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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael G. Carpenter, Romeo, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael G. Carpenter, Romeo, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A headrest assembly for a seat includes a body portion having at least one padded surface positioned in substantial alignment with a seated occupant's head; and an active material in operative communication with the at least one padded surface of the body portion, the active material being operative to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal, wherein a space between the occupant's head and the at least one padded surface decreases with the change in the at least one attribute of the active material.