Patents by Inventor Vineetha MATHEW

Vineetha MATHEW 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 seat assembly having a surface texturing intrusions
    Patent number: 11679703
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a vehicle seat assembly comprising a cushion having an “A” surface and a “B” surface, a central portion, and two bolster areas, with each bolster area being adjacent the central portion, with the cushion having a plurality of intrusions extending from the “A” surface towards the “B” surface to form a hardness gradient between at least one of the bolster areas and the central portion of between 5% to 25%, the plurality of intrusions comprising a plurality of pairs of patterns, each pair of patterns comprising a first pattern spaced apart and opposingly and inversely facing a second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vineetha Mathew, Asad S. Ali
  • VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A SURFACE TEXTURING INTRUSIONS
    Publication number: 20220001780
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a vehicle seat assembly comprising a cushion having an “A” surface and a “B” surface, a central portion, and two bolster areas, with each bolster area being adjacent the central portion, with the cushion having a plurality of intrusions extending from the “A” surface towards the “B” surface to form a hardness gradient between at least one of the bolster areas and the central portion of between 5% to 25%, the plurality of intrusions comprising a plurality of pairs of patterns, each pair of patterns comprising a first pattern spaced apart and opposingly and inversely facing a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vineetha MATHEW, Asad S. ALI
  • Seating system and method for producing same
    Patent number: 10736435
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system having a seat part includes a non-foam base material covered with a trim material. The non-foam base material may include a plurality of different firmness zones based at least in part on at least one of a seated-occupant pressure map and a structural arrangement disposed adjacent to the seat part. The seat part may be, for example, a seat cushion, a seat back, or a seat bolster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley C. Duncan, Paul S. Severinski, Louella Ann Patterson, Lisa Townley, Kevin W. Peabody, Michelle A. Pereny, Michael R. Puhalla, Vineetha Mathew
  • SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20190090656
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system having a seat part includes a non-foam base material covered with a trim material. The non-foam base material may include a plurality of different firmness zones based at least in part on at least one of a seated-occupant pressure map and a structural arrangement disposed adjacent to the seat part. The seat part may be, for example, a seat cushion, a seat back, or a seat bolster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley C. DUNCAN, Paul S. SEVERINSKI, Louella Ann PATTERSON, Lisa TOWNLEY, Kevin W. PEABODY, Michelle A. PERENY, Michael R. PUHALLA, Vineetha MATHEW