Patents Examined by Timothy J Brindley
  • Bicycle saddle, saddle pad, and method for producing a bicycle saddle or saddle pad
    Patent number: 11603155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bicycle saddle having a saddle shell, on the underside of which a frame is arranged. A saddle pad is arranged on the upper side of the saddle shell. According to the invention, the saddle pad has two padding elements for improved comfort, wherein in a preferred embodiment the inner padding element is made of TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ergon International GmbH
    Inventors: Franc Arnold, Andreas Krause
  • Seating module having a recessed grip and a seating arrangement including a seating module having a recessed grip
    Patent number: 11603024
    Abstract: A seating module having a recessed grip for a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, and a seating arrangement that includes a seating module that has a recessed grip. The seating module includes a shell structure that defines the recessed grip in an upper area of the shell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Adient Aerospace LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Peter Cansfield, Jack Marple, Chevy Ho, Joel Richman, Tony Bravetti
  • Apparatus with weight responsive changeable adjusting characteristics
    Patent number: 11596235
    Abstract: A reconfigurable apparatus for sitting and having a seat mounted on a frame and movable under the weight of a sitting user. As an incident of the user sitting, resistance to movement of a back rest component is increased a predetermined amount based upon the user's weight. A manually operable subassembly allows the increased resistance to be changed from the predetermined amount with the user sitting on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Aaron DeJule
  • Portable supportive seating system and method of use
    Patent number: 11596234
    Abstract: A portable supportive seating system allows for a person to move a chair with them and then assemble it in remote locations and there receive support for their back and general posture support from it. A back support has an attachment that allows a rest or seat to be placed through it and holds the person that sits on it. A guard is attached to the bottom edge of the back support to protect it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Dony Dawson, Stephen Hilton Savoie
  • Seat pad, vehicle seat, vehicle seat controlling method, and seat pad manufacturing method
    Patent number: 11590871
    Abstract: According to the disclosure, a seat pad 2 includes a bag-contained pad part 250 including a foam body 240 and a bag body 230 arranged inside the foam body 240.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Archem Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Taisuke Yonezawa, Yukiko Tsugawa
  • Seat assembly
    Patent number: 11590873
    Abstract: A seat assembly may include a seat, a first bladder assembly connected to the seat, a second bladder assembly connected to the seat, and/or an electrical control unit (ECU) configured to independently control the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly. The ECU may be configured to maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to a user of the seat while inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to guide breathing of said user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Francesco Migneco, David Gallagher
  • Modular leg assembly for passenger seat
    Patent number: 11584274
    Abstract: Described are modular leg assemblies for passenger seats. The modular leg assemblies can include a universal first leg member, a universal second leg member, a size specific member, and a universal seat frame tube receptor. The universal first leg member may be coupled to a first seat track fitting. The universal second leg member may be coupled to a second seat track fitting. The size specific member may be coupled to the universal first leg member and to the universal second leg member. At least one of the universal second leg member or the universal seat frame tube receptor can include a set of attachment points for coupling the universal seat frame tube receptor to the universal second leg member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LL C
    Inventor: Reza Mansouri
  • Motion chair
    Patent number: 11583085
    Abstract: A motion seat is described that includes a chassis, a seat frame, a seat cushion, a backrest, and a resilient hinge. The seat frame is attached to the chassis and the seat cushion and the backrest are each attached to the seat frame. The resilient hinge formed as a unitary body and may be formed from a resilient polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: American Leather Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Weber, Anders Larsen, Douglas L. Gasal, Jared Hurd, Robert B. Duncan, Kevin Nguyen
  • Vehicle seat management system
    Patent number: 11577629
    Abstract: A vehicle seat management system configured to adjust one or more seats based on occupant and/or vehicular data. In one aspect, the occupant and/or vehicular data may be sent to a remote device for calculation of a seat adjustment algorithm. In another aspect, the seat adjustment algorithm may be sent via wireless transmission. In one example, the wireless transmission may be 5G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Innovative Biomechanical Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Christopher Meyer
  • Seat, in particular an aircraft seat
    Patent number: 11577838
    Abstract: A seat, in particular an aircraft seat, having a seat support structure having at least one seat surface with a seat surface frame and a backrest with a backrest frame being pivotable relative to the seat surface, a base support element supporting the seat support structure, and a seat adjustment arrangement, which includes at least one coupling unit movable relative to the base support element, the coupling unit is configured to connect the seat surface frame and the backrest frame to one another and which is provided with at least one bearing element, and which includes at least one guide element in which the bearing element is movably guided. The seat adjustment arrangement being adapted to transfer the seat support structure into a sitting position, a comfort position or lying position by displacing the bearing element along the guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Adient Aerospace LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Reichel, Samuel David Pugh, Georg Ruess, Jannik Dech, Daniel Burgey, Stefan Renno
  • Method for assembling a beam and a structural element of an airplane seat
    Patent number: 11578744
    Abstract: The present invention essentially relates to a method for assembling a beam and a structural element of an aircraft seat, characterised in that it comprises: a step of producing at least one recess in an inner face of a beam passage area of the structural element, a step of inserting the beam into the beam passage area, and a step of deforming the beam such that a deformed portion of the beam penetrates into the recess of the beam passage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Florent Yvon, Jérémy Cailleteau
