Lear Corporation

Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

Paul S Severinski

Louella Ann Patterson

Thomas A Welch, Sr

James Bradley Clauser

Ashford Allen Galbreath

William Paruszkiewicz

Asad S Ali

Lisa Townley

Pusheng Chen

Anthony Mollica

Michelle A Pereny

Karl Henn

Ronald L Miotto

Wee Tzee Gam

Bradley C Duncan

Benedict J Messina

Mark E Rodgers

Mark Allyn Folkert

Thomas S Hicks

Michael R Powell

Jeffrey J Frelich

Mark Weaver

Larry Francis Kocher

Gary Rock

Caleb A Abbey

Michael Hans

Wu Pan Zagorski

Alan A Boisvert

Joseph A Himmel, Iv

Bryan Orlando

Jeanette Puig-Pey

Gregory Alan Lymburner

Arjun Yetukuri

David J Abdella

Andrew Frank Pinkos

Joshua Hallock

Raymond Ormachea

Sam Blair

Vyachislav Ivanov

Don H Bernhardt

Laura Schulz

Don Hamilton

William Webster

Pat Carlsen

Dorothy Kromm

Richard D Adamson, Sr

Kevin M Geisler

Thomas Welch, Jr

David Kazyak

Michael D Kolosick

Eric Lovasz

Philip Verdura

Mark Alan Jay

Donald H Bernhardt

Thomas Korycinski

G Lane Johnson, Iii

Ibrahim Valenzuela

Oscar Fernando Dominguez

Larry Hulme

Sara Russo

George Edward Dishner

Haifeng Liu

Vineetha Mathew

Ian J Coffer

Christopher G Durham

Linda M Makowski

Mike Powell

Samuel Hanlon

Jeff Jones

Thomas Allen Welch, Sr

John M Sember

Jacinto Gonzalez

Michael U Alvarez

Noe Cepeda Santos

Tomas A Welch, Sr

Paula J Bird

Richard Reyes

Kevin W Peabody

Travis Peterson

Victoria Shkreli Pacilli

Michael R Puhalla

Brad Duncan

Michelle Raybon

A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other. At least one of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.

Seat support

A seat support is provided with a plurality of layers of a non-foam material to mount to a seat frame and to support an occupant upon the seat frame. The plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and each of the plurality of stacked layers has a generally uniform thickness.

The present disclosure provides an illuminable indication system that includes a light emitting diode (LED) assembly including at least one LED, and a flexible member at least partially covering the LED assembly, the flexible member including a translucent portion, wherein when illuminated by the at least one LED, the translucent portion provides an illuminated indication to a user.

Illuminable indication system and method for manufacturing illuminable indication system

A seat assembly may include a seat support configured to be fixed to a first mounting portion of a mounting surface; a seatback frame having an upper portion and a lower portion; a seat base including a seat base frame rotationally connected to the seat support, and a track movably connected to the seat base frame; and a linkage connecting the lower portion of the seatback frame with the track. The upper portion of the back frame may be configured to be rotationally connected to a second mounting portion of said mounting surface.

Seat assembly

A vehicle having at least one cargo pod. The cargo pod may be rolled into and out of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo pod may include at least one battery. The battery may be selectively connectable to a vehicle power network. The battery may be disposed proximate a base of the cargo pod.

Vehicle having a cargo pod

A seat assembly is provided with a seatback having a forward surface to support an upper body of an occupant and an upper console portion formed on a rear surface of the seatback. The seatback pivots at a seatback pivot axis to a use position where the seatback extends generally horizontal. A bottom cushion has an upward surface to support a lower body of the occupant. The cushion pivots at a cushion pivot axis to an access position to access a lower console formed along an interior surface of the seat bottom cushion.

Seat console assembly

A seat assembly may include a seatback frame, a primary carrier, an airflow duct, and a plurality of airflow outlets. The primary carrier may be connected to the seatback frame. The airflow duct may be defined at least partially by the primary carrier. The plurality of airflow outlets may extend through the primary carrier to an external surface and may be in fluid communication with the airflow duct.

Seat assembly and seatback

A solar collector includes a roller rotatably attached to a vehicle. A carrier fabric panel is attached on one end to the roller. Side guides are attached the sides of the carrier fabric panel. Solar cells are connected in series and are attached to the carrier fabric panel. The solar cells are connected to an electrical power storage system. Electrical leads are attached to the carrier fabric and electrically coupled to the solar cells. Electrical conductors are attached to the carrier fabric between the solar cells and the right and left guides or are provided with retainer strips. A slip ring connector is disposed on the roller for electrically coupling the electrical conductors to an electrical power storage system. The solar energy collected may be used to power actuatable accessories or passive systems that may draw power when the vehicle is not being operated.

Roller shade with solar cells

According to one or more embodiments, a vehicle seat assembly includes a cushion and a leather trim cover assembly disposed over the cushion. The leather trim cover assembly includes a leather upper layer and a foundation layer secured to the leather upper layer at radio-frequency weld points. The radio-frequency weld points define at least one design boundary adjacent a raised portion of a protruding design in the leather trim cover assembly.

Vehicle seating assembly with aesthetic trim cover assembly

A seat assembly having improved trim appearance is provided as well as a method and mold tool for making the seat assembly. In certain embodiments, the seat assembly has at least one narrow trench having a substantially constant width of up to 5 mm, which provides for better tolerances when installing a trim cover on the cushion and provides improved appearance and comfort. In certain embodiments, the mold tool has at least one tool insert that is configured to create the at least one narrow trench with a substantially constant width in the cushion.

Seat assembly having improved trim appearance and method and tool for making the same

A vehicle seat includes an illuminated graphic feature. The vehicle seat includes an occupant support. The vehicle seat also includes a light source supported on the occupant support. The light source emits light in an illumination direction when activated. The seat also includes a graphic image that the light that travels in the illumination direction. A cover layer is located in the illumination direction from the graphic image. An illuminated graphic feature is visible through the cover layer when the light source is activated.

Vehicle seat including illuminated feature

A control system for controlling operation of a vehicle system is described. The control system includes a trim cover textile configured to cover at least a portion of a vehicle component and having an electrically conductive element configured to provide a capacitive touch functionality. In response to a user touch, the electrically conductive element generates a signal representative of a user command for the vehicle system. The system also includes a control unit adapted to be provided in electrical communication with the electrically conductive element of the trim cover. The control unit is configured to receive the user command signal and, in response, generate a control signal to effectuate control of the vehicle system.

Control system with textile having conductive element for controlling operation of a vehicle system

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.

Seating system and method for producing same

A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a structural member adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. The structural member has at least one channel formed therein. A cushion member is provided adjacent to the structural layer. The cushion member has at least one channel formed therethrough. A trim member is secured over the cushion member to form a seating surface. At least one attachment member is mounted to the trim member extending through the at least one channel of the cushion member. The at least one attachment member extends into the at least one channel of the structural member such that at least one of the trim material and the cushion layer is retained on the structural member.

Layered seating system with attachments

A contour connect system for applying a vehicle trim includes a fabric loop and a low-profile hook component. The fabric loop component includes a spacer layer, Class A surface layer, and a loop-containing layer, the Class A surface layer being adhered to one side of spacer layer while the loop-containing layer is adhered to the opposite side of spacer layer.

Contour connect

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Brownstown, MI, United States of America

Paul S Severinski