Patents by Inventor Lukman Efendy

Lukman Efendy 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).

  • Non-contact seat position system
    Patent number: 7555380
    Abstract: A non-contact seat position system is provided. The system includes a lower seat track, an upper seat track, a target and a sensor. The upper seat track is positionably connected to the lower seat track, whereby the upper seat track may be positioned into a desirable location. The target is connected either to the lower seat track or the upper seat track, and the sensor is connected to the other of the lower seat track and the upper seat track. The sensor has a line of sight with the target, wherein the sensor when powered, outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal coming from the target. In a first embodiment of the system, the sensor is an infrared sensor. In a second embodiment of the system the sensor is an optical sensor. A method of non-contact seat position system determination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: H. Winston Maue, Scott Robert Gauss, Naoko Kawahara, Craig Gerald Goodman, Daryl Gerard Petricca, Jonathan Lloyd Wenc, Daniel Drew, Jeremy R. Geiger, Michael Paul Thielen, Lukman Efendy, Keith Parrott
  • NON-CONTACT SEAT POSITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060231319
    Abstract: A non-contact seat position system is provided. The system includes a lower seat track, an upper seat track, a target and a sensor. The upper seat track is positionably connected to the lower seat track, whereby the upper seat track may be positioned into a desirable location. The target is connected either to the lower seat track or the upper seat track, and the sensor is connected to the other of the lower seat track and the upper seat track. The sensor has a line of sight with the target, wherein the sensor when powered, outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal coming from the target. In a first embodiment of the system, the sensor is an infrared sensor. In a second embodiment of the system the sensor is an optical sensor. A method of non-contact seat position system determination is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: H. Maue, Scott Gauss, Naoko Kawahara, Craig Goodman, Daryl Petricca, Jonathan Wenc, Daniel Drew, Jeremy Geiger, Michael Thielen, Lukman Efendy, Keith Parrott