  • Modular aircraft seatback cover attachment system
    Patent number: 11572000
    Abstract: A modular seatback cover attachment system is disclosed. The modular seatback cover attachment system may include one or more trim caps including one or more tabs configured to reversibly couple the one or more trim caps to one or more portions of a seatback frame. The one or more tabs may include at least one of one or more hook tabs or one or more panel tabs. The modular seatback cover attachment system may include an interlocking assembly configured to interlock the one or more trim caps when the one or more trim caps are coupled to the seatback frame. The modular seatback cover attachment system may include a fastening assembly configured to couple the one or more trim caps to a portion of the dress cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Delwyn Lovell Harvey
  • Seat cable adjustment system and method
    Patent number: 11572177
    Abstract: A seat assembly within an internal cabin of a vehicle includes an electrical interface housing that contains a first portion of a cable that is configured to provide one or both of electrical power or electrical signals to one or more electrical components. A cable reel rotatably coupled to a body of the electrical interface housing. The cable reel is configured to rotate about an axis. The first portion of the cable includes an adjustable coil that is coiled around the cable reel. The cable reel is rotatable in a first direction to deploy the first portion of the cable outwardly from the electrical interface housing and a second direction to retract the first portion of the cable inwardly into the electrical interface housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul W. Wilcynski, Martin C. Adams
  • Methods and apparatus for furniture protection
    Patent number: 11559144
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for creating furniture protection which may be easily installed and removed are disclosed. The stored furniture protection may be designed to function as decorative items for the furniture such as pillows, bolsters and the like. In some examples, the stored furniture protection may take a form as a pillow and then when unfolded may form a lightweight impermeable cover for the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Jacob Flitsch
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11554700
    Abstract: The vehicle seat comprising a seat-bottom frame; a seatback frame comprising at least one first lateral riser mounted pivoting relative to said seat-bottom frame around a transverse axis; a first discontinuous type hinge mechanism with a first side-plate rigidly fixed to the seat-bottom frame and a second side-plate; an intermediate riser mounted on the seat bottom frame, pivoting around the transverse axis, by means of the first hinge mechanism where the intermediate riser and the second side-plate are securely connected in rotation around the transverse axis; where the intermediate riser is fixed to the first lateral riser at a distance from the transverse axis; where the intermediate riser has a stiffness less than the stiffness of the first lateral riser of the seatback frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Johan Tirel, Damien Grimaud, Mathieu Chauffray
  • Seat assembly
    Patent number: 11554703
    Abstract: A seat assembly may include a seat, a first bladder assembly connected to the seat, a second bladder assembly connected to the seat, and/or an electrical control unit (ECU) configured to independently control the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly. The ECU may be configured to maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to a user of the seat while inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to guide breathing of said user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Francesco Migneco, David Gallagher
  • Anti-submarine arrangement for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11554696
    Abstract: An anti-submarine arrangement for a vehicle seat includes an elongated member pivotably attached between opposing members of a seat bottom support structure. A leg is fixedly attached to the elongated member and pivotably attached to a structural portion of the vehicle seat. The elongated member is rotatable forward and downward relative to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. A damper arrangement is attached to the leg and to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. The damper arrangement opposes a forward and downward rotation of the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Hu, Junjie Mo, Suhua Zhou, Jianliang Ma, Rahul Deshmukh, Yue Zuo
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11554693
    Abstract: A vehicle seat for accommodating at least two users includes: a seating portion frame, a first backrest and a second backrest which are pivotally hinged to the seating portion frame according to a transverse axis via a common hinge. The common hinges includes: a pivot pin comprising at least one central portion having an outer wall, and a housing, having an inner wall, arranged on the seating portion frame, and receiving interiorly the central portion of the pivot pin, by immobilizing the pivot pin. The inner peripheral wall of the housing bears against the outer wall of the central portion. The outer wall of the central portion includes at least one elastically deformable rib so as to be maintained constantly bearing against the inner wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Jan Macias, Philippe Demptos, Frederic Pinto
  • Adjustment mechanism for seating assembly member
    Patent number: 11541799
    Abstract: A seating assembly having a seating assembly frame that includes a seat frame and a seatback frame. The seating assembly includes an extension member coupled to the seat frame and movable in response to an actuating force between an extended position relative to the seat frame and a compressed position relative to the seat frame and including an end fixedly coupled to the seat frame and an end coupled to an adjustment device disposed on the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Ratan Howlader, Robert Charles Shipley, Patrick Davis, Ian James, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, David Frederick Lyons, Sean Bayle West
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11541785
    Abstract: A car seat includes an actuator capable of changing an orientation of a rest surface of a seat back laterally by turning and moving at least a side portion frame that is part of the car seat frontward and rearward, and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a run-time posture support unit configured to execute a run-time posture support control under which when a car makes a turn, the actuator is regulated to cause the rest surface of the seat back to be oriented in a direction of the turn. The run-time posture support unit is configured to regulate the actuator in accordance with a placement of the seat in the car, when the run-time posture support unit executes the run-time posture support control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Akira Miyoshi