respectively arranged behind, and to cause movement of, the plurality of pads. The passive movement devices are configured to be actuated independently of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, Robert William McCoy, Jaeho Cho
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Patent number: 9457751Abstract: A first pad and a second pad are configured to be arranged in a vehicle seat. A plurality of passive movement devices are provided to be respectively arranged behind, and to cause movement of, the pads. The passive movement devices are configured to be actuated independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cortney Stancato, Robert William McCoy, Agnes S. Kim, Jaeho Cho