Patents by Inventor Ivana Vucelic

Ivana Vucelic 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).

  • Method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat based on a fabric stretch requirement
    Patent number: 6633830
    Abstract: A method for determining usability of a cover material as a cover of a vehicle seat component includes determining a fabric stretch requirement for the vehicle seat component; determining actual fabric stretch of the cover material; and comparing the actual fabric stretch with the fabric stretch requirement to determine whether the cover material is satisfactory for use with the vehicle seat component as the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Pusheng Chen, Ivana Vucelic, Donald C. Thompson
  • Method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6609408
    Abstract: A method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat component includes establishing a material processability standard for cover materials selected from the group consisting of standards for marking resistance, fabric pattern, pile bind, rippling resistance, laminate wrinkle resistance, raveling resistance, seam puckering, stretch, and elongation; conducting testing of a cover material for compliance with the material processability standard to determine whether the cover material meets requirements of the material processability standard; and considering test results of the cover material before proceeding to utilize the cover material in manufacturing of the vehicle seat component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Pusheng Chen, Ivana Vucelic, Donald C. Thompson
  • Method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat
    Publication number: 20030047013
    Abstract: A method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat component includes establishing a material processability standard for cover materials selected from the group consisting of standards for marking resistance, fabric pattern, pile bind, rippling resistance, laminate wrinkle resistance, raveling resistance, seam puckering, stretch, and elongation; conducting testing of a cover material for compliance with the material processability standard to determine whether the cover material meets requirements of the material processability standard; and considering test results of the cover material before proceeding to utilize the cover material in manufacturing of the vehicle seat component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Pusheng Chen, Ivana Vucelic, Donald C. Thompson
  • Method for selecting a cover material for use with a vehicle seat based on a fabric stretch requirement
    Publication number: 20030033113
    Abstract: A method for determining usability of a cover material as a cover of a vehicle seat component includes determining a fabric stretch requirement for the vehicle seat component; determining actual fabric stretch of the cover material; and comparing the actual fabric stretch with the fabric stretch requirement to determine whether the cover material is satisfactory for use with the vehicle seat component as the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Pusheng Chen, Ivana Vucelic, Donald C. Thompson