Patents by Inventor Karl W. Henn

Karl W. Henn 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).

  • SEAT SURFACE PERFORATIONS
    Publication number: 20230150405
    Abstract: A seat includes comprising: a seat bottom and a seat back operatively engaging the seat bottom. At, least one of the seat back and the seat bottom has an air impermeable outer trim layer covering at least a portion of an outer surface. The air impermeable outer trim layer includes perforations extending therethrough. The, size, spacing, or both of the perforations varies based at least in part on a body pressure map, and the perforations are configured to allow airflow therethrough directed toward an occupant of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Karl W. Henn, Bradley C. Duncan, Vyachislav Ivanov
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY AND SEATBACK
    Publication number: 20220314850
    Abstract: A seat assembly may include a seatback frame, a primary carrier, an airflow duct, and a plurality of airflow outlets. The primary carrier may be connected to the seatback frame. The airflow duct may be defined at least partially by the primary carrier. The plurality of airflow outlets may extend through the primary carrier to an external surface and may be in fluid communication with the airflow duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michael R. Powell, Jeanette Puig-Pey, Vyachislav Ivanov, Louella Patterson, Anthony Mollica, Brad Duncan, Wee Gam, Karl W. Henn, Paul Severinski, Mark Weaver
  • Seat assembly and seatback
    Patent number: 11453320
    Abstract: A seat assembly may include a seatback frame, a primary carrier, an airflow duct, and a plurality of airflow outlets. The primary carrier may be connected to the seatback frame. The airflow duct may be defined at least partially by the primary carrier. The plurality of airflow outlets may extend through the primary carrier to an external surface and may be in fluid communication with the airflow duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Powell, Jeanette Puig-Pey, Vyachislav Ivanov, Louella Patterson, Anthony Mollica, Brad Duncan, Wee Gam, Karl W. Henn, Paul Severinski, Mark Weaver