Patents Examined by Anthony D. Barfield
  • Upholstery unit for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11845369
    Abstract: An upholstery unit (28) for a seat of a motor vehicle has bar-form upholstery elements (30) that can be displaced relative to one another and provide a person with cushioned support. A flexible connecting layer (32) connects the upholstery elements (30) to one another and can be folded into an interspace (34) between adjacent upholstery elements (30). The upholstery element (30) has at least one pocket (36), and at least one pressure-point actuator (38) is inserted in the pocket (36) of the upholstery element (30) to apply a massage pressure to the person through a material of the upholstery element (30). The pressure-point actuators (38) in the accommodating pockets (36) of the upholstery elements (30) can be displaced relative to one another. Thus, a massage function of the upholstery unit (28) is adapted optimally to people of different heights, and provides comfortable seating in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F Porsche AG
    Inventors: Volker Sieber, Jochen Hofmann, Katharina Wolfahrt
  • Seat harness system
    Patent number: 11833939
    Abstract: A seat harness system having a harness plate lockable to a seat to form a five-point harness system for the seat. The harness plate is operatively associated with harness strapping, which is associated with a harness positioning system, which in turn is associated with an actuator to form a singular system that requires only a single action to release all five-points harness system by way of the actuator and the harness positioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Tzvi Greenberg
  • Child seat with impact shield for attaching to a motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11833940
    Abstract: The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising an impact shield, wherein the impact shield is prevented from being dismantled from a main body in at least a first configuration and/or in at least a first state of use of the child seat and/or is prevented from being partially or at least fully mounted on a/the main body in at least a second configuration and/or in at least a second state of use of the child seat, and/or wherein possibilities for configuring and/or installing the child seat are dependent on the fastened state of the impact shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CYBEX GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Peleska, Martin Kreis
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11833929
    Abstract: A seat back pad 70 has a groove 73 for tucking a skin material therein, formed at borders between a central portion 71 and side portions 72. A hole (slot hole 74) is formed in a bottom of the groove 73 along the groove 73. A tuck-in wire 76 for tucking the skin material in includes a plurality of tuck-in portions 76A provided along the groove 73, and a connecting portion (detour portion 76B) detouring around the hole and connecting the tuck-in portions 76A. With this configuration, when an upper body of an occupant P subsides into a seat back S2 in a rear-end collision of a vehicle, the central portion 71, defined by the groove 73 as a border, is easily and sufficiently moved rearward relative to the left and right side portions 72. Furthermore, the tuck-in wire 76 is not exposed through the hole, and thus adhesion between the seat back pad 70 and the tuck-in wire 76 can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Adachi, Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Masayuki Yamaguchi
  • Foldable chair frame
    Patent number: 11832732
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a foldable chair frame, it includes an intermediate connecting device including a main body, a block, a first rotating piece and a second rotating piece, the block being provided in an inner cavity of the main body and capable to slide up and down along the inner cavity, the first rotating piece and the second rotating piece being pivoted in an opening groove of the main body and capable to rotate around a pivot point; a plurality of leg tubes pivoted to a periphery of the intermediate connecting device through the first rotating piece; a plurality of front seat tubes and backrest tubes pivoted to the periphery of the intermediate connecting device through the second rotating piece. The present disclosure connects each tube to the intermediate connecting device to make the foldable chair more stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang Sunshine Leisure Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohui Zhu, Xuefeng Zheng
  • Method for locking an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, and motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11827129
    Abstract: In a method for locking an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, a usage situation and/or danger situation is detected. In response to the detected usage situation and/or danger situation, a locking action for the adjustment device is selected, and the selected locking action for the adjustment device is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Meinhard Behrens
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: 11820262
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat portion and a backrest portion connected with each other, a headrest slidably connected with the backrest portion, a first and a second side support connected with the backrest portion and respectively protruding forward from the backrest portion at two sides thereof, the first and second side supports being configured to be movable relative to the backrest portion for modifying a transversal distance between the first side support and the second side support, and a linking mechanism adapted to movably link each of the first and second side supports to the headrest so that the headrest and the first and second side supports are movable concurrently relative to the backrest portion for adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Ganqing Fang
