Patents by Inventor Steven T. Gamache

Steven T. Gamache 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).

  • Acceleration compensating vehicular seat assembly
    Patent number: 5707109
    Abstract: A vehicular seat assembly (10) includes a pair of bolsters (18, 20) located on either side of the seat back (14). Each of the bolsters (18, 20) includes a primary adjustor (22) which moves the bolster (18, 20) to a position found to be comfortable by the occupant of the seat (10). Each of the bolsters (18, 20) further include a secondary adjustor (26) disposed adjacent the first adjustor (22). The two secondary adjustors (26) operate independently of each other and deploy when the seat assembly (10) senses a predetermined level of lateral acceleration forces (36 or 38). An accelerometer (34) senses the lateral acceleration (36, 38) and a control circuit (32) sends a signal to an activator (40) to deploy the one of the two secondary adjustors (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Massara, Steven T. Gamache