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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:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chin-Hsu Lin, Troy, MI (US);
Ashish Nayak, Bhopal, IN;
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/4221 (2013.01); B60N 2/0276 (2013.01); B60N 2/4279 (2013.01); B60N 2/5875 (2013.01); B60N 2/914 (2018.02); B60N 2002/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for a seat of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seat cover, and a valve. The seat cushion forms at least part of a bottom of the seat. The seat cover encloses the seat cushion and forming a barrier to airflow out of the seat cushion. The seat cover forms a top surface of the seat bottom, a bottom surface of the seat bottom, and side surfaces of the seat bottom. The valve extends through the seat cover and is configured to regulate airflow out of the seat cushion through the valve.