Patents by Inventor Joseph August Himmel, IV

Joseph August Himmel, IV 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: 10258535
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a cushion and a seatback coupled with the cushion. The vehicle seat further includes a first set of independently inflatable massage bladders coupled within the seatback. The massage bladders of the first set are arranged to extend diagonally from adjacent a center line of the seatback at a first vertical location toward a first lateral side of the seatback at a second vertical location above the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Lem, Joseph August Himmel, IV, Michael Kolich, Jessica Rausch, Amber LaVerne Hall, Brian Boland, Michael Medoro
  • Patent number: 9637034
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback having a frame that provides structural integrity to the seatback and operably couples the seatback to a vehicle floor. A carrier is operably coupled to the frame. A foam cushion assembly is operably coupled to the carrier. The foam cushion assembly includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side bolster, and a second side bolster. A continuous semi-rigid foam cord is formed in the foam cushion assembly. The foam cord extends through a forward periphery of the upper portion, the lower portion, the first side bolster, and the second side bolster. The foam cord is configured to add structural rigidity to the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph August Himmel, IV, Michael A. Hulway
  • Publication number: 20160229320
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a cushion and a seatback coupled with the cushion. The vehicle seat further includes a first set of independently inflatable massage bladders coupled within the seatback. The massage bladders of the first set are arranged to extend diagonally from adjacent a center line of the seatback at a first vertical location toward a first lateral side of the seatback at a second vertical location above the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jeroen Lem, Joseph August Himmel, IV, Michael Kolich, Jessica Rausch, Amber LaVerne Hall, Brian Boland, Michael Medoro
  • Patent number: 9403460
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a vehicle seat having a body. The body includes a center portion and four corner portions. A breathable coverstock covers a seating surface of the body. A plenum chamber is disposed below the body and is configured to receive and store a fluid. A cupped nozzle is disposed at each of the center portion and four corner portions. Each cupped nozzle includes a tapered base and a wide mouth proximate the coverstock. Fluid passageways extend through the body and connect the plenum chamber with the tapered base of each of the cupped nozzles. Pressurized fluid from the plenum chamber flows through the passageways to the cupped nozzles to deliver targeted airflow to a seated passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Prescott Hickey, Joseph August Himmel, IV
  • Publication number: 20160052434
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback having a frame that provides structural integrity to the seatback and operably couples the seatback to a vehicle floor. A carrier is operably coupled to the frame. A foam cushion assembly is operably coupled to the carrier. The foam cushion assembly includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side bolster, and a second side bolster. A continuous semi-rigid foam cord is formed in the foam cushion assembly. The foam cord extends through a forward periphery of the upper portion, the lower portion, the first side bolster, and the second side bolster. The foam cord is configured to add structural rigidity to the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph August Himmel, IV, Michael A. Hulway
  • Publication number: 20150217665
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a vehicle seat having a body. The body includes a center portion and four corner portions. A breathable coverstock covers a seating surface of the body. A plenum chamber is disposed below the body and is configured to receive and store a fluid. A cupped nozzle is disposed at each of the center portion and four corner portions. Each cupped nozzle includes a tapered base and a wide mouth proximate the coverstock. Fluid passageways extend through the body and connect the plenum chamber with the tapered base of each of the cupped nozzles. Pressurized fluid from the plenum chamber flows through the passageways to the cupped nozzles to deliver targeted airflow to a seated passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Prescott Hickey, Joseph August Himmel, IV