Patents by Inventor Donald J. Chomic

Donald J. Chomic 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).

  • Load sensing assembly for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6835899
    Abstract: An assembly (10) is used in a vehicle having a seat (2) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan (4) for supporting the vehicle seat (2). The assembly (10) includes a vehicle seat frame (20) for supporting a load of the vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat (2), a sensor (79) for sensing the load of the vehicle occupant, and a housing (100) for transmitting the load of the vehicle occupant to the vehicle floor pan (4). The sensor (79) provides an output signal indicative of the amount of the load of the vehicle occupant. The housing (100) encloses the sensor (79) to protect the sensor (79).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: TRW Inc., TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: George B. Wolfe, Charles E. Steffens, Jr., Nick Smith, Donald J. Chomic, Todd R. Elkins-Trottier
  • Load sensing assembly for a vehicle seat
    Publication number: 20040035613
    Abstract: An assembly (10) is used in a vehicle having a seat (2) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan (4) for supporting the vehicle seat (2). The assembly (10) includes a vehicle seat frame (20) for supporting a load of the vehicle occupant in the vehicle seat (2), a sensor (79) for sensing the load of the vehicle occupant, and a housing (100) for transmitting the load of the vehicle occupant to the vehicle floor pan (4). The sensor (79) provides an output signal indicative of the amount of the load of the vehicle occupant. The housing (100) encloses the sensor (79) to protect the sensor (79).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicants: TRW Inc., TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc, Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: George B. Wolfe, Charles E. Steffens, Nick Smith, Donald J. Chomic, Todd R. Elkins-Trottier