US Patent Issued to Gentherm on May 13 for "Occupant clothing predictor for thermal effector control" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,645, issued on May 13, was assigned to Gentherm Inc. (Novi, Mich.).

"Occupant clothing predictor for thermal effector control" was invented by Ioannis Androulakis (Livonia, Mich.) and Blake Thomas Martin (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microclimate control system for a seated occupant includes a seat having a cushion and a back respectively including a first array of pressure sensors and a second array of pressure sensors. The first array of pressure sensors provides a cushion occupant output. The second array of pressure sensors provides a back occupant output. The cushion and back occupant outputs correspond to load d...