Patents Assigned to Adient US LLC
  • Patent number: 12617320
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may have a seat part which can be moved from a usage position into a non-usage position, a seat back, a base, and a seat kinematics connecting the seat part pivotably to the base. The seat kinematics may have a rocker which by a first rotary joint is deflected pivotably on an adapter connected to the base and by a second rotary joint is deflected pivotably on the seat part. A spacing between the base and the seat part can be changed by selection of a first articulation point for articulation of the first pivot joint on the adapter fixedly connected to the base, and/or by selection of a second articulation point for articulation of the second pivot joint on the seat part. A method for assembling such a vehicle seat is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Kaemmerer, Gregor Lubczyk, Markus Weber, Ralph Recktenwald, Holger Kunz
  • Patent number: 12600268
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat part, a backrest, a kinematics system for transferring the vehicle seat from a use position into an entry position and back, a drive apparatus for driving the kinematics system, and a coupling apparatus for coupling the drive apparatus to the kinematics system. The coupling apparatus has a pawl and a counter-element. The pawl and the counter-element are locked to one another in order to couple the drive apparatus to the kinematics system, wherein the pawl is released from the counter-element by an actuation of the coupling apparatus, resulting in the drive apparatus being decoupled from the kinematics system. The pawl is configured as a bracing pawl, and the pawl and the counter-element are locked to one another beyond a self-locking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Kaemmerer, Ralph Recktenwald, Holger Kunz
  • Patent number: 12600277
    Abstract: A carrier structure for a backrest for a vehicle seat, has at least a carrier element, where on the carrier element at least one positioning element, in particular a pre-positioning element, is arranged on the carrier top side and has at least one opening for receiving a headrest holder. And, at least one latching element is arranged on at least one of a carrier underside and/or a lateral carrier side. A backrest and a method for mounting the backrest is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Jörg Haubrich, Andrea Antonio Mose
  • Patent number: 12594864
    Abstract: A draw-in bar for holding a cover of a vehicle seat on at least one latching receiving element, the draw-in bar having a profile body. The profile body has at least one first profile section with a basic cross section that is constant along a direction of longitudinal extent of the profile body and at least one second profile section with a safety cross section. The safety cross section projects beyond the basic cross section of the profile body in at least one transverse direction in the second profile section. A cover fastening system for a vehicle seat may have the latching receiving element and the draw-in bar where the draw-in bar is connectable to the latching receiving element by a latching connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Iain David Barlow, Miloŝ Miĉátek
  • Patent number: 12594861
    Abstract: A height adjustment device for a component of a vehicle seat may have at least one drive unit having a motor and two height adjustment units. A shaft is arranged between each one of the height adjustment units and the motor and makes it possible to transmit a rotation of the motor to the respective height adjustment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Kuntz, Van-Toan Ho, Frank Schlueter
  • Patent number: 12576754
    Abstract: A sliding block for a pair of rails of a longitudinal adjusting mechanism may have a base which has a lower sliding surface and an upper sliding surface. At least the upper sliding surface, along its longitudinal extent, may have alternating contact regions and/or parts of the upper sliding surface having one contact region each. Two pairs of the rails may be used with a vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Quast, Erik Sprenger, Jürgen Krebs
  • Patent number: 12570183
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a seat may have a seat base substrate that has a flexible main member. The seat may also have a drive mechanism that has a lower slide and an upper slide. The upper slide may selectively move with respect to the fixed lower slide via a rack and pinion system. The seat may also have a pusher releasably attached to the upper slide. The pusher may contact the flexible main member. The seat may also have a trim ring attached to the lower slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Raza Bashir, John Gomez, Joseph Gasko, Xin Wei Jolene Ng, Elizabeth Ann Allen, John David Newberry
  • Patent number: 12570184
    Abstract: An end cap for a rail of a longitudinal adjuster has a covering portion, for covering an end-face end of the rail, and a fastening portion, for fastening the end cap to the rail. The fastening portion may be connected to the covering portion forming a four-bar-linkage coupling mechanism. The longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat may have at least one pair of rails which is formed from the first rail and the second rail, which is guided displaceably in the longitudinal direction relative to the first rail. At least the first rail or the second rail has at least one opening for the fastening of the end cap for an end of the respective rail. The longitudinal adjuster may have an end cap fastened in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Quast, Erik Sprenger, Turgay Turan
  • Patent number: 12545160
    Abstract: A seat trim attachment system may have a seat adjuster that has an upper, intermediate, and lower portion. The seat adjuster may be connected to a seat base to assist with the movement of a lower seat cushion. A trim adjuster made up of one layer of an elastic material may be connected to an end of a seat trim. A trim flange with apertures may extend along the lower portion and be used as a retainer. A trim compensator made up of a connector portion, transition portion, and first and second side portions may be used to keep the trim taut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Feroni, Chandrakanth Kundargi, Manoj Sabale, Mauricio Espinosa
  • Patent number: 12515566
    Abstract: A device for longitudinally adjusting a seat may have two mutually spaced rail pairs and at least one locking element. The rail pairs are each formed by an upper rail and a lower rail which are movable in relation to one another. The at least one locking element is movably mounted on the upper rail in a spring-loaded manner and, in a locking position, blocks a movement of the upper rail in the lower rail and, in an unlocking position, releases the movement. An undesired movement of the locking element out of the locking position is at least limited or blocked by a blocking element. A seat may have the device longitudinally adjusting a seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Erik Sprenger, Joachim Flick
