Patents by Inventor Sam Schacht

Sam Schacht 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).

  • Patent number: 10144470
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a cushion material and a cover for covering the cushion material. The cover includes a load receiving portion configured to receive a load of a seated occupant. The load receiving portion includes a large thickness portion and a small thickness portion that are located next to each other in a first direction that intersects with a thickness direction of the cover. Each of the large and small thickness portions includes an elastic layer compressive in the thickness direction and a lower cover layer located closer to the cushion material than the elastic layer in the thickness direction. The elastic layer of the small thickness portion is compressed such that the thickness of the small thickness portion is smaller than the thickness of the large thickness portion. The lower cover layer of the large thickness portion is partially cut off to form a cutoff portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Hideki Tokumoto, Sam Schacht, Elizabeth Chambers, Justin Schrand, Katsuhiro Kiya, Anthony Senger, Kenneth Luckjohn, Ben McGinley
  • Publication number: 20180297659
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a cushion material and a cover for covering the cushion material. The cover includes a load receiving portion configured to receive a load of a seated occupant. The load receiving portion includes a large thickness portion and a small thickness portion that are located next to each other in a first direction that intersects with a thickness direction of the cover. Each of the large and small thickness portions includes an elastic layer compressive in the thickness direction and a lower cover layer located closer to the cushion material than the elastic layer in the thickness direction. The elastic layer of the small thickness portion is compressed such that the thickness of the small thickness portion is smaller than the thickness of the large thickness portion. The lower cover layer of the large thickness portion is partially cut off to form a cutoff portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki Tokumoto, Sam Schacht, Elizabeth Chambers, Justin Schrand, Katsuhiro Kiya, Anthony Senger, Kenneth Luckjohn, Ben McGinley