Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC

Marcus Automotive, LLC

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Prince Corporation

Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.

Brian R Dexter

Matthew K Benson

Robert C Fitzpatrick

Jeffery T Bonk

Gregory Brncick

Jonathan P Marcus

David J Spykerman

James Theodore Hotary

Samuel Baudu

Rod Goodrich

Dana R Lowell

Sean M Montgomery

Ying (Carolyn) Zhao

Pioter Drubetskoy

Radouane Boussetta

Anne-Isabelle Dacosta-Mallet

David L Cummings

Alexander S Haase

Cedric Ketels

Jason Mathew Hipshier

David John McCarthy

John M Perraut

Michael Robert Catlin

Tristan J Vanfossen

Christopher L Hogg

Markus Uhlig

Adam M Deck

Jeffrey T Stout

Fabrice Aycoberry

Joseph M Thompson

Desmond O'Regan

Kevin L Wright

Alan G Greene

Garrett Goodwin

Scott W Kaufmann

Steven D Lepley

Michael J Burns

Mark L Robinson

Eugene J Sobieski

Ignacio Alvarez

Claire Mitchell

Ying Zhao

David J Mccarthy

Gregory N Brncick

An occupant support includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a back rest and a headrest coupled to the backrest.

Headrest for a vehicle seat

A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend in an upward direction away from the seat bottom. The vehicle seat further includes an electronics system.

Vehicle seat with integrated sensors

An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a sensory system. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of the vehicle. The seat back extends upwardly away from the seat bottom. The sensor system is configured to monitor for fatigue of an occupant of the occupant support.

Occupant-status prediction system

A vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move relative to the seat back.

Movement system for a vehicle seat

A personal automotive vehicle includes a seat and a moveable door panel in an interior of the passenger cabin, both of which are moveable between a forward and a rearward position. The moveable door panel is configured for movement such that a longitudinal position of the door panel with respect to the seat can be maintained with corresponding seat movement. The moveable door panel can help provide a perception to a seat occupant that they are properly positioned within the passenger cabin, even at an extreme rearward seat position.

Vehicle with moveable interior door panel

A personal automotive vehicle includes a door with a door panel that partly defines a reconfigurable passenger cabin. The door panel presents an abrasion-resistant portion to the interior of the passenger cabin at an upper section of the door panel below the window. A seat is mounted in the passenger cabin and can be rotated inwardly to increase the available range of movement of the seat occupant. The abrasion-resistant portion of the door panel is located to prevent scuff-related damage to the door panel when the seat occupant crosses his legs. The abrasion-resistant portion of the door panel can be selectively covered and uncovered by a moveable portion of the door panel, which may include an armrest.

Vehicle with abrasion-resistant door panel

A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom is coupled to a floor of a vehicle and configured to move back and forth relative to the floor. The vehicle seat includes an electronic control unit configured to control movement of the seat bottom.

Controller and interface for vehicle seat

An occupant support system includes a vehicle seat and an electronics system for the vehicle seat. The electronics system includes a sensor system configured to obtain sensor data and a computer coupled to the sensor system to process the sensor data and perform a predetermined action using the sensor data.

A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the seat bottom. The seat bottom includes a cushion configured to have a variable shape.

Seat cushion for a vehicle seat

Illuminated vanity mirror visor

A side window visor is mounted to a header to pivot downwardly away from the windshield. The visor is secured to the vehicle with a two axis angled mounting assembly which allows the side window visor to pivot downwardly away from the headliner and then upwardly and to the side for blocking sun entering from the side window without encroaching in the user's head space. A visor assembly including the side window visor also has a primary visor which is mounted to pivot downwardly away from the windshield and a rotatable glare shield.

Rotatable side window visor and glare shield

A visor has a curvilinear section which is pivotally mounted to the header rail of a vehicle and, when in a stored position, conforms closely to the geometry of the header rail. It is mounted to allow the visor to pivot away from the windshield toward the driver or passenger, lowering the visor to provide sun-blocking protection. It can be rotated further until it extends through the open area of the roof, when the roof is removed, to provide sun-blocking above the header rail. The curvilinear visor body may also include a glare shield which can be extended from the lower edge of the visor to provide additional sun-blocking protection.

Visor system for open-roof vehicles

A center console () includes a first panel () having a first upper surface () and a first padded portion (). The first padded portion () includes a first outer cover (). The first outer cover () is mounted to the first panel () such that a first cavity () is formed by at least a portion of the outer cover () and at least a portion of the upper surface (). The first padded portion () also includes first padding () located, in the first cavity ().

Integrated soft center floor console

A seating and console system for use in a seating row and configurable between a seating configuration and a console configuration. The system comprises a seat including a seat base and a seat back, and a console mounted to an opposite side of the seat back. The seat back rotates between a first position to provide the seating configuration and a second position to provide the console configuration that divides the seating row.

Configurable seating and console system

A storage compartment includes spaced-apart storage areas with a first area capable of holding a remote garage door opening transmitter and covered by a movable panel with a pocket facing the inside of the storage compartment. When the panel is moved from a closed position to an open position, small items such as sunglasses can be removed from the pocket. When closed, the panel can be moved to a third position actuating the garage door remote transmitter.

Combined storage compartment and garage door opening transmitter storage

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Grand Haven, MI, United States of America

Brian R Dexter