Patents by Inventor Dirk Brassat

Dirk Brassat 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).

  • Patent number: 8616648
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part (3) and a backrest (4) which are connected by recliner fittings (5) that are connected together by a shaft (7) connected to a hand lever (9) for unlocking each recliner fitting to adjust an angle of the backrest relative to the seat base. The fitting has a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12) mounted to be rotatable relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The second fitting part has inwardly facing toothing which extends along at least a portion of an arc. A locking device with a driving element 27 is connected to the shaft and locking elements movable in response to rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Walter Holzhueter, Todd Gilson, Dirk Brassat
  • Patent number: 8287048
    Abstract: A pinch guard for a vehicle seat (1) is provided that can be transferred from a normal use position into a step-in position. The vehicle seat (1) includes a rear foot, which is attached to a base (5) in the normal use position of the vehicle seat (1) and in the step-in position of the vehicle seat (1) the rear foot is arranged at a distance above the base (5). The vehicle seat (1) includes a rear lower pivoting axis firmly fixed to the base. The pinch guard includes at least one movable trim (17) with a pivoting axis (A), and the pivoting axis (A) of the movable trim (17) is arranged at a distance from the rear lower pivoting axis, fixed to the base of the vehicle seat (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: James Smith, Dirk Brassat
  • Publication number: 20120228915
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part (3) and a backrest (4) which are connected by recliner fittings (5) that are connected together by a shaft (7) connected to a hand lever (9) for unlocking each recliner fitting to adjust an angle of the backrest relative to the seat base The fitting has a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12) mounted to be rotatable relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The second fitting part has inwardly facing toothing which extends along at least a portion of an arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Walter Holzhueter, Todd Gilson, Dirk Brassat
  • Publication number: 20120153694
    Abstract: A pinch guard for a vehicle seat (1) is provided that can be transferred from a normal use position into a step-in position. The vehicle seat (1) includes a rear foot, which is attached to a base (5) in the normal use position of the vehicle seat (1) and in the step-in position of the vehicle seat (1) the rear foot is arranged at a distance above the base (5). The vehicle seat (1) includes a rear lower pivoting axis firmly fixed to the base. The pinch guard includes at least one movable trim (17) with a pivoting axis (A), and the pivoting axis (A) of the movable trim (17) is arranged at a distance from the rear lower pivoting axis, fixed to the base of the vehicle seat (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: James SMITH, Dirk Brassat
  • Patent number: 7946652
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) in geared connection with the first fitting part (11), and a rotatably mounted eccentric (27) driven by a driver (21) to cause relative rolling between the first fitting part (11) and the second fitting part (12), a securing-ring (43) is clipped on a hub (22) of the driver (21) and surrounds a bead (22b) of the hub (22), wherein the bead (22b) has a non-constant radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Stilleke, Dirk Brassat, Bill Thaens, Tony Ferenc
  • Patent number: 7726743
    Abstract: A fitting (10) for a vehicle seat comprises a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12), which may rotate relative to each other in a circumferential direction, and which form a disc-shaped unit; a clamping ring (13) that holds the disc-shaped unit together by engaging radially outwardly over the first fitting part (11) and by being fixed to the second fitting part (12); and a group of internal stopper elements (51, 53) which limit the relative rotation between the first fitting part (11) and the second fitting part (12). Each of the first fitting part (11) and the clamping ring (13) has at least one internal stopper element of the group of internal stopper elements (51, 53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Don Smith, Gunter Feickert, Joseph Gallatin, Keith B. Cooper, Ralph Schmitz, Ralf Flesch, Dirk Brassat, Martin Stilleke
  • Publication number: 20100072802
    Abstract: A fitting (10) for a vehicle seat comprises a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12), which may rotate relative to each other in a circumferential direction, and which form a disc-shaped unit; a clamping ring (13) that holds the disc-shaped unit together by engaging radially outwardly over the first fitting part (11) and by being fixed to the second fitting part (12); and a group of internal stopper elements (51, 53) which limit the relative rotation between the first fitting part (11) and the second fitting part (12). Each of the first fitting part (11) and the clamping ring (13) has at least one internal stopper element of the group of internal stopper elements (51, 53).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Don Smith, Gunter Feickert, Joseph Gallatin, Keith B. Cooper, Ralph Schmitz, Ralf Flesch, Dirk Brassat, Martin Stilleke
  • Publication number: 20090127910
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) in geared connection with the first fitting part (11), and a rotatably mounted eccentric (27) driven by a driver (21) to cause relative rolling between the first fitting part (11) and the second fitting part (12), a securing-ring (43) is clipped on a hub (22) of the driver (21) and surrounds a bead (22b) of the hub (22), wherein the bead (22b) has a non-constant radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Stilleke, Dirk Brassat, Bill Thaens, Tony Ferenc
  • Patent number: 7314250
    Abstract: A first fitting and a second fitting are driven by a common drive shaft. Each of the fittings has a first fitting part and a second fitting part that are connected to one another by a gear mechanism so that there can be a rolling movement of the second fitting part on the first fitting part, with an angle defined between the fitting parts being changed by the rolling movement. Each of the fittings has a driver rotatably mounted in its first fitting part and driving an eccentric arranged so that rotation of the driver causes the rolling movement of the second fitting part on the first fitting part, when the driver is driven by the drive shaft. A stopper is mounted on the first fitting for limiting the angle between the fitting parts. The driver of the first fitting is made of a material with a high mechanical strength and the driver of the second fitting is made of a material with a lower mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Eblenkamp, Dirk Brassat, Martin Stilleke, Donald Eugene Smith