Inventor
NATHAN JOHN F
US48 patents
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LEAR CORP
40 patentsUS8000887B2Aug 16, 2011
Method and system of directing vehicles traveling over roadway during emergency
LEAR CORP61 citations98
US7556315B2Jul 7, 2009
Latch actuator system
LEAR CORP27 citations93
US7547070B2Jun 16, 2009
Seat fold actuator
LEAR CORP30 citations93
US7145263B2Dec 5, 2006
Automatic headrest adjustment control system for a vehicle seat assembly
LEAR CORP53 citations93
US7681949B2Mar 23, 2010
Haptic vehicle seat
LEAR CORP38 citations92
US7289035B2Oct 30, 2007
Seat folding apparatus with a passive radio frequency link and foreign object detection system
LEAR CORP34 citations92
US6994397B2Feb 7, 2006
Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable blasing member
LEAR CORP31 citations92
US7963793B2Jun 21, 2011
Hybrid/electric vehicle charge handle latch mechanism
LEAR CORP35 citations90
US7132953B2Nov 7, 2006
Spring sensor assembly for a vehicle seat cushion
LEAR CORP11 citations90
US7021707B2Apr 4, 2006
Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly
LEAR CORP15 citations90
US6854782B2Feb 15, 2005
Seat position sensing device for use in occupant restraint
LEAR CORP28 citations88
US7510241B2Mar 31, 2009
Pop-up display
LEAR CORP23 citations86
US8052216B2Nov 8, 2011
Seat fold actuator
LEAR CORP9 citations84
US7916008B2Mar 29, 2011
RFID systems for vehicular applications
LEAR CORP7 citations84
US7841663B2Nov 30, 2010
Vehicle seat lumbar system
LEAR CORP10 citations84
US7551068B2Jun 23, 2009
Vehicle seat alert system
LEAR CORP10 citations84
US7726742B2Jun 1, 2010
Vehicle seat having a recliner mechanism
LEAR CORP15 citations83
US6985077B2Jan 10, 2006
Method of tuning a sensor array for occupancy sensing in a vehicle seat
LEAR CORP12 citations83
US7775596B2Aug 17, 2010
Smartfold electronic actuation
LEAR CORP13 citations82
US7709995B2May 4, 2010
Shape memory alloy wire latch actuator
LEAR CORP13 citations82
US7138907B2Nov 21, 2006
Spring sensor retention assembly for sensor apparatus mounted in a vehicle seat cushion
LEAR CORP11 citations82
US7053759B2May 30, 2006
Method of determining an equivalent value for a failed sensor in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system
LEAR CORP12 citations80
US7633252B2Dec 15, 2009
Bidirectional motor stall protection circuit
LEAR CORP10 citations76
US7581706B2Sep 1, 2009
Shape memory alloy (SMA) system
LEAR CORP7 citations73
US7049974B2May 23, 2006
Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensors with formed terminals
LEAR CORP7 citations73
US7284989B1Oct 23, 2007
Electrical connector system for a removable vehicle seat
LEAR CORP7 citations72
US7034670B2Apr 25, 2006
Method of occupancy classification in a vehicle seat
LEAR CORP10 citations72
US7034709B2Apr 25, 2006
Vehicle occupant sensing system and method of electrically attaching a sensor to an electrical circuit
LEAR CORP8 citations72
US7446668B2Nov 4, 2008
Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly
LEAR CORP3 citations71
US7100980B2Sep 5, 2006
Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system with a biasing pad
LEAR CORP9 citations71
US6975239B2Dec 13, 2005
Vehicle occupant sensing system having circuit carrier tray
LEAR CORP8 citations71
US7831379B2Nov 9, 2010
Roadside signage control from vehicle operating data
LEAR CORP6 citations63
US7460005B2Dec 2, 2008
Seat folding system with radio frequency limited targeted zones for verifying operator presence
LEAR CORP6 citations63
US6901322B1May 31, 2005
Method of predicting an empty seat condition in an occupancy sensing system
LEAR CORP6 citations63
US7965170B2Jun 21, 2011
Supervised and unsupervised seat folding
LEAR CORP4 citations62
US7258398B2Aug 21, 2007
Vehicle occupant sensing system having an upper slide member with an emitter interference member
LEAR CORP2 citations62
US7709763B2May 4, 2010
Rotational based actuator configured to impart linear movement
LEAR CORP0 citations52
US7292027B2Nov 6, 2007
Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable biasing member
LEAR CORP0 citations52
US7075450B2Jul 11, 2006
Vehicle occupant sensing system having discrete wiring
LEAR CORP1 citations52
US7059029B2Jun 13, 2006
Method of testing a sensor array incorporated into a vehicle seat
LEAR CORP0 citations51
NATHAN JOHN F
5 patentsUS8729856B2May 20, 2014
Thermal wall plug sensing and control
NATHAN JOHN F22 citations92
US8141947B2Mar 27, 2012
Haptic seating system
NATHAN JOHN F21 citations86
US8066324B2Nov 29, 2011
Reduced power heat mat
NATHAN JOHN F19 citations82
US8686940B2Apr 1, 2014
Haptic alert waveform generation method and system
NATHAN JOHN F3 citations60
US8118367B2Feb 21, 2012
Multi-load floor smartfold hybrid
NATHAN JOHN F3 citations60