Patents Examined by Shin H Kim
  • Patent number: 11975641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sewing structure for a seat cover, comprising a first cut piece (1), a second cut piece (2), a first sewing thread (3), a second sewing thread (4) and an inlay (5), wherein the first and the second cut piece in an overlapped status are sewn together by the first and the second sewing thread which are spaced apart from each other, wherein the inlay is arranged between the first and the second cut piece and between the first and the second sewing thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qibin Zhou, Yaoyuan Ding, Lifeng Hu
  • Patent number: 11965638
    Abstract: An emergency lighting device includes a housing containing a high voltage connection. A light emitter is connected to the housing. A compartment in the housing having an opening is separated from the high voltage connection. A battery is positioned in the compartment and accessible through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Brunelli, Robert Papstein
  • Patent number: 11967254
    Abstract: A pop-up card includes an erectable pop-up display structure that can be easily removed from the card to be displayed. The pop-up card is foldable between closed and opened positions. The card includes a slot therein for holding the pop-up display structure. The pop-up display structure comprises a plurality of intersecting slice-form elements mounted on a foldable base. At least a portion of the foldable base is removably inserted in the slot such that when the card is closed, the foldable base is folded and the pop-up display structure is in a flattened state. When the card is opened, the foldable base is unfolded and the pop-up display structure is in an erected 3-D state. The pop-up display structure can be slid out of the slot in the card and displayed when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LOVEPOP, INC.
    Inventors: Dariush S. Nejad, Jozef Karpiel, Robin S. Rose, Mansi Monhani, Xinzhi Jiao, Jonathan Aoun
  • Patent number: 11950708
    Abstract: An adjustable chair headrest, relating to the technical field of office chairs, comprises a support rod connected to a chair back and a headrest, and further comprises an elastic sliding mechanism connecting the headrest and the support rod. The elastic sliding mechanism is provided with a lock mechanism and comprises a stop block, a sliding push rod and an elastic telescoping mechanism, and an end, away from the stop block, of the sliding push rod is connected to the headrest. One end of the sliding push rod stretches into a groove of the support rod, and a gap is reserved between the sliding push rod and one end of the stop block. A tension spring is disposed in the gap and has two ends respectively connected to the sliding push rod and the stop block. The headrest can extend and retract horizontally when users change their posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Jianbo Deng
  • Patent number: 11945377
    Abstract: A vehicle exterior part includes a decorative body, a heater sheet, a connector pin. The decorative body includes a base material, and a transparent resin layer. The heater sheet includes a heat generating body, and an extending portion. A part of the heater wire in the extending portion is joined to the connector pin inside an outer periphery of the base material by a joining portion made of a conductive material. The outer periphery is formed with a window configured to join the heater wire to the connector pin by the joining portion in a state where a joining position is exposed to an outside of the outer periphery. The window is provided with a waterstop portion configured to restrict water from entering the joining position. The waterstop portion is formed by filling the window with a potting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Hirotani, Hiroyuki Nakano, Yasushi Niimi
  • Patent number: 11944209
    Abstract: A portable sleep support structure for enabling a user to rest comfortably while in a confined space or seated position. The sleep support structure is made of several elements that may be detachable from each other. The sleep support structure, which also includes telescoping elements, enables a user to rest and fall asleep by leaning forward into the sleep support structure which supports the head, neck and torso of a user. This support system enables a user to relax and makes sitting for long periods less stressful, because the user is able to sleep, rest or relax, in the seated position. The sleep support structure is anchored by the bodyweight of the user leaning into the structure, which is placed on the thighs of the user. A torso strap is also utilized to stabilize the chest of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sleep Right LLC
    Inventors: Robert Byrne, Ashleigh Byrne
  • Patent number: 11945348
    Abstract: A climate controlled system comprising: a movable member disposed in a recess of a cushion and forming part of an occupant support surface with the cushion; a heater overlaying the cushion and the movable member, the heater including: a flexible substrate, a heating element, and an adhesive layer, wherein the flexible substrate includes adhesive on opposing longitudinal edge regions and the adhesive directly or indirectly connects the heater to the cushion; and wherein the adhesive layer anchors the heater as the flexible substrate stretches or moves with the movable member as the movable member moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Shane Kyle Greenwood
  • Patent number: 11938850
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. A cushion is included in each of the seat bottom and seat back. A stream of air is provided to at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back to provide a ventilated vehicle seat for a passenger seated on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Fitzpatrick, Jeffery T. Bonk
  • Patent number: 11932452
    Abstract: The invention provides such a bag that a person can easily recognize the message text displayed thereon. A plastic bag (1) is a transparent or semi-transparent bag. The plastic bag (1) has warning message text (message) displayed on at least either an outside surface of the bag or an inside surface of the bag. The message text includes normal text (21) and mirror text (22) of the normal text (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keiichi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11919429
    Abstract: A rotatable surface apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame including a contact surface, a cover having at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion, a rotating mechanism rotating the cover to selectively position not more than one of the first surface portion and the second surface portion over the contact surface of the frame simultaneously, and a sanitizing mechanism sanitizing the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the cover when positioned within a predetermined proximity of the sanitizing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Goemer, Evan Vijithakumara, Imad Zahid, Lou Pope, Yuho Kozu, Lizbeth Jurado
