Patents Examined by Anthony D. Barfield
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Patent number: 11667215Abstract: The technology described in the present specification is embodied in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle body, a seat, and a seat bracket. The vehicle body includes a pipe material extending in the vehicle right-left direction. The seat is provided in the vehicle body, and an occupant of the vehicle sits on the seat. The seat is fixed to the pipe material via the seat bracket. The seat bracket includes a bracket lower and a bracket upper. The bracket lower is placed below the pipe material. The bracket upper is placed above the pipe material such that the pipe material is sandwiched between the bracket upper and the bracket lower.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Yanaka, Shinji Kurachi, Yoshinori Ikegami, Yoshikazu Tanoue
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Patent number: 11667218Abstract: A seat reclining device includes a ratchet, a guide, and pawls for locking relative rotation between the ratchet and the guide. The ratchet has a second convex portion protruding so as to abut against a ride-up protrusion of a main pawl. The second convex portion has, only in a partial region thereof in the rotation direction, a relief concave portion configured to avoid abutment in the rotation direction between the ride-up protrusion and the second convex portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki Teraguchi, Takeshi Nishiura
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Patent number: 11659931Abstract: A foldable chair includes a chair back unit, two side leg units, a chair cover unit, a foldable rod unit, and a linking rod unit. The chair back unit includes back rods that extends in a top-bottom direction. The chair cover unit has ends secured to the side leg units, and other ends respectively and slidably sleeved on the back rods. The foldable rod unit is pivotally connected between the back rods and is operable to move the back rods toward or away from each other. The linking rod unit includes an end that is pivotally connected to the foldable rod unit, and another end that is pivotally connected to the chair back unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 11659932Abstract: A folding swing chair support, which comprises: two long rod sets formed by cross-hinging two long rods and two short rod sets formed by cross-hinging two short rods. The two long rod sets stand on the front and rear facades, respectively, and the two sides are hinged by short rod sets to form an associated support as a whole; the upper ends of the two long rods in the long rod sets form suspension points, and the lower ends thereof function to support on the ground. The utility model is characterized by ingenious conception, stable structure, folding and unfolding linkage, and smooth operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Zenithen USA, LLCInventors: Andrew David Frankel, Shi-Ping Zheng, Tian-Xia Zheng
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Patent number: 11659935Abstract: The invention is directed to a portable head support designed to fit in the interior of a carry-on article carried by a passenger. The device provides head support for those who prefer sleeping in a face-down position and comprises a base and a head support connected along at least one of their abutting edges by a mechanism which permits the angle between the base and head support to be adjusted by the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Andrew Miller
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Patent number: 11661130Abstract: A dropper post assembly includes a lower tube and an upper tube slidably mounted to the lower tube. The assembly includes a motor with a motor shaft that rotates bi-directionally. The assembly also includes a lead screw that is directly or indirectly mounted to the motor shaft such that the lead screw rotates in unison with the motor shaft. The assembly also includes a lead screw nut threaded onto the lead screw and mounted within the upper tube such that the lead screw nut is unable to rotate relative to the upper tube. The assembly further includes a lead screw sheath configured to receive at least a portion of the lead screw that extends past an upper end of the lead screw nut.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Trek Bicycle CorporationInventor: Jon Quenzer
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Patent number: 11654802Abstract: An assembly includes a seatback defining an occupant-seating area. The seatback has a frame and a rear trim cover. The frame is between the occupant-seating area and the rear trim cover. The assembly includes a seat bottom extending from the seatback below the occupant-seating area. The assembly includes a deformable cell between the frame and the rear trim cover. The deformable cell extends from a first end proximate the frame to a second end proximate the rear trim cover. The deformable cell has a contraction between the first end and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Anil Kalra, Rahul Arora
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Patent number: 11655037Abstract: A passenger seating arrangement for use in an aircraft cabin, the passenger seating arrangement comprising a column of seat units arranged in an inwardly facing herringbone. Each seat unit is configurable between a seating configuration and a flat-bed configuration. Each seat unit has an access opening for accessing the respective seat unit. At least one of the seat units is configurable into a disabled-access configuration in which an access opening is temporarily widened by moving part of a foot-receiving structure, for enabling a disabled passenger to access the seat unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: UNITED AIRLINES, INC.Inventors: Richard Peter John Nicholas, Ian Hamilton Dryburgh, John David Henry McKeever
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Patent number: 11654799Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting a seat position for a vehicle seat, which comprises at least one support element for a seat part and can be connected to a seat substructure, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one first limb and at least one second limb, wherein the limbs can be rotatably arranged on the seat substructure and the at least one support element, wherein a first angle ? between the first limb and the support element can be adjusted by an angle adjustment device, wherein the at least one first limb and the at least one second limb each have a lever portion, and these are mechanically coupled, and wherein a change in the angle ? causes a displacement of the at least one support element along a height axis Z, and a change in an angle of inclination ? of the support element.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin Haller
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Patent number: 11641944Abstract: A chair is described herein. The chair includes a first back support coupled to a base of the chair using one or more first support arms. The chair also includes a second back support coupled to the base of the chair using one or more second support arms. The first and second back supports are independently rotatable.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Anthro Form, LLCInventor: Steven DuFresne
