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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003

Filed:

May. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Pusheng Chen, Novi, MI (US);

Ivana Vucelic, Wixom, MI (US);

Donald C. Thompson, Wixom, MI (US);

Assignee:

Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract

A method for determining usability of a cover material as a cover of a vehicle seat component includes determining a fabric stretch requirement for the vehicle seat component; determining actual fabric stretch of the cover material; and comparing the actual fabric stretch with the fabric stretch requirement to determine whether the cover material is satisfactory for use with the vehicle seat component as the cover.


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