Patents by Inventor HEATHER ANN GOLEN

HEATHER ANN GOLEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11634093
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having mechanical parts and electric devices for seat operation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable for activating at least one device, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the at least one operating cable. An end portion of the operating cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the operating cable is connected to the electric devices and/or mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the retained operating cables is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval, David Edward Flint, Jeffrey John Lijana
  • Patent number: 11618392
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having component for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for retaining at least one operating cable. Further, the operating cable is retained in the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is retained by the module plate in a stowed condition, and the operating cable is released from the stowed condition and connected to the components of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate retaining the operating cable is attached to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval, Ichiro Okuno
  • Patent number: 11440492
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having mechanical parts and electric devices for seat operation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable for activating at least one device, and a cushion suspension module adapted to support a cushion of the seat having a plurality of cushion suspension wires for attaching to the seat and at least one module plates coupled with the cushion suspension wires. An end portion of the operating cable is temporarily stowed on the cushion suspension module in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is attached to the cushion suspension module, and the end portion of the operating cable is connected to the electric devices and/or mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the cushion suspension module with the attached operating cables is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval
  • Publication number: 20220134977
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having component for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for retaining at least one operating cable. Further, the operating cable is retained in the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is retained by the module plate in a stowed condition, and the operating cable is released from the stowed condition and connected to the components of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate retaining the operating cable is attached to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL, ICHIRO OKUNO
  • Patent number: 11285892
    Abstract: A seat module attached to a seat having mechanical parts for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one mechanical control cable for the seat actuation, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the mechanical control cable. An end portion of the mechanical control cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the mechanical control cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the mechanical control cable is connected to the mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the attached mechanical control cable is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval, Ichiro Okuno, Ellen Marisa Kauten
  • Publication number: 20220055558
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having mechanical parts and electric devices for seat operation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable for activating at least one device, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the at least one operating cable. An end portion of the operating cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the operating cable is connected to the electric devices and/or mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the retained operating cables is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL, DAVID EDWARD FLINT, JEFFREY JOHN LIJANA
  • Publication number: 20220055552
    Abstract: A seat module attached to a seat having mechanical parts for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one mechanical control cable for the seat actuation, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the mechanical control cable. An end portion of the mechanical control cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the mechanical control cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the mechanical control cable is connected to the mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the attached mechanical control cable is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL, ICHIRO OKUNO, ELLEN MARISA KAUTEN
  • Publication number: 20220055553
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having mechanical parts and electric devices for seat operation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable for activating at least one device, and a cushion suspension module adapted to support a cushion of the seat having a plurality of cushion suspension wires for attaching to the seat and at least one module plates coupled with the cushion suspension wires. An end portion of the operating cable is temporarily stowed on the cushion suspension module in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is attached to the cushion suspension module, and the end portion of the operating cable is connected to the electric devices and/or mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the cushion suspension module with the attached operating cables is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL