Patents by Inventor Nicolas Terrand

Nicolas Terrand 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).

  • Automobile vehicle seat adaptable to accommodate a child
    Patent number: 7093897
    Abstract: A seat for an automobile vehicle comprises a seat pan (2) and a seat back (3), the seat pan (2) featuring a seating surface that is approximately horizontal extending from the seat back (3) to a forward limit (43), the seating surface comprising a fixed seating surface (4) and a mobile front section (5) spanning at least part of the width of the forward limit (43). The front section (5) can move between a raised position in which it is aligned with the fixed seating surface (4), and a tilted position in which the front section (5) is tilted down below the fixed seating surface (4) forming ridge (44) with it that is more or less parallel with the forward limit (43), this position being suitable to accommodate a seated child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges D'Automobile, S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Terrand, Alain Laporte, Guillaume Huguet, Yves Heranney
  • Headrest device for a vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat including such a device
    Patent number: 6874854
    Abstract: A headrest device for a vehicle seat, the headrest device including a stop device that is mounted to move between an active position adapted to prevent the headrest from being moved downwards beyond a low abutment position, and an inactive position adapted to enable the headrest to be moved downwards beyond its low abutment position into a retracted position. An actuator device is adapted to move the stop device from its inactive position to its active position while the headrest is being moved into its retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Faurencia Sieges d'Automobile S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Terrand, Slavomir Klukowsky, Guillaume Huguet
  • Automobile vehicle seat adaptable to accommodate a child
    Publication number: 20050017556
    Abstract: A seat for an automobile vehicle comprises a seat pan (2) and a seat back (3), the seat pan (2) featuring a seating surface that is approximately horizontal extending from the seat back (3) to a forward limit (43), the seating surface comprising a fixed seating surface (4) and a mobile front section (5) spanning at least part of the width of the forward limit (43). The front section (5) can move between a raised position in which it is aligned with the fixed seating surface (4), and a tilted position in which the front section (5) is tilted down below the fixed seating surface (4) forming ridge (44) with it that is more or less parallel with the forward limit (43), this position being suitable to accommodate a seated child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Terrand, Alain Laporte, Guillaume Huguet, Yves Heranney
  • Headrest device for a vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat including such a device
    Publication number: 20040145228
    Abstract: A headrest device for a vehicle seat, the headrest device including a stop device that is mounted to move between an active position adapted to prevent the headrest from being moved downwards beyond a low abutment position, and an inactive position adapted to enable the headrest to be moved downwards beyond its low abutment position into a retracted position. An actuator device is adapted to move the stop device from its inactive position to its active position while the headrest is being moved into its retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Nicolas Terrand, Slavomir Klukowsky, Guillaume Huguet