Patents by Inventor Susan C. Moran

Susan C. Moran 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).

  • Thin profile integrated suspension and seat trim cover
    Patent number: 5013089
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly has a seat frame, and an integrated elastomeric filament suspension and fabric cover in which the elastomeric filaments and yarn for the fabric are knitted together and stretched over the frame to provide a low profile finished seat or back rest which functions both as a suspension and as an aesthetic trim cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ismat A. Abu-Isa, Susan C. Moran, Michael A. Roy
  • Process for forming an elastomeric membrane
    Patent number: 5009827
    Abstract: A vehicle seat suspension has a thin high strength elastomeric membrane. The membrane is formed from block copolymer material by a process in which a sheet is extruded and tensioned to orient molecules in a select direction with respect to the membrane; the oriented membrane is annealed to retain the orientation during cyclical deformation of the membrane. The sheet form membrane is adapted to be connected with respect to a vehicle seat assembly frame and to serve as a backing for foam seating material and wherein the oriented structure of the membrane provides a two stage modulus in the direction of the orientation for providing static and dynamic load support characteristics which impart passenger comfort without increasing the weight of a seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ismat A. Abu-Isa, Elio Eusebi, Craig B. Jaynes, Susan C. Moran, Michael A. Roy
  • Elastomeric membrane and its method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4939183
    Abstract: A vehicle seat suspension has a thin high strength elastomeric membrane. The membrane is formed from block copolymer material by a process in which a sheet is extruded and tensioned to orient molecules in a select direction with respect to the membrane; the oriented membrane is annealed to retain the orientation during cyclical deformation of the membrane. The sheet form membrane is adapted to be connected with respect to a vehicle seat assembly frame and to serve as a backing for foam seating material and wherein the oriented structure of the membrane provides a two stage modulus in the direction of the orientation for providing static and dynamic load support characteristics which impart passenger comfort without increasing the weight of a seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ismat A. Abu-Isa, Elio Eusebi, Craig B. Jaynes, Susan C. Moran, Michael A. Roy
  • Vehicle seat suspension component and its method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4842257
    Abstract: A vehicle seat suspension has a thin high strength elastomeric membrane. The membrane is formed from block copolymer material by a process in which a sheet is extruded and tensioned to orient molecules in a select direction with respect to the membrane; the oriented membrane is annealed to retain the orientation during cyclical deformation of the membrane. The sheet form membrane is adapted to be connected with respect to a vehicle seat assembly frame and to serve as a backing for foam seating material and wherein the oriented structure of the membrane provides a two stage modulus in the direction of the orientation for providing static and dynamic load support characteristics which impart passenger comfort without increasing the weight of a seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ismat A. Abu-Isa, Elio Eusebi, Craig B. Jaynes, Susan C. Moran, Michael A. Roy