Patents by Inventor Michael Neil Maass

Michael Neil Maass 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).

  • Automatic seat thermal comfort control system and method
    Patent number: 12325340
    Abstract: A method of controlling occupant thermal comfort includes the steps of driving a temperature in a seating zone to a temperature set point (54), holding the temperature set point in the seating zone for a predetermined time (56), and regulating the temperature in the seating zone to a corrected temperature set point based upon an equivalent homogenous temperature relating to vehicle cabin conditions and occupant gender (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ioannis Androulakis, Vladimir Jovovic, Chad Westerman, Ankit Tiwari, Michael Neil Maass
  • AUTOMATIC SEAT THERMAL COMFORT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230038711
    Abstract: A method of controlling occupant thermal comfort includes the steps of driving a temperature in a seating zone to a temperature set point (54), holding the temperature set point in the seating zone for a predetermined time (56), and regulating the temperature in the seating zone to a corrected temperature set point based upon an equivalent homogenous temperature relating to vehicle cabin conditions and occupant gender (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ioannis Androulakis, Vladimir Jovovic, Chad Westerman, Ankit Tiwari, Michael Neil Maass