Patents by Inventor John M. Perraut

John M. Perraut 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).

  • Health-monitoring seat cover
    Patent number: 11083379
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a seat and a seat cover. The seat is adapted to support an occupant resting thereon. The seat cover is coupled to the seat and arranged to lie between the occupant and the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Perraut, Jeffery T. Bonk
  • Vehicle seat with integrated sensors
    Patent number: 10918337
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a vehicle seat, a sensor coupled to the vehicle seat, and a controller coupled to the sensor. The sensor provides a signal to the controller and the controller processes and responds to the sensed signal. In illustrative embodiments, a controller includes a sensor module, a filter module, and a biometrics module. The sensor module retrieves sensor data indicative of an occupant of a vehicle seat from one or more sensors of a vehicle. The filter module determines a filter function in a frequency range in which useful biological data may be derived. The filter function identifies one or more frequencies of noise in the sensor data and applies the filter function to the sensor data to generate filtered sensor data. The biometrics module determines biometric data associated with the occupant based on the filtered sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Perraut, Christopher Kus
  • Occupant-status prediction system
    Patent number: 10710594
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a sensory system. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of the vehicle. The seat back extends upwardly away from the seat bottom. The sensor system is configured to monitor for fatigue of an occupant of the occupant support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Ying (Carolyn) Zhao, John M. Perraut, Brian R. Dexter, James T. Hotary, Matthew K. Benson
  • Vehicle seat with a thermal device
    Patent number: 10618438
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a cushion, a cushion cover, and a thermoelectric unit. The cushion is adapted to support an occupant on the occupant support. The cushion cover is arranged around at least a portion the cushion. The thermoelectric unit is configured to selectively heat and cool the occupant of the occupant support with conductive heat transfer through the cushion cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Shaun D. Tait, Charles J. Cauchy, Chad W. Durkee, Kevin L. Wright, John M. Perraut
  • Backrest adjuster for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10427556
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom coupled to floor of a vehicle and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest and a backrest adjuster configured to move relative to the backrest to change a shape of the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Bortolon, John D. Newberry, John M. Perraut
  • Occupant support
    Patent number: 10427554
    Abstract: A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move relative to the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Cedric Ketels, Rod Goodrich, John M. Perraut, Tristan J. Vanfossen
  • Ventilated vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10391900
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a cushion, an air-permeable cushion cover, and a ventilation unit. The cushion is adapted to support an occupant on the occupant support. The air-permeable cushion cover is arranged around at least a portion the cushion. The ventilation unit is configured to selectively cool the occupant of the occupant support with convective cooling through the air-permeable cushion cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Ying (Carolyn) Zhao, Robert C. Fitzpatrick, Cedric Ketels, John M. Perraut
  • SENSING SYSTEM FOR AN OCCUPANT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20190107641
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a vehicle seat and a sensor system coupled to the vehicle seat. The sensor system is configured to measure capacitance data of an occupant of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: John M. PERRAUT
  • SEAT COVER
    Publication number: 20190038229
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a seat and a seat cover. The seat is adapted to support an occupant resting thereon. The seat cover is couple to the seat and arranged to lie between the occupant and the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: John M. PERRAUT, Jeffery T. BONK
  • SEAT COVER
    Publication number: 20190038147
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a seat and a seat cover. The seat is adapted to support an occupant resting thereon. The seat cover is couple to the seat and arranged to lie between the occupant and the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: John M. PERRAUT, Jeffery T. BONK, Chad W. DURKEE, Todd SIETING
  • VENTILATED VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20180178692
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a cushion, an air-permeable cushion cover, and a ventilation unit. The cushion is adapted to support an occupant on the occupant support. The air-permeable cushion cover is arranged around at least a portion the cushion. The ventilation unit is configured to selectively cool the occupant of the occupant support with convective cooling through the air-permeable cushion cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Ying (Carolyn) ZHAO, Robert C. FITZPATRICK, Cedric KETELS, John M. PERRAUT
  • OCCUPANT-STATUS PREDICTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180178808
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a sensory system. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of the vehicle. The seat back extends upwardly away from the seat bottom. The sensor system is configured to monitor for fatigue of an occupant of the occupant support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Ying (Carolyn) Zhao, John M. Perraut, Brian R. Dexter, James T. Hotary, Matthew K. Benson
  • OCCUPANT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20180134181
    Abstract: A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move relative to the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Cedric KETELS, Rod GOODRICH, John M. PERRAUT, Tristan J. VANFOSSEN
  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH A THERMAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180111527
    Abstract: An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a cushion, a cushion cover, and a thermoelectric unit. The cushion is adapted to support an occupant on the occupant support. The cushion cover is arranged around at least a portion the cushion. The thermoelectric unit is configured to selectively heat and cool the occupant of the occupant support with conductive heat transfer through the cushion cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Shaun D. TAIT, Charles J. CAUCHY, Chad W. DURKEE, Kevin L. WRIGHT, John M. PERRAUT
  • Vehicle seat cushion
    Patent number: 9925900
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat pad. The seat pad includes a foam cushion and a cushion cover arranged to extend around and cover the foam cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Faurecia Autmotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Lola Lafferty, Raghvendra T Joshi, John M Perraut
  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH INTEGRATED SENSORS
    Publication number: 20170347961
    Abstract: An occupant support includes a vehicle seat, a sensor coupled to the vehicle seat, and a controller coupled to the sensor. The sensor provides a signal to the controller and the controller processes and responds to the sensed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: John M. PERRAUT, Christopher KUS
  • BACKREST ADJUSTER FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20170349063
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom coupled to floor of a vehicle and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a backrest and a backrest adjuster configured to move relative to the backrest to change a shape of the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher A. BORTOLON, John D. NEWBERRY, John M. PERRAUT
  • Variable-sized occupant support
    Patent number: 9809132
    Abstract: A pad is adapted to set on a seat pan included in a vehicle seat. The pad includes a cushion on the seat pan and a cushion cover on the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Bortolon, John M. Perraut, Laurent Jaillet, Sang-Nyeong Yun
  • Seat back for vehicle seat
    Patent number: 9669744
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom (16) and a seat back (18) extending upwardly from the seat bottom. The seat back (18) includes a backrest and a backrest cover (28) coupled to the backrest, said backrest including a backrest frame (26) made from composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Cao, John M. Perraut, Ravikant K. Deore, Adrian Negrut, Kevin L. Wright, Lola Lafferty, Harsh Bhagat, Todd Sieting, Benjamin Louis, Olivier Boinais
  • VARIABLE-SIZED OCCUPANT SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20160137104
    Abstract: A pad is adapted to set on a seat pan included in a vehicle seat. The pad includes a cushion on the seat pan and a cushion cover on the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher A. Bortolon, John M. Perraut, Laurent Jaillet, Sang-Nyeong Yun