Patents by Inventor Wyatt WARNER

Wyatt WARNER 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).

  • Systems and methods for limiting rearward motion of a seatback in a rear-impact collision
    Patent number: 12673592
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed are vehicle seat systems for restricting yielding or deflection of a seatback in a rear-impact collision, and related methods. In an embodiment, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat and a seatback deformation limiting system. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom frame and a seatback frame secured to the seat bottom. The seatback deformation limiting system includes a frame assembly and a computer system. The frame assembly is configured to selectively allow the seatback frame to yield and also selectively limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding. The computer system is configured to detect a rear-impact collision in a vehicle, wherein the frame assembly is operably coupled to the computer system and, responsive to the computer system detecting the rear-impact collision in the vehicle, configured to limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding towards a rearward seat in the vehicle directly behind the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Mark Warner, Wyatt Warner
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING REARWARD MOTION OF A SEATBACK IN A REAR-IMPACT COLLISION
    Publication number: 20240227641
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed are vehicle seat systems for restricting yielding or deflection of a seatback in a rear-impact collision, and related methods. In an embodiment, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat and a seatback deformation limiting system. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom frame and a seatback frame secured to the seat bottom. The seatback deformation limiting system includes a frame assembly and a computer system. The frame assembly is configured to selectively allow the seatback frame to yield and also selectively limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding. The computer system is configured to detect a rear-impact collision in a vehicle, wherein the frame assembly is operably coupled to the computer system and, responsive to the computer system detecting the rear-impact collision in the vehicle, configured to limit or inhibit the seatback frame from yielding towards a rearward seat in the vehicle directly behind the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mark WARNER, Wyatt WARNER