Patents by Inventor Manuel Forero Rueda

Manuel Forero Rueda 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).

  • Restraint system to prevent knee hyperextension during vehicle crashes
    Patent number: 11981280
    Abstract: A vehicle seat restraint system includes a vehicle seat of a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a leg-rest supporting lower legs and feet of an occupant of the vehicle seat. An in-vehicle occupant detection system identifies positions of the lower legs and the feet of the occupant. A restraint actuator is connected to the vehicle seat. A safety restraint element is extended by actuation of the restraint actuator from a stowed position proximate to the leg-rest into an engaged position wherein the safety restraint element contacts and restrains the lower legs and the feet of the occupant against the leg-rest, mitigating against occupant knee hyperextension due to leg straightening at an occupant knee joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mitesh Lalwala, Manuel Forero Rueda
  • Seat upper arm supports
    Patent number: 11975643
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back pivotally moveable between an upright position and a reclined position, and at least one upper arm support selectively moveable between a stowed position and an extended position, the at least one upper arm support adapted to provide support for an upper arm of an occupant when the seat back of the vehicle seat is in the reclined position and the at least one upper arm support is in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh D Mankame, Chin-hsu Lin, Paul W Alexander, Wonhee Michael Kim, Manuel Forero Rueda
  • SEAT UPPER ARM SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20230339375
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back pivotally moveable between an upright position and a reclined position, and at least one upper arm support selectively moveable between a stowed position and an extended position, the at least one upper arm support adapted to provide support for an upper arm of an occupant when the seat back of the vehicle seat is in the reclined position and the at least one upper arm support is in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Nilesh D. Mankame, Chin-hsu Lin, Paul W Alexander, Wonhee Michael Kim, Manuel Forero Rueda