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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/72 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/68 (2013.01); B60N 2/0292 (2013.01); B60N 2/22 (2013.01); B60N 2/5685 (2013.01); B60N 2/70 (2013.01); H05B 1/0238 (2013.01); H05B 3/54 (2013.01); H05B 2203/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of vehicle furniture includes one or more adaptive support elements. Each of the adaptive support elements includes a carbon fiber layer operable between support and configurable conditions and a heating element in thermal communication with the carbon fiber layer. The heating element is configured to heat the carbon fiber layer from the support condition to the configurable condition. Each of the adaptive support elements further includes a thermal barrier layer, wherein the heating element is disposed between the thermal barrier layer and the carbon fiber layer.