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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2008
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Boulder, CO (US);
Rainer A. Glaser, Washington, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Ukpai I. Ukpai, Columbus, IN (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Boulder, CO (US);
Rainer A. Glaser, Washington, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
James Y. Khoury, Macomb, MI (US);
Ukpai I. Ukpai, Columbus, IN (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A headrest assembly including active material drivenly coupled to a headrest component, such as for example, an interior frame member, bag, or gear device wherein the material is actuated upon receipt of an activation signal, and configured to morph, reposition, reduce the resistance of, change a modulus property of, or otherwise modify an engaging surface defined by the headrest when actuated, and autonomously restore the headrest upon the deactivation of the material.