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A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A cover stock is disposed over the seat back and the seat base. An inflatable bladder is disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and is configured to be in a first position, wherein the bladder is deflated, and a se

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base and a seat back. A cover stock is disposed over the seat back and the seat base. An inflatable bladder is disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and is configured to be in a first position, wherein the bladder is deflated, and a second position, wherein the bladder is inflated. The bladder includes at least one orifice extending completely through the inflatable bladder. A fan is operably coupled to the at least one orifice and is configured to move air through the at least one orifice and the cover stock, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger.

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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a seat base;a seat back;a cover stock disposed over the seat back and the seat base;a first bladder disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and configured to be in a first position, wherein the first bladder is deflated, and a second posi

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A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a seat base;a seat back;a cover stock disposed over the seat back and the seat base;a first bladder disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and configured to be in a first position, wherein the first bladder is deflated, and a second position, wherein the first bladder is inflated to define a first pressurized pocket, wherein the first bladder includes at least one orifice extending completely through the first bladder;a second bladder disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and configured to be in a first position, wherein the second bladder is deflated, and a second position, wherein the second bladder is inflated to define a second pressurized pocket, wherein the second bladder includes at least one orifice extending completely through the second bladder;an air channel defined by the at least one orifice of the first bladder and the at least one orifice of the second bladder, the channel extending through the first and second bladders without communicating with the first and second pressurized pockets; anda fan operably coupled to the air channel and configured to move air through the air channel and the cover stock, thereby providing air flow to a vehicle passenger. 2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second bladders include a polymeric fastener that secures the first and second bladders to a comfort carrier. 3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat base includes a seating foam having a top side and a bottom side, and wherein the first and second bladders are disposed on the top side of the seating foam. 4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seat back includes a seating foam having a forward side and a rearward side, and wherein the first and second bladders are disposed on the forward side of the seating foam. 5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the inflatable bladder includes a plurality of cupped portions, and wherein the at least one orifice extends through the cupped portions. 6. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 5, wherein the cupped portions are disposed in a staggered configuration across the inflatable bladder. 7. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second bladders include a plurality of peripheral baffles defining an expandable accordion structure. 8. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein a height of the first and second bladders in the second position is approximately 10-30 mm greater than the height of the first and second bladders in the first position. 9. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a seat base;a seat back;a plurality of stacked generally uniform inflatable bladders disposed in at least one of the seat base and the seat back and operable to an inflated position and to fold in accordion-like style to a deflated position, each inflatable bladder defining an airtight cavity, wherein the inflatable bladders include inner walls defining a plurality of orifices; anda fan configured to move air through the plurality of orifices. 10. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the inflatable bladders include at least three bladders stacked and aligned such that orifices of each of the bladders are aligned to define an air channel. 11. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the inflatable bladders have a tapered side wall such that a periphery of a top of the inflatable bladders and a bottom of the inflatable bladders are unequal. 12. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the inflatable bladder includes a cupped portion proximate each of the plurality of orifices. 13. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein a height of the inflatable bladders in the inflated position is approximately 10-30 mm greater than the height of the inflatable bladders in the deflated position. 14. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the inflatable bladders include fastener apertures configured to receive a fastener that secures the inflatable bladders to a flexible comfort carrier. 15. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the inflatable bladders include a fastener having a strong plastic polymer material. 16. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: an inflatable bladder assembly having a stack of like bladders including peripheral baffles, each bladder defining an airtight cavity disposed in at least one of a seat base and a seat back and operable between deflated and inflated conditions;a plurality of orifices defined by inner walls of each bladder; anda fan configured to move air through the plurality of orifices without influencing a pressure in the cavity. 17. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 16, wherein the inflatable bladder assembly is disposed in side bolsters of at least one of the seat base and the seat back. 18. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 16, wherein the inflatable bladder assembly includes a plurality of cupped portions, and wherein the plurality of orifices extend through the cupped portions. 19. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 18, wherein the cupped portions are disposed in a staggered configuration across the inflatable bladder assembly. 20. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 16, wherein the inflatable bladder assembly includes an accordion-like structure configured to retract and expand when the inflatable bladder assembly moves between the deflated and inflated conditions, respectively.