The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Heiko Conrady, Düsseldorf, DE;
Sebastian Meyer, Monheim am Rhein, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/976 (2018.02); A61M 21/00 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A housing for a vibration unit which can be arranged on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and is intended to generate a haptically detectable signal at the vehicle seat. In order to enhance the driving experience of an occupant, in particular a driver, of a vehicle, the housing has an edge-free surface and at least one housing opening, which is permeable to sound waves.