Patents by Inventor Kurt Dettloff

Kurt Dettloff 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 assembly providing airflow path to cool batteries
    Patent number: 7625039
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom comprising a structural support portion made of a first material and a foam seat cushion supported on the structural support portion, with the first material being more resilient than the foam. The structural support portion is supportable on the vehicle floor and, when supported on the floor, communicates with the vehicle floor to form an air flow passage extending under the seat bottom to provide air flow to the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Brent R. Mangiapane, Kurt Dettloff
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY PROVIDING AIRFLOW PATH TO COOL BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20080296935
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom comprising a structural support portion made of a first material and a foam seat cushion supported on the structural support portion, with the first material being more resilient than the foam. The structural support portion is supportable on the vehicle floor and, when supported on the floor, communicates with the vehicle floor to form an air flow passage extending under the seat bottom to provide air flow to the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent R. Mangiapane, Kurt Dettloff
  • Seat assembly providing airflow path to cool batteries
    Patent number: 7419209
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle seat assembly supportable on a floor of a vehicle having a battery pack disposed behind the vehicle seat, operable to help cool the battery pack, a vehicle battery pack cooling system, and a method of cooling a vehicle battery pack. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a seat bottom comprising a structural support portion made of a first material and a foam seat cushion supported on the structural support portion, with the first material being more resilient than the foam. The structural support portion is supportable on the vehicle floor and, when supported on the floor, communicates with the vehicle floor to form an air flow passage extending under the seat bottom to provide air flow to the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Brent R. Mangiapane, Kurt Dettloff