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公开(公告)号：US12012022B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-18
申请号：US17034642
申请日：2020-09-28
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor： Christopher P. Henry , Nancy L. Johnson , Paul W. Alexander , Dorel M. Sala , Anthony L Smith
CPC classification number: B60N2/5685 , D04B1/16 , D04B1/22 , H01B5/12 , H05B3/12 , H05B3/347 , D10B2401/16 , H05B2203/006 , H05B2203/011
Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, an interior heating system for occupant seats of a vehicle is provided. The interior heating system uses a weft co-knit fabric combined with at least one conductive electrode to heat selective regions of a vehicle seat. The interior heating system includes the weft co-knit fabric that contains a set of weft knit active or plated emitting yarn configured with at least one conductive electrode. The knit active or plated emitting yarn is co-knit with at least one parent yarn for enhanced uniformity of an electrical current applied to at least one conductive electrode from the weft co-knit fabric, and a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in an interdigitated layout to combine together each conductive electrode with a set of a plurality of conductive co-knit active emitting yarns which attach to each electrode tine of the conductive electrode in a select region.
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公开(公告)号：US11951051B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-09
申请号：US17743559
申请日：2022-05-13
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor： Wonhee M. Kim , Paul W. Alexander
IPC: A61G3/06
Abstract: A lifting system includes a top plate, a bottom plate and N pairs of hinged plates. The N pairs of hinged plates are connected by 2N pairs of hinges to N sides of the top plate and the bottom plate, where N is an integer greater than 2. A bladder is arranged between the top plate and the bottom plate and between inner edges of the N pairs of hinged plates.
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公开(公告)号：US20230382697A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-30
申请号：US17825213
申请日：2022-05-26
Inventor： Wonhee Michael Kim , Paul W. Alexander , Yun Ju Kim , Diann Brei , Koray Benli , Jonathan E. Luntz , Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz
Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder attached to the top and bottom end caps and configured to hold pressurized air, a plurality of tethers disposed within the bladder, the inflatable structure moveable between a stowed profile and a final support profile, wherein the bladder is pressurized and expanded axially and the plurality of tethers are fully extended and restrict further movement of the top end cap and the bottom end cap away from one another and limit axial expansion of the bladder, a pulley assembly mounted within the bottom end cap, wherein in the stowed support profile, the plurality of tethers are wound onto the pulley assembly, the pulley assembly adapted to allow selective extension of the tethers allowing axial expansion of the bladder, wherein, the inflatable structure is adapted to provide multiple intermediary support profiles capable of supporting compressive loading.
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公开(公告)号：US11698683B1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-11
申请号：US17742795
申请日：2022-05-12
Inventor： Wonhee Michael Kim , Paul W. Alexander , Diann Brei , Jonathan E. Luntz , Koray Benli , Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz , James Menno Nykamp
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F3/0414 , G06F3/0416 , G06F2203/04103
Abstract: A distributed inflatable touch sensing system is provided. The distributed inflatable touch sensing system includes a sensing bladder array, the sensing bladder array having a plurality of bladders, passageways, and ports in fluid communication. The system further includes a pressure regulator in fluid communication with one of the plurality of ports for regulating a pressure in the sensing bladder array. The system further includes a plurality of sensors, each in fluid communication with one of the plurality of ports, for measuring the pressure in the sensing bladder array. The system further includes a processor in communication with the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to determine which of the plurality of bladders has been depressed by a user.
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公开(公告)号：US11648827B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-16
申请号：US16709880
申请日：2019-12-10
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor： Paul W. Alexander , Jeff E. Nasca , Adam R. Ballard , Koray Benli , Jonathan E. Luntz , Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz , Diann Brei
CPC classification number: B60J1/2019 , B60J1/2075 , B60J3/005
Abstract: A pneumatic shade includes a plurality of slats, a plurality of first fold members, and a plurality of second fold members. Each slat is elongated and includes and spans laterally between opposite longitudinal edges. Each of the first- and second-fold members are elongated and co-extend longitudinally with the slats. Each first fold member is attached to longitudinal edges of the respective adjacent slats. Each second fold member is attached to longitudinal edges of respective adjacent slats and are alternatingly orientated with respect to the first fold members such that each slat spans laterally between a respective first fold member and second fold member. Each of the first fold members and the second fold members are adapted to move between a folded state and an unfolded state upon application of pressurized air.
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公开(公告)号：US11002328B2
公开(公告)日：2021-05-11
申请号：US16801920
申请日：2020-02-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor： Richard J. Skurkis , Paul W. Alexander , Anthony L. Smith , David Begleiter , Mark T. Riefe , Steven J. Weber
IPC: F16D65/78
Abstract: A shield assembly is employed for a friction brake used to decelerate a road wheel of a vehicle. The vehicle has a body with a first body end configured to face an incident ambient airflow, a second body end opposite of the first body end, and an underbody section spanning a distance between the first and second ends. The shield assembly includes a first shield component arranged proximate the brake and rotationally fixed relative to the vehicle body. The shield assembly also includes a second shield component operatively connected to the first shield component for shifting relative thereto. The shield assembly additionally includes an actuator employing a shape memory alloy element to shift the second shield component relative to the first shield component in response to a temperature of the brake to thereby direct at least a portion of the airflow to the brake and control temperature thereof.
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公开(公告)号：US10914023B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-09
申请号：US15862130
申请日：2018-01-04
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor： Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson
Abstract: A fabric assembly includes a knitted fabric and a filament. The knitted fabric is adapted to move between a stretched state extended along a direction of an applied force, and a relaxed state. The filament is disposed in the knitted fabric, and includes a plurality of loops longitudinally spaced apart from one-another. Each loop of the plurality of loops are adapted to project outward from the knitted fabric when in the stretched state, and substantially retract into the knitted fabric when in the relaxed state.
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公开(公告)号：US20200223340A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-16
申请号：US16246625
申请日：2019-01-14
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor： Jeff E. Nasca , Paul W. Alexander , Eric M. Clough
Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a head restraint with a head restraint support connected to a vehicle seat back and the head restraint is configurable in a stowed configuration having a size that is smaller than a deployed configuration.
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公开(公告)号：US20200114863A1
公开(公告)日：2020-04-16
申请号：US16161793
申请日：2018-10-16
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor： Stephanie C. Radion , Sarah E. Smith , Samuel Derian , Wonhee M. Kim , Daniel W. Booth , Paul W. Alexander
Abstract: A restraint harness for a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a seat having a structural support that is attached to a main support structure of the vehicle. The restraint harness includes a body constructed of a restraint material. The body is shaped to secure an occupant body. The restraint material is configured to withstand loads exerted upon the restraint harness by the occupant during operation of the vehicle. The restraint harness also includes an attachment portion that is configured to attach to the structural support of the seat.
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公开(公告)号：US20190299152A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-03
申请号：US15937144
申请日：2018-03-27
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor： Paul W. Alexander , Robert Dallos, JR. , Mark R. Gordon , Shannen M. Borngesser
Abstract: A drying system includes an assembly with a housing defining an interior space. The housing has an inner wall with a first opening through which the inner chamber communicates with the outer chamber. The housing has an outer wall with a second opening. A rechargeable desiccant and a door are disposed in the outer chamber, and the door is movable between a first position and a second position. The door at least partially seals the second opening and unseals the first opening when in the first position, and at least partially seals the first opening and unseals the second opening when in the second position. A shape memory alloy actuator moves the door between the first position and the second position in response to a change in temperature of the shape memory alloy.
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