US 12,319,183 B2
Seat support
Michelle A. Pereny, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Joseph A. Himmel, IV, Southfield, MI (US); Wu Pan Zagorski, Southfield, MI (US); Bradley C. Duncan, Harrison Township, MI (US); Caleb A. Abbey, Southfield, MI (US); Paul S. Severinski, Brownstown, MI (US); Sam Blair, Troy, MI (US); David Abdella, Royal Oak, MI (US); Joshua Hallock, Warren, MI (US); Ibrahim Valenzuela, Novi, MI (US); Haifeng Liu, Southfield, MI (US); Kevin M. Geisler, Southfield, MI (US); Pat Carlsen, Southfield, MI (US); and William Webster, Millington, MI (US)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/682,220.
Application 17/682,220 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/218,663, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314854 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47C 7/02 (2006.01); B29C 67/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B60N 2/72 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/70 (2013.01) [B60N 2/7017 (2013.01); B60N 2/72 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat support, comprising:
a substrate of a non-foam material mounted to a seat frame, wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of functional components; and
a plurality of layers of a non-foam material mounted to the substrate and to support an occupant upon the seat frame, wherein the plurality of layers comprises:
a base layer mounted above the substrate, and
a second layer mounted above the base layer,
wherein the base layer has a first firmness, and the second layer has a second firmness that is less firm than the first firmness, and
wherein the plurality of layers is stacked upon each other, and at least one of the plurality of layers has a generally uniform thickness.