Patents by Inventor Jennifer Lawall

Jennifer Lawall 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: 20070118259
    Abstract: A seat adjustment system for a vehicle includes a seat, a controller, and an occupant sensing system. The controller adjusts a pressure distribution of the seat in response to signals from the occupant sensing system to facilitate entry and/or egress from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: ADRIAN CHERNOFF, STEVEN MORRIS, JENNIFER LAWALL
  • Publication number: 20060284044
    Abstract: Apparatus for attaching a seat to a vehicle body having a floor panel beneath the seat, a rocker panel outboard the seat and a tunnel inboard the seat. An outboard seat adjuster track has a lower track slideable with an upper track and having a forward end and a rearward end. A rearward outboard mounting bracket is attached to the rocker panel and extends inboard to underlie and attach to the rearward end of the lower track of the outboard seat adjuster track. A longitudinal extending inboard seat adjuster track has a lower track that is slideable with an upper track and having a forward end and a rearward end. A rearward inboard mounting bracket is attached to the tunnel and extends outboard to underlie the rearward end of the lower track of the inboard seat adjuster track and having the rearward end of the lower track attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Jennifer Lawall, Steven Morris
  • Publication number: 20050264051
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat and a headrest connected to the seat and movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the seat. The seat assembly also includes a biasing element biasing the headrest toward the second position. A releasable headrest restraining mechanism restrains the headrest in the first position when the seat is unoccupied and releases the headrest to permit movement of the headrest via the biasing element to the second position when the seat is occupied. A method of moving the headrest is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Jennifer Lawall, Thomas Blake