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Patent number: 11639121Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell having two sidewalls respectively provided at a left and a right side of the seat shell for restricting sideways movement of a child, a buffering part connected with the seat shell, a retaining mechanism and a release mechanism. The buffering part is movable between a first position retracted toward one of the two sidewalls, and a second position protruding sideways from the sidewall. The retaining mechanism is operable to hold the buffering part in the first position. The release mechanism includes an operating device that is disposed in a region of the seat shell between the two sidewalls and is operatively connected with the retaining mechanism, the operating device being operable to release the buffering part from the hold of the retaining mechanism for movement of the buffering part from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AGInventor: Da Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11639126Abstract: An upper body support system for a vehicle seat provides support of a person's head and body via a body portion that extends down along the seat back rest from a stabilizer portion that extends over the top of the seat. The body portion may extend down a substantial portion of the back rest to provide support of the person's upper body. The bottom end of the support is secured by a base strap that is configured to form an anchor loop that is couple with a seat anchor of the vehicle seat. The top of the support is secured to a pair of head rest posts by a head rest strap assembly. This arrangement of securing the top and bottom of the support provides effective stability for a person to lean there against and enables the body portion to be configured in an offset angle from vertical for comfort.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Inventor: Brandon Mondfrans
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Patent number: 11638482Abstract: A wall-proximity reclining seating unit includes: a frame having a back member and a pair of arms, the back member extending between the arms; a backrest; a seat; a first footrest; and a reclining mechanism connected between the frame, backrest, seat, and first footrest. The reclining mechanism comprises a series of pivotally interconnected links and is configured to move the seating unit between: (a) an upright position, (b) a TV position, in which the first footrest is extended in front of the seat and is generally horizontally disposed, and the seat and backrest are moved forwardly relative to the frame between about 2.5 and 4 inches; and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the first footrest remains extended in front of the seat, and the seat is moved forward of its position in the TV position between about 4 and 7 inches.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Ultra-Mek, Inc.Inventor: Marcus L. Murphy
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Patent number: 11634054Abstract: In a vehicle seat pad 1, a seating portion has a plurality of bottomless or bottomed holes 10h, and in a horizontal projection plane, a ratio R11U of a total area of under-femoral-region holes in an upper surface of a femoral region-placed portion with respect to an entire area of the femoral region-placed portion, a ratio R12CU of a total area of under-hip holes in an upper surface of an under-hip center portion with respect to an entire area of the under-hip center portion, and a ratio R12SU of a total area of under-hip holes in upper surfaces of a pair of under-hip side portions with respect to entire areas of the pair of under-hip side portions satisfy R11U>R12 CU>R12SU.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Archem Inc.Inventors: Yukiko Yamaguchi, Taisuke Yonezawa, Yoshiyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 11617444Abstract: A frame includes laterally spaced apart first and second support locations. A leaf spring has a longitudinal axis and extends between the first and second support locations. The leaf spring includes opposite first and second ends coupled to the frame along the longitudinal axis. A flexible shell is coupled to the frame at a third support location longitudinally spaced apart from the first and second support locations. The flexible shell is coupled to the leaf spring between the first and second support locations.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann
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Patent number: 11618573Abstract: An aircraft armrest lifting mechanism generally biases the aircraft armrest toward a raised configuration. A linear actuator applies tension to a cable connected to a portion of an armrest hub connected to an armrest shaft. The portion of the armrest hub extends some distance from the armrest shaft so that the linear actuator applies a moment between an attachment point on the armrest and the armrest shaft that tends to rotate the armrest toward a raised configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.Inventor: Douglas E. Hoover
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Patent number: 11618572Abstract: An adjustable armrest assembly provides for quick and easy height and tilt adjustments to the armrest. Generally, the armrest assembly disclosed herein includes a base, an armrest, and one or more shafts extending from the base and being pivotably coupled to the armrest. By moving the one or more shafts relative to the base, the height and/or tilt of the armrest relative to the base can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Sreekanth Koti Ananda Rao, Pavan Kumar Krishna Kumar, Pradeep Acharya
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Patent number: 11618354Abstract: A seat bottom assembly including a seat bottom frame having a front side and a back side, a seat plate having a front side and a back side, webbing stitches, and tear away stitches. The back side of the seat plate is coupled to the back side of the seat bottom frame. The webbing straps are coupled to and extending between the front side of the seat bottom frame and the front side of the seat plate, and tear away stitches connect two points of the webbing straps along a longitudinal axis so that the webbing straps are partially looped at locations of the respective tear away stitches. The tear away stitches separate and increase a length of the webbing straps in response to experiencing a threshold load in a direction perpendicular to the seat plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Energy Management Subsystems LLCInventor: Jeffrey L. Glaub
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Patent number: 11613191Abstract: A wheel loader representing a work vehicle includes an operator's seat, an armrest, and a seat operation portion. The armrest is provided lateral to the operator's seat. The seat operation portion controls a position or a posture of the operator's seat. The seat operation portion is attached to the armrest.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Koshi, Masahiko Hamaguchi, Hirofumi Wada, Naoki Kimura
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Patent number: 11597522Abstract: A passenger seat or group of seats includes a tray table set into the armrest on either side of the associated seat, the tray table capable of translating lengthwise along the armrest and pivoting between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the tray table extends vertically above the armrest and may be stowed between (and partially behind) the associated seat and an adjacent seat, serving as a partial barrier between the two seats. In the deployed configuration, the tray table extends horizontally across the associated seat for use by the occupying passenger. The tray table is padded on its underside to provide the passenger with head and shoulder support when in the stowed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Ian L. Frost