Patents by Inventor James BIEBEL

James BIEBEL 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: 11801783
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle seat may have a first component constructed of an expanded polypropylene material. The first component may have a covering applied to at least a portion thereof. The headrest may also have a second component constructed of the expanded polypropylene material. The second component may have a front portion with a complementary shape to the first component and may least partially interface with the first component. The second component may have a coating disposed on at least a portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Reinier Soliven, John Gomez, Joseph Gasko, James Biebel
  • Publication number: 20220212583
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle seat may have a first component constructed of an expanded polypropylene material. The first component may have a covering applied to at least a portion thereof. The headrest may also have a second component constructed of the expanded polypropylene material. The second component may have a front portion with a complementary shape to the first component and may least partially interface with the first component. The second component may have a coating disposed on at least a portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Reinier Soliven, John Gomez, Joseph Gasko, James Biebel
  • Patent number: 10625628
    Abstract: A modular vehicle seating system includes a vehicle body (70, 72) with vehicle interior connection features (60, 62, 64) and a modular vehicle seating insert. The seating insert comprises a shell structure (10. 10?, 10?) to be received within the vehicle body. The shell structure has a vehicle body facing surface and a vehicle interior facing surface, wherein the vehicle interior facing surface defines seat module receiving portions (12, 14). Vehicle connection features (80, 82, 84) are operatively provided at a side of the vehicle body facing surface of the shell structure for cooperation with the vehicle interior connection features to fix the shell structure to the vehicle body. Seat module connection features (40) are associated with each of the seat module receiving portions. The system further includes one or more seat module (90), each with a seat base (94) and a seat clamping connector (91, 92, 92).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbH
    Inventors: Dalibor Dimovski, John Gomez, James Biebel, Jolene Ng
  • Patent number: 10604049
    Abstract: A vehicle headrest includes a carriage with support rods, an outer headrest connected to the carriage, a vertical locking arrangement with a locking element having a locked state and a released state relative to a support rod locking interface. Release levers, accessible from respective sides, move essentially along a vehicle direction of travel. Release carriers, moveably mounted to the carriage, moves essentially along a vehicle inboard/outboard direction and moves the locking element into the released state. Each release linkage activates the movement of the release carrier. The headrest also includes a forward and rearward locking arrangement for movement of the outer headrest relative to the carriage with support rods with at least some forward and/or rearward movement component. The movement arrangement, for movement of the outer headrest relative to the carriage, does not interrupt the release linkage connection for activating the movement of the release carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l.
    Inventors: John Gomez, James Biebel, Tyler Rusnak, David Hayes, Patrick Donnelly, Srinivasa N Sanku
  • Publication number: 20190299813
    Abstract: A modular vehicle seating system includes a vehicle body (70, 72) with vehicle interior connection features (60, 62, 64) and a modular vehicle seating insert. The seating insert comprises a shell structure (10. 10?, 10?) to be received within the vehicle body. The shell structure has a vehicle body facing surface and a vehicle interior facing surface, wherein the vehicle interior facing surface defines seat module receiving portions (12, 14). Vehicle connection features (80, 82, 84) are operatively provided at a side of the vehicle body facing surface of the shell structure for cooperation with the vehicle interior connection features to fix the shell structure to the vehicle body. Seat module connection features (40) are associated with each of the seat module receiving portions. The system further includes one or more seat module (90), each with a seat base (94) and a seat clamping connector (91, 92, 92).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dalibor DIMOVSKI, John GOMEZ, James BIEBEL, Jolene NG
  • Publication number: 20190039491
    Abstract: A vehicle headrest includes a carriage with support rods, an outer headrest connected to the carriage, a vertical locking arrangement with a locking element having a locked state and a released state relative to a support rod locking interface. Release levers, accessible from respective sides, move essentially along a vehicle direction of travel. Release carriers, moveably mounted to the carriage, moves essentially along a vehicle inboard/outboard direction and moves the locking element into the released state. Each release linkage activates the movement of the release carrier. The headrest also includes a forward and rearward locking arrangement for movement of the outer headrest relative to the carriage with support rods with at least some forward and/or rearward movement component. The movement arrangement, for movement of the outer headrest relative to the carriage, does not interrupt the release linkage connection for activating the movement of the release carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: John GOMEZ, James BIEBEL, Tyler RUSNAK, David HAYES, Patrick DONNELLY, Srinivasa N SANKU