  • Patent number: 11912178
    Abstract: A system, mechanisms, and components for converting the interior of a vehicle into a sleeping space is disclosed. The vehicle may have front seats with modular back supports that can transform to reduce the seat height so that the back support can recline horizontally backwards and lay flat with the bottom support of the rear seat. The modular back support may have an upper section and a lower section, where the upper section may fold or retract inside the lower section. Additionally, the headrest of the front seat may also retract inside the modular back support to reduce the seat height. The mid-section of the vehicle where the center console and armrest are located may also transform to create a continuous flat surface inside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Morteza Vadipour
  • Patent number: 11903485
    Abstract: A lift and recliner mechanism for use in seating units is provided that allows the ottoman to be extended independently of the back recline. In some aspects, the seat pitch is changed through a linkage as the ottoman extends, and as the back reclines. In other aspects, the seat pitch is changed using a separate motor. The seating unit can be moved to a lifted position, a TV position, a fully-reclined position, or a zero-gravity position with the ottoman partially extended, the seat pitch partially changed and the back partially reclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Mark Lawson, Vasile Ioan Bratan
  • Patent number: 11895956
    Abstract: A plant stake and display tag holder for use with a nursery container such as a pot or free-standing planter. The display tag is attached to the container and is accessible and visible to the consumer without obstruction from the container or plant contained therein. The bottom of the plant stake inserts into a slit in the rim portion of a nursery container and locks into place to hold the plant stake upright and securely in place. The display tag is held above the soil line and avoids the common problems associated with display tag holders inserted below the soil line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Orora Visual LLC
    Inventors: Julie Ellis, Kevin Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 11890998
    Abstract: A trim panel is sized to be attached to a lower region of a seat back and extend over a portion of a seat bottom. The trim panel is formed from a flexible material without carpet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Rochelle Kirzhner, Laura Schulz, Ron Miotto
  • Patent number: 11884192
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a controllable deformable material and control apparatus is provided for controlling the state of a controllable deformable material. The control apparatus is configured to generate a signal to cause a control element in proximity to the controllable deformable material to change the characteristic of the controllable deformable material and thereby change the state of the controllable deformable material. The controllable deformable material is controllable to change state from a first state to at least a second state and is controllable to change state from at least the second state to the first state, the controllable deformable material being more deformable per unit force in the second state than in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Choin, Anthony Iannone
  • Patent number: 11884090
    Abstract: A pivoting pop up article and method of making has a hinge fold positioned between a front cover and a rear cover. A displacement leaf includes a base, a leg and a tab. A base leaf couple secures the base of the displacement leaf to the front cover. The base is offset relative to the hinge fold for defining a base offset dimension between the hinge fold and the base. A first interior couple secures an interior leaf to the rear cover. A second interior couple secures the interior leaf to the rear cover. The first interior couple and the second interior couple define a channel between the rear cover and the interior leaf. The base offset dimension causes the displacement leaf to be pivoted within the channel during pivoting the front cover between a closed position and an open position for extending the tab above the rear cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SANDY ALEXANDER, INC.
    Inventor: William C. Bedinghaus
  • Patent number: 11884195
    Abstract: Headrest (1) for a racing vehicle (10) comprising a cockpit (11) wherein a driver (20) wearing a helmet (30) can sit, comprising a flexible casing (2) configured to be anchored to a vehicle body (12) and at least one energy-absorbing member (3) comprising at least one honeycomb cellular structure (9) arranged inside said casing (2). The energy-absorbing member (3) further comprising a foam pad (8) shaped so as to hold the at least one honeycomb cellular structure (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GEORGE TFE SCP
    Inventors: John George Lloyd, Piers Christian Storey
  • Patent number: 11877669
    Abstract: A stabilizing fin for coupling a cooler to a furniture having two walls, comprising a body having at least two flaps, the flaps having proximal ends and distal ends. The proximal ends of the at least two flaps can be hingedly coupled to each other through a hinged connector. The body may include an attachment mechanism to couple the body to the cooler. The at least two flaps can be folded toward each other over the hinged connector to form a flat fin, wherein the formed flat fin can be inserted frictionally between the two walls of the furniture through the distal ends of the at least two flaps, and wherein a biasing mechanism causes at least one flap of the at least two flaps to exert force against at least one wall of the two walls of the furniture, thereby holding the body and the attached cooler in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Marks
  • Patent number: 11878613
    Abstract: A retention clip, a seat assembly having a retention clip, and a method of assembly. The retention clip has a spiral anchor and at least one retention feature. The spiral anchor is configured to be screwed into a cushion. The retention feature extends away from the spiral anchor and is configured to secure a seat component to the retention clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: David Abdella, Joshua Hallock, Lisa Swikoski, Sam Blair
  • Patent number: 11872917
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a ventilation device which is paired with at least two fans. It is provided that only one of the at least two fans is provided with a bus signal as an input signal which is converted into a PWM signal for the at least one other fan in a signal converter wherein the signal converter has at least one output which provides the PWM signal, generated for the at least one fan, to an input of the at least one further fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Sascha Alexander Pfeiffer