Patents by Inventor Eric Brines

Eric Brines 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).

  • Publication number: 20230143418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for identifying and classifying relationships between entities. A method of identifying relationships includes receiving a first entity and a second entity; accessing a corpus; retrieving a plurality of sentences containing the first entity and the second entity from the corpus; identifying a plurality of relational phrases by extracting a relational phrase from each of the plurality of sentences; and identifying one or more relationships between the first entity and the second entity. A method of classifying relationships includes using a classification model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Bharathwaj RAGHUNATHAN, Vishal JAIN, Tyler WAGNER, Tyler FEENER, Shimeng CHEN, Eric BRINE, Lorenzo Kogler ANELE, Danylo OLIYNYK, Rashik SHAHJAHAN
  • Patent number: 10232755
    Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom having a seat frame. An air bladder is mounted to the frame. A seat cushion is spaced vertically from the seat frame by the air bladder at height-adjustment distance being variable. The cushion defines a seating surface. A height-adjustment distance between the frame and the seating surface is increased as the air bladder is inflated, thereby adjusting a height of the seating surface without adjusting the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Brines, William Webster
  • Publication number: 20180043802
    Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom having a seat frame. An air bladder is mounted to the frame. A seat cushion is spaced vertically from the seat frame by the air bladder at height-adjustment distance being variable. The cushion defines a seating surface. A height-adjustment distance between the frame and the seating surface is increased as the air bladder is inflated, thereby adjusting a height of the seating surface without adjusting the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Eric BRINES, William WEBSTER
  • Patent number: 8955912
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a foldable seat back. The seat assembly may have an upper bracket that may be connected to a recliner mechanism that may be configured to rotate about a first axis. A rivet may be disposed on the upper bracket and may rotate about a second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Brines, Karl Schafer, Mike Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140327285
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a foldable seat back. The seat assembly may have an upper bracket that may be connected to a recliner mechanism that may be configured to rotate about a first axis. A rivet may be disposed on the upper bracket and may rotate about a second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Brines, Karl Schafer, Mike Wilson
  • Patent number: 7513573
    Abstract: A tilt adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat that is used to adjust the angular orientation of a seat back relative to a seat base. The tilt adjustment mechanism has a driver that has two protrusions that are rotated with the driver by a drive shaft. Initially the driver rotates independently of a cam assembly until a driving protrusion of the cam assembly is engaged. The movement of the driver continues to release a locking wedge that releases the seat back for adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Eric Brines
  • Publication number: 20080061616
    Abstract: A tilt adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat that is used to adjust the angular orientation of a seat back relative to a seat base. The tilt adjustment mechanism has a driver that has two protrusions that are rotated with the driver by a drive shaft. Initially the driver rotates independently of a cam assembly until a driving protrusion of the cam assembly is engaged. The movement of the driver continues to release a locking wedge that releases the seat back for adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Wahls, James S. Wawrzyniak, Kenneth McQueen, Eric Brines