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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew W. Kooker, San Francisco, CA (US);
John J. Baker, Campbell, CA (US);
Jonathon Folks, Cupertino, CA (US);
James G. Griffin, II, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jun Wooung Jeong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Craig Ogden, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lukas Satas, San Jose, CA (US);
Zachary Segraves, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ben Walker, Campbell, CA (US);
David Yates, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An adaptive tensile control system includes a covering couple to a motorized retractor operable to release and retract the covering in response to control signals. An adaptive seat suspension includes a flexible suspension mat coupled to a motorized retractor operable to release and retract the flexible suspension mat in response to control signals. A method includes adapting the size of a support in a seat and adapting a covering overlying the support. A device includes an inflatable bolster within a seat having a covering. An apparatus includes a seat back and a seat that includes foam having a variable surface and a seamless covering.