Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Epply

Thomas D. Epply 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).

  • Vehicle seating system and method for reducing fatigue with changing actuator movement
    Patent number: 8710784
    Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a controller for receiving at least one signal based on at least one vehicle/user event. For reducing fatigue, the controller controls slow seat movement while the vehicle is moving, and changes slow movement between first and second slow movements based on the vehicle/user event(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Biomechanical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Meyer, Paul B. Phipps, Thomas D. Epply
  • VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FATIGUE WITH CHANGING ACTUATOR MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20130062921
    Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a controller for receiving at least one signal based on at least one vehicle/user event. For reducing fatigue, the controller controls slow seat movement while the vehicle is moving, and changes slow movement between first and second slow movements based on the vehicle/user event(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel C. Meyer, Paul B. Phipps, Thomas D. Epply