Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Phillips

Michael Edward Phillips 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).

  • Publication number: 20260159017
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior comprising a composite structure comprising a fiber panel comprising a conductor arrangement is disclosed. The conductor arrangement may comprise a set of electrical conductors; the fiber panel may be compression-formed into a structural substrate to provide the set of electrical conductors. The conductor arrangement may be provided in and/or on the fiber panel. The composite structure may comprise a functional circuit coupled to the conductor arrangement; the functional circuit may be provided in and/or on the fiber panel. The functional circuit may be configured to provide a user interface comprising an input device and/or an output device. The functional circuit may comprise a circuit element, sensor/detector, switch, light, display, illuminated feature, etc. The functional circuit may be configured to be connected to a control system, vehicle system, a network, power source, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Stroebe, Michael Robert Catlin, Jason Denbow, Michael Edward Phillips, Jason Mathew Hipshier, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Scott Allen Hansen, Michael John Thomas
  • Publication number: 20260054676
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior configured to deform in an event such as a side impact of the vehicle may comprise a composite structure comprising a structural substrate and a structure/frame. The structural substrate may comprise a fiber panel; the structure may comprise a molded structure with a feature provided on the structural substrate at an interface. The feature may comprise a reinforcement for the interface and/or a projection for assembly of the component. The interface may comprise resin material from the molded structure and resin material from the fiber panel. The structure may comprise a border formed at the edge along the thickness of the fiber panel. The interface may comprise intermixing of resin material from the molded structure and the fiber panel and intermingling of resin material from the molded structure and fibers from the fiber panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventor: Michael Edward Phillips
  • Publication number: 20250367500
    Abstract: The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Edward PHILLIPS, Michael Page MCGIRR
  • Patent number: 12365301
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior may comprise a composite structure comprising a fiber panel and a cover. The fiber panel may comprise a conductor. The conductor may provide a functional circuit for the composite structure. The conductor may comprise a pattern of electrically conductive threads. Conductive thread may be within the fiber panel. Conductive thread may be stitched into/onto the fiber panel. The conductor may comprise a stitch pattern comprising conductive thread comprising the functional circuit. The functional circuit may comprise a user interface, an input device, an output device, and/or a circuit element. The composite structure may comprise a resin structure for the fiber panel adjacent to the functional circuit. The component may comprise a trim panel, instrument panel, door panel, overhead panel, console, overhead console, floor console, interior trim component, pillar trim, operator control, steering control/wheel, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Stroebe, Michael Robert Catlin, Jason Denbow, Michael Edward Phillips, Jason Mathew Hipshier, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Scott Allen Hansen, Michael John Thomas
  • Patent number: 12226668
    Abstract: The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: AlterG, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edward Phillips, Michael Page McGirr
  • Publication number: 20240082630
    Abstract: The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward PHILLIPS, Michael Page McGIRR
  • Publication number: 20240051489
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior may comprise a composite structure comprising a fiber panel and a cover. The fiber panel may comprise a conductor. The conductor may provide a functional circuit for the composite structure. The conductor may comprise a pattern of electrically conductive threads. Conductive thread may be within the fiber panel. Conductive thread may be stitched into/onto the fiber panel. The conductor may comprise a stitch pattern comprising conductive thread comprising the functional circuit. The functional circuit may comprise a user interface, an input device, an output device, and/or a circuit element. The composite structure may comprise a resin structure for the fiber panel adjacent to the functional circuit. The component may comprise a trim panel, instrument panel, door panel, overhead panel, console, overhead console, floor console, interior trim component, pillar trim, operator control, steering control/wheel, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Stroebe, Michael Robert Catlin, Jason Denbow, Michael Edward Phillips, Jason Mathew Hipshier, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Scott Allen Hansen, Michael John Thomas
  • Patent number: 11654327
    Abstract: The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AlterG, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edward Phillips, Michael Page McGirr
  • Publication number: 20210187348
    Abstract: The invention is comprised of a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm; a chamber support frame coupling element on the left arm; at least one hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left arm and the right arm; a chamber support frame extending between the left arm and the right arm, the chamber support frame coupled to the at least one hinge to move between an engaged condition wherein a portion of the chamber support frame is coupled to the chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and a portion of the chamber support frame is coupled to the chamber support
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Edward PHILLIPS, Michael Page McGIRR
  • Patent number: 10926732
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may facilitate deployment of an airbag and may comprise a panel comprising fibers. The panel may comprise a notch formed as a depression in a first side of the panel and at least one feature adjacent the notch. A second side of the panel may comprise a substantially planar surface opposite the notch. The panel may comprise at least one of a resin, a thermoplastic resin, polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate. The notch may direct deployment of the airbag through the panel. The feature may comprise a protrusion to provide a relief for the notch. The component may comprise a rib formed on the panel adjacent the notch comprising resin. The rib may comprise a resin portion comprising resin and a fiber portion comprising fibers of the panel. The component may comprise a trim panel, an instrument panel, a door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jennifer Anne Sterne Stroebe, Bart William Fox, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Michael Edward Phillips, Dale Todd Glynn
  • Publication number: 20190118756
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may facilitate deployment of an airbag and may comprise a panel comprising fibers. The panel may comprise a notch formed as a depression in a first side of the panel and at least one feature adjacent the notch. A second side of the panel may comprise a substantially planar surface opposite the notch. The panel may comprise at least one of a resin, a thermoplastic resin, polypropylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate. The notch may direct deployment of the airbag through the panel. The feature may comprise a protrusion to provide a relief for the notch. The component may comprise a rib formed on the panel adjacent the notch comprising resin. The rib may comprise a resin portion comprising resin and a fiber portion comprising fibers of the panel. The component may comprise a trim panel, an instrument panel, a door panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jennifer Anne Sterne Stroebe, Bart William Fox, Michael Gerard Zimmer, Michael Edward Phillips, Dale Todd Glynn