Patents by Inventor Todd W. Waelde
Todd W. Waelde 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).
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Publication number: 20240033976Abstract: A mold component for forming a foamed part with a three-dimensional shape includes a magnetic block having a first face that defines a curved three-dimensional surface with a hook strip-receiving recess positioned above the magnetic block. The magnetic block is configured to be placed in a mold with a hook strip placed in the hook strip-receiving recess. The hook strip has a ferrous metal-containing component such that the magnetic block attracts and holds the hook strip with the hook strip conforming to the curved three-dimensional surface. Characteristically, the mold component is configured to be applied in a molding process to mold the three-dimensional shape in the foamed part wherein the hook strip attaches to a trim cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Baolong SHANG, Asad ALI, Todd W. WAELDE, Hongwei XIA, Chandrashekar SIMHA, Jiangang ZHANG, Yue WANG
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Patent number: 11813777Abstract: A mold component for forming a foamed part with a three-dimensional shape includes a magnetic block having a first face that defines a curved three-dimensional surface with a hook strip-receiving recess positioned above the magnetic block. The magnetic block is configured to be placed in a mold with a hook strip placed in the hook strip-receiving recess. The hook strip has a ferrous metal-containing component such that the magnetic block attracts and holds the hook strip with the hook strip conforming to the curved three-dimensional surface. Characteristically, the mold component is configured to be applied in a molding process to mold the three-dimensional shape in the foamed part wherein the hook strip attaches to a trim cover.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Baolong Shang, Asad Ali, Todd W. Waelde, Hongwei Xia, Chandrashekar Simha, Jiangang Zhang, Yue Wang
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Patent number: 11618357Abstract: A flexible lengthwise fastener is provided with a first retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate. The lengthwise fastener is also provided with a second retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate to engage with the lengthwise substrate of the first retainer. When the first retainer and the second retainer are combined, the first retainer and the second retainer provide the appearance of a traditional seam.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Joshua Hallock, Sam Blair, Michael Corvino, Todd W. Waelde
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Patent number: 11607979Abstract: A lengthwise fastener is fastened to a trim cover along a seam to provide piping exposed along the seam.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Joshua Hallock, Todd W. Waelde
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Publication number: 20230081698Abstract: A flexible lengthwise fastener is provided with a first retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate. The lengthwise fastener is also provided with a second retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate to engage with the lengthwise substrate of the first retainer. When the first retainer and the second retainer are combined, the first retainer and the second retainer provide the appearance of a traditional seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Joshua HALLOCK, Sam BLAIR, Michael CORVINO, Todd W. WAELDE
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Publication number: 20230031408Abstract: A lengthwise fastener is fastened to a trim cover along a seam to provide piping exposed along the seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Joshua HALLOCK, Todd W. WAELDE
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Patent number: 11241986Abstract: A vehicle seating system may include a seat part having a trim material positioned over a base material. A method for producing the seating system may include configuring an attachment arrangement to have an adhesive material and a non-adhesive material bonded to the adhesive material. The method may also include molding the base material onto the non-adhesive material such that a surface of the adhesive material faces outward away from the base material. The trim material may be disposed over the base material such that a back side of the trim material is adhered to the adhesive material.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Asad S. Ali, Mark Allyn Folkert, Todd W. Waelde
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Publication number: 20200384901Abstract: A vehicle seating system may include a seat part having a trim material positioned over a base material. A method for producing the seating system may include configuring an attachment arrangement to have an adhesive material and a non-adhesive material bonded to the adhesive material. The method may also include molding the base material onto the non-adhesive material such that a surface of the adhesive material faces outward away from the base material. The trim material may be disposed over the base material such that a back side of the trim material is adhered to the adhesive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Asad S. ALI, Mark Allyn FOLKERT, Todd W. WAELDE
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Patent number: 9340135Abstract: A seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side member, a second side member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The seat back frame also includes a load transfer member that transfers impact loads from a collision through the seat assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Daniel James Sakkinen, Nicholas Leonard Petouhoff, Antoine A. Kmeid, Todd W. Waelde, Eric B. Michalak, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Ornela Zekavica, Phillip Wayne Wilson, Alexander Saveski
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Patent number: 8556319Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a trim cover and the cover of a trim interior itself.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Nicholas Petouhoff, Bonnie L. Coker, Todd W. Waelde, Daniel J. LaFlamme, Gregg R. Laframboise, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Mark S. Jurek
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Publication number: 20120193954Abstract: A seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side member, a second side member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The seat back frame also includes a load transfer member that transfers impact loads from a collision through the seat assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CopanyInventors: Daniel James Sakkinen, Nicholas Leonard Petouhoff, Antoine A. Kmeid, Todd W. Waelde, Eric B. Michalak, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Alexander I. Balin, Ornela Zekavica, Phillip Wayne Wilson, Alexander Saveski
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Patent number: 5437498Abstract: A vehicle seat in which the seat cushion and/or seat back are formed with side bolsters that are reinforced by hollow inserts, preferably blow molded, that are attached to the seat cushion or seat back frame in the area of the side bolster and which are then covered by the foam pad. The hollow reinforcements increase the lateral support provided by the seat to the seat occupant at a relatively low added cost. The inserts may be attached to the seat component frame by a number of methods including the use of cable ties wrapped around the insert and the frame, rivets, snap members, clips, etc. The inserts, in addition to providing improved reinforcement in the bolster area may also result in a weight reduction as compared to a conventional wire reinforcement of the foam bolsters.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1994Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.Inventor: Todd W. Waelde