Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Wright

Kevin L. Wright 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).

  • Movement system for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10632866
    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: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew K. Benson, Cedric Ketels, Brian R. Dexter, Rod Goodrich, Garrett Goodwin, Tristan Vanfossen, Kevin L. Wright
  • 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
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10532674
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom. The seat back includes a seat-back frame and a comfort integrator unit to be mounted to the seat-back frame, as well as a seat-cover shell that can be positioned over the mounted comfort integrator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Wright, Robert C. Fitzpatrick
  • VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20190039486
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom. The seat back includes a seat-back frame and a comfort integrator unit to be mounted to the seat-back frame, as well as a seat-cover shell that can be positioned over the mounted comfort integrator unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin L. WRIGHT, Robert C. FITZPATRICK
  • 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
  • MOVEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20170349061
    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: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew K. BENSON, Cedric KETELS, Brian R. DEXTER, Rod GOODRICH, Garrett GOODWIN, Tristan VANFOSSEN, Kevin L. WRIGHT
  • 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
  • SEAT BACK FOR VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20160009209
    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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yang CAO, John M. PERRAUT, Ravikant K. DEORE, Adrian NEGRUT, Kevin L. WRIGHT, Lola LAFFERTY, Harsh BHAGAT, Todd SIETING, Benjamin LOUIS, Olivier BOINAIS
  • Sliding visor
    Patent number: 4998765
    Abstract: A sliding visor includes in one embodiment a support member over which a thin butterfly core is folded and secured by a guide for slidable movement along the support member. In one embodiment, the support member has an elongated cross-sectional profile. In another embodiment, a U-shaped guide clamps a planar visor panel therein and in turn slidably extends within a slotted support member for movement along the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Kim L. Van Order, Kevin L. Wright, Nels R. Smith