Patents by Inventor Thomas Leneis

Thomas Leneis 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: 8833855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat part and having at least one backrest part which is pivotable about an axis of rotation relative to the seat part, and having a spring means which is effective between the seat part and the backrest part, wherein the backrest part comprises at least a backrest rear wall, backrest upholstery and a backrest cover. According to the invention, a spring means designed as a torsion spring is in each case arranged completely within the corresponding backrest part, is supported at the first end thereof on the backrest rear wall and acts at the second end thereof opposite the first end on an intermediate piece or on a stop of the intermediate piece, wherein the intermediate piece is arranged on the axis of rotation and is fastened to a bearing in a manner fixed relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael Dilsen, Jens Heinrich, Thomas Leneis
  • Publication number: 20130001996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat part and having at least one backrest part which is pivotable about an axis of rotation relative to the seat part, and having a spring means which is effective between the seat part and the backrest part, wherein the backrest part comprises at least a backrest rear wall, backrest upholstery and a backrest cover. According to the invention, a spring means designed as a torsion spring is in each case arranged completely within the corresponding backrest part, is supported at the first end thereof on the backrest rear wall and acts at the second end thereof opposite the first end on an intermediate piece or on a stop of the intermediate piece, wherein the intermediate piece is arranged on the axis of rotation and is fastened to a bearing in a manner fixed relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael Dilsen, Jens Heinrich, Thomas Leneis
  • Patent number: 7669932
    Abstract: A vehicle headrest has a support defining a horizontal pivot axis and a cushion having a front face and pivotal about the axis on the support between a use position with the face upright and a rest position with the face generally horizontal. A latch element is displaceable in a longitudinal direction relative to the cushion between a blocking position operatively engaging the cushion and preventing the cushion from pivoting from the use position into the rest position and an unblocking position permitting such pivoting. A separate safety element engageable with the latch element is displaceable in a transverse direction between a locking position operatively engaging the latch element and preventing movement of the latch element into the unblocking position and a releasing position permitting movement of the latch element into the unblocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Grammer A.G.
    Inventors: Reinhold Grönninger, Svan Spielmann, Thomas Leneis
  • Patent number: 6471295
    Abstract: A headrest arrangement (22) for a vehicle seat is provided with at least one backrest (10) and a headrest device (14). A mechanical transmission device is included for transformation of a deformation of the backrest (10) into a movement of the headrest device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignees: F.S. Fehrer GmbH & Co. KG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Manfred Messner, Roland Kluehspies, Wolfgang Popp, Friedrich Scheller, Thomas Leneis, Franz Tobisch