Patents by Inventor Robert A. Bratty

Robert A. Bratty 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).

  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing a fabric suspension seat structure
    Patent number: 12213592
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component with a seat surface and with an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • CARRIER OVER FABRIC
    Publication number: 20250018625
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a carrier attached to the fabric component. The carrier includes a variable thickness along the perimeter of the carrier. The fabric component includes two or more tension zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: CRAIG M. OOMEN, SAMUEL SMITH, ROBERT A. BRATTY, RICHARD VANDEKOPPLE, KELLY WASHBURN, RANDY SAYERS
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FABRIC SUSPENSION SEAT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230292923
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component with a seat surface and with an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • Apparatus and method for manufacturing a fabric suspension seat structure
    Patent number: 11690454
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a frame including an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • Compliant edge frame bolster for suspension seating
    Patent number: 11667223
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a support structure, a seat surface (14) and a molded polymeric frame (18). The frame has an edge region and the seat surface (14) is mounted to the frame (18) and the frame is mounted to the support structure. At least a portion of the edge region is flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Manfred Mueller, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn, Robert A. Bratty
  • Suspension seating surface edge encapsulation method, seating surface carrier and seat made therewith
    Patent number: 11464340
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat surface having a periphery and a carrier overmolded onto the seat surface over the periphery. The carrier has a periphery and a frame is overmolded onto the carrier over the carrier periphery. The seat is assembled without fasteners. A method for making the seat includes overmolding a carrier onto a periphery of a seat surface to form a seat surface/carrier assembly, tensioning the seat surface/carrier assembly in a mold and overmolding a frame onto a periphery of the seat surface/carrier assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Randy James Sayers, Robert A. Bratty, Kelly Washburn, Michael Long, Michael Stanton
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FABRIC SUSPENSION SEAT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220039554
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a frame including an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
  • SUSPENSION SEATING SURFACE EDGE ENCAPSULATION METHOD, SEATING SURFACE CARRIER AND SEAT MADE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20210315384
    Abstract: A seat includes a seat surface having a periphery and a carrier overmolded onto the seat surface over the periphery. The carrier has a periphery and a frame is overmolded onto the carrier over the carrier periphery. The seat is assembled without fasteners. A method for making the seat includes overmolding a carrier onto a periphery of a seat surface to form a seat surface/carrier assembly, tensioning the seat surface/carrier assembly in a mold and overmolding a frame onto a periphery of the seat surface/carrier assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Randy James Sayers, Robert A. Bratty, Kelly Washburn, Michael Long, Michael Stanton
  • COMPLIANT EDGE FRAME BOLSTER FOR SUSPENSION SEATING
    Publication number: 20210291709
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a support structure, a seat surface (14) and a molded polymeric frame (18). The frame has an edge region and the seat surface (14) is mounted to the frame (18) and the frame is mounted to the support structure. At least a portion of the edge region is flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Craig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Manfred Mueller, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn, Robert A. Bratty