  • Patent number: 12491809
    Abstract: A lower leg support device for a vehicle seat may have a first cushion carrier, a second cushion carrier, which is connected in an articulated manner to the first cushion carrier, and a coupling gear for transferring the first cushion carrier and the second cushion carrier from a non-use position to a use position. The coupling gear is able to be driven by a drive device. A vehicle seat may have the lower leg support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Viktor Enns, Thomas Dill, Wolfgang Pluta, Erik Dick
  • Publication number: 20250360841
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement of a seat on a rail arrangement may have a modular construction and may have one lock module for releasably arresting the fastening arrangement on the rail arrangement. The fastening arrangement may also have one lock unlocking module for unlocking the lock module. The fastening arrangement may also have one rail unlocking module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Andrej Medved
  • Publication number: 20250346156
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster may have one pair of rails and a drive device for the pair of rails. The pair of rails has a first rail and a second rail, on which the first rail is guided displaceably. The drive device has a geared motor with an output shaft, a motor, a gear unit, a spindle, and a coupling arrangement for coupling the spindle and the output shaft. The spindle is mounted rotatably about a spindle axis. The coupling arrangement may have a flexible coupling which is connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the one hand to a spindle end and on the other hand to a shaft end of the output shaft and is designed to damp vibrations and/or to compensate for an offset between the spindle end and the shaft end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ingo QUAST, Erik SPRENGER
  • Publication number: 20250346157
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster may have one pair of rails and a drive device for the pair of rails. The pair of rails has a first rail and a second rail, on which the first rail is guided displaceably. The drive device has a geared motor with an output shaft, a motor, a gear unit, a spindle, and a coupling arrangement for coupling the spindle and the output shaft. The spindle is mounted rotatably about a spindle axis. The coupling arrangement may have a flexible coupling which is connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the one hand to a spindle end and on the other hand to a shaft end of the output shaft and is designed to damp vibrations and/or to compensate for an offset between the spindle end and the shaft end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ingo QUAST, Erik SPRENGER
  • Patent number: 12459405
    Abstract: An underframe for a height adjuster of a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, may have a base frame which is connectable to a vehicle floor, a seat frame which is adjustable relative to the base frame and has at least one frame part, and a spindle drive unit for adjusting the seat frame relative to the base frame. The spindle drive unit has a first bearing point, which is connected pivotably to the frame part, and a second bearing point, which is connected pivotably to the base frame. A height adjuster for the vehicle seat is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Lijo Mathew, Dnyaneshwar Garad, Vijay Unde, Igor Gordeenko, Tobias Ewald, Juraj Bagin
  • Patent number: 12420460
    Abstract: A foam part for a vehicle seat having a textile layer and a foam body made from a polyurethane foam. The textile layer may be designed as a three-dimensionally formed non-woven layer. The non-woven layer may have a grammage of 800 to 1200 grams per square meter. A method for producing the foam part and for providing the vehicle seat having at least one foam part are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Laurent Hugues
  • Patent number: 12415441
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement of a seat on a rail arrangement may have a modular construction and may have one lock module for releasably arresting the fastening arrangement on the rail arrangement. The fastening arrangement may also have one lock unlocking module for unlocking the lock module. The fastening arrangement may also have one rail unlocking module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Andrej Medved'
  • Patent number: 12403806
    Abstract: A head restraint for a vehicle seat may have a head restraint support, a first loudspeaker unit, and at least one second loudspeaker unit. The head restraint may also have a lining element and a cover. The lining element covers the head restraint support, the first loudspeaker unit and the at least one second loudspeaker unit in the direction of a contact surface. The cover covers the head restraint support, the first loudspeaker unit and the at least one second loudspeaker unit in a direction opposite to the contact surface. The lining element, the head restraint support and the cover are designed in such a way that a sound generated by the first loudspeaker unit can be emitted from the head restraint to an external environment of the head restraint in a largely unattenuated manner. A vehicle seat having a backrest and the head restraint is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 12403799
    Abstract: A suspension device for a backrest for assisting an adjustment movement may have at least one spring element with a basic body and two end portions protruding from the basic body. The device also having a bearing element with a guide opening, and a counterbearing element with a receptacle. A first end portion is arranged in the receptacle and is mounted movably in a first direction relative to the counterbearing element. A second end portion may be arranged in the guide opening and may be mounted movably in a second direction relative to the bearing element. A backrest and a seat arrangement having the suspension device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Jung, Christian Markel, Ulf Schaeffling, Andreas Wiesemann
  • Patent number: 12391151
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster may have one pair of rails and a drive device for the pair of rails. The pair of rails has a first rail and a second rail, on which the first rail is guided displaceably. The drive device has a geared motor with an output shaft, a motor, a gear unit, a spindle, and a coupling arrangement for coupling the spindle and the output shaft. The spindle is mounted rotatably about a spindle axis. The coupling arrangement may have a flexible coupling which is connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the one hand to a spindle end and on the other hand to a shaft end of the output shaft and is designed to damp vibrations and/or to compensate for an offset between the spindle end and the shaft end. A vehicle seat may have the longitudinal adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Quast, Erik Sprenger