Patents by Inventor Alexander DURT
Alexander DURT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9744887Abstract: A seat having a backrest and a seat cushion includes rows of adjusting elements, respectively, which adjusting elements are arranged above one another, on both sides of the longitudinal center plane of the seat. By alternately applying the adjusting elements mutually arranged in a vertically staggered manner in the two halves of the seat, a rotational movement can be actively applied to a seat user's back and possibly pelvis, which rotational movement corresponds to the rotational movement of the back, and possibly of the pelvis, when walking.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alexander Durt, Rudolf Lein, Matthias Franz
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Patent number: 8733843Abstract: A supporting shell for a seat is provided by carrying out in-seat measurements with a plurality of test subjects, wherein the test subjects sit down on a measuring mat placed on a neutral seat frame. The measuring mat has a readily displaceable filling and adapts to the contour of the body of the respective test subject. After the test subject has sat down on the measuring mat and before the test subject leaves the same, the filling inside the measuring mat is fixed in place by applying a negative pressure. The geometric data of the surface contour of the measuring mat are determined and stored for each test subject. The measured surface contours are then superimposed onto one another. This produces an average surface contour which can subsequently be further altered slightly for adaptation to large seat users, and therefore a modified surface contour is created as a basis for the production of the supporting shell of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Franz, Alexander Durt, Uemit Kilincsoy, Peter Vink
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Patent number: 8616654Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a seat are provided. The method includes the acts of detecting a pressure exerted by a user on the seat via a pneumatic sensor and/or a hydraulic sensor, and adjusting the seat based on the pressure exerted by the user. The device includes a pneumatic or hydraulic lifting element, a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure sensor connected to the lifting element, and a control unit connected to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor detects a pressure exerted by a user on the seat, and the control unit controls the first lifting element to adjust the seat based on the pressure exerted by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Raphael Zenk, Matthias Franz, Alexander Durt, Rudolf Lein
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Patent number: 8424967Abstract: A seat includes a bearing structure and a number of cushions. The cushions cover the entire area of the seat surface and the backrest of the seat. Each cushion is formed of a textile spacer structure held in a fluid-tight casing. The casing has a connection for a hose line. Before a user sits on the seat, the hose line is open to the outside air. Due to the force applied by the seat user, the cushion and spacer structure are compressed, whereby simultaneously air is displaced out of the cushion. The cushions thus experience a contouring according to the body shape of the seat user. After the user sits down, the contouring can be fixed by blocking device the hose line, and thus separating the reduced air volume in the inside of the cushion from the outside air. In this way, the contouring of the seat cushions is maintained when the seat user leaves the seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Uemit Kilincsoy, Alexander Durt, Matthias Franz
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Publication number: 20110272993Abstract: A seat includes a bearing structure and a number of cushions. The cushions cover the entire area of the seat surface and the backrest of the seat. Each cushion is formed of a textile spacer structure held in a fluid-tight casing. The casing has a connection for a hose line. Before a user sits on the seat, the hose line is open to the outside air. Due to the force applied by the seat user, the cushion and spacer structure are compressed, whereby simultaneously air is displaced out of the cushion. The cushions thus experience a contouring according to the body shape of the seat user. After the user sits down, the contouring can be fixed by blocking device the hose line, and thus separating the reduced air volume in the inside of the cushion from the outside air. In this way, the contouring of the seat cushions is maintained when the seat user leaves the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Uemit KILINCSOY, Alexander DURT, Matthias FRANZ
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Publication number: 20110272979Abstract: A supporting shell for a seat is provided by carrying out in-seat measurements with a plurality of test subjects, wherein the test subjects sit down on a measuring mat placed on a neutral seat frame. The measuring mat has a readily displaceable filling and adapts to the contour of the body of the respective test subject. After the test subject has sat down on the measuring mat and before the test subject leaves the same, the filling inside the measuring mat is fixed in place by applying a negative pressure. The geometric data of the surface contour of the measuring mat are determined and stored for each test subject. The measured surface contours are then superimposed onto one another. This produces an average surface contour which can subsequently be further altered slightly for adaptation to large seat users, and therefore a modified surface contour is created as a basis for the production of the supporting shell of the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias FRANZ, Alexander Durt, Uemit Kilincsoy, Peter Vink
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Publication number: 20100276973Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a seat are provided. The method includes the acts of detecting a pressure exerted by a user on the seat via a pneumatic sensor and/or a hydraulic sensor, and adjusting the seat based on the pressure exerted by the user. The device includes a pneumatic or hydraulic lifting element, a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure sensor connected to the lifting element, and a control unit connected to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor detects a pressure exerted by a user on the seat, and the control unit controls the first lifting element to adjust the seat based on the pressure exerted by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Raphael ZENK, Matthias FRANZ, Alexander DURT, Rudolf LEIN
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Publication number: 20090099490Abstract: A seat having a backrest and a seat cushion includes rows of adjusting elements, respectively, which adjusting elements are arranged above one another, on both sides of the longitudinal center plane of the seat. By alternately applying the adjusting elements mutually arranged in a vertically staggered manner in the two halves of the seat, a rotational movement can be actively applied to a seat user's back and possibly pelvis, which rotational movement corresponds to the rotational movement of the back, and possibly of the pelvis, when walking.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Alexander DURT, Rudolf LEIN, Matthias FRANZ