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:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Farquhar, Ortonville, MI (US);
David A. Hein, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Arjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/44 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0268 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle. A sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to sense a presence of an object and to generate an output signal representing a proximity of the object to the sensor. A control unit is configured to receive the sensor output signal and to generate a control signal for use in controlling movement of the seat.