Patents by Inventor Gerald R. Veen

Gerald R. Veen 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).

  • Haptic feedback system for vehicle seating
    Patent number: 8942892
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle seat and a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat. The seat control motor is configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position. The vehicle seating system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor. The controller is configured to output a signal to the seat control motor to induce a vibration within the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Gerald R. Veen, William M. Jarocha
  • HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SEATING
    Publication number: 20120226418
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a vehicle seat and a seat control motor coupled to the vehicle seat. The seat control motor is configured to move the vehicle seat to an occupant-desired position. The vehicle seating system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the seat control motor. The controller is configured to output a signal to the seat control motor to induce a vibration within the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gerald R. Veen, William M. Jarocha
  • Apparatus for absorbing sound
    Publication number: 20020117352
    Abstract: A tunable sound absorber including a fibrous batt having a plurality of fibers and a film coupled to the surface of the fibrous batt, where the fibers penetrate the film to create perforations, and where the perforations transfer sound energy to the fibrous batt and the sound energy is absorbed by the fibrous batt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Gerald R. Veen, Marvin R. Mealman
  • Method and apparatus for absorbing sound
    Patent number: 6345688
    Abstract: A tunable sound absorber including a fibrous batt having a plurality of fibers and a film coupled to the surface of the fibrous batt, where the fibers penetrate the film to create perforations, and where the perforations transfer sound energy to the fibrous batt and the sound energy is absorbed by the fibrous batt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Gerald R. Veen, Marvin R. Mealman