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: 11820263
    Abstract: A child restraint for a vehicle, the child restraint comprising a body for supporting an occupant and at least one side impact element configured to be removably mounted with respect to the body in two configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
    Inventors: Karin Trunzer, Michael Schmitz, Simon Bayr
  • Vehicle seat with an upholstered section and at least one cover for capping a through opening in the upholstered section, and method for fitting a cover on a seat section of a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11820264
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may have an upholstered section and at least one cover for capping a through opening in the upholstered section. The cover may have a support, a trim and a cap. A method for fitting the cover may have at least the following steps: fitting the trim and the cap to form a preassembled subassembly, fitting the support on a seat frame of the vehicle seat, positioning an upholstered section on the seat frame, and inserting the subassembly through a through opening in the upholstered section into the support. An edge region of a covering of the upholstered section is clamped between the trim and the support. The subassembly may be fitted to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Johan Lindqvist, Rahul Masane, Lennart Svensson
  • Legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device
    Patent number: 11820514
    Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has a first and a second housing half; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; the device is provided on a main structure of the legrest; the first housing half is spring-loaded with respect to the second housing half by the spring force of a spring device of the device, such that the first housing half can be moved from an open position relative to the second housing half towards a closed position relative to the second housing half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
  • Seat system having a rotary recline lever
    Patent number: 11820516
    Abstract: A seat system for a passenger aircraft. The seat system includes a passenger seat frame having a backrest support assembly including a backrest and a spreader; and a seat bottom support assembly. The seat system further includes a rotary recline lever assembly including an armrest connected to the spreader; an offset rotary actuator positioned within the armrest; and a release cable attached between the rotary actuator and the backrest support assembly. The seat system may further include a seat back tray table attached to the back of the passenger seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HAECO Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Walter Hontz, Joseph James Mauro
  • Seat with enhanced response
    Patent number: 11814177
    Abstract: An active system and a computer-implemented method for reducing vibrations of seats in a vehicle is described. The system and method adjust a damping and/or a stiffness of a vibration damper based on system input signals from the vehicle or seat system. The signals include one or more of a signal associated with a user weight, a signal associated with time-dependent movement of a vehicle frame, and a signal associated with time-dependent movement of a seat back or a seat pan. The damping or the stiffness are adjusted by a closed loop control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Gurvich, Moises Perez
  • Lift assist system for an aircraft seat
    Patent number: 11814178
    Abstract: A lift assist system for an aircraft seat is disclosed. The lift assist system may include one or more pivoting lift rails configured to couple to one or more fixed seat pan rails of a seat pan frame. The lift assist system may include an actuator sub-system. The actuator sub-system may include an actuator configured to actuate the seat pan frame between one or more positions by actuating the one or more pivoting lift rails a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Arjun Koustubhan, Sambasiva Rao Kodati
  • Child safety seat having a headrest
    Patent number: 11801778
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat portion, and a backrest assembly configured to connect with the seat portion. The backrest assembly includes a backrest portion and a headrest portion, the headrest portion including a headrest mounting part adapted to connect with the backrest portion so that the headrest portion is held with the backrest portion via the headrest mounting part, and a head support that is adapted to provide support for a child's head and is installable on and removable from the headrest mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Guanghui Zhao
  • Quick release system for IFE display screens
    Patent number: 11801940
    Abstract: A display apparatus receptacle configured to be mounted to a passenger seat. The display apparatus receptacle includes a pair of main latch assemblies releasably connectable to a striker of a display apparatus. The pair of main latch assemblies include an activation rod having an end with sloped teeth. The pair of main latch assemblies also include a lock rod with an end having sloped teeth and attached to a pair of latch plates. The pair of main latch assemblies also include a pair of lock pawls rotatable by movement of the latch plates. The pair of main latch assemblies also include a lock rod spring having a spiral shape about a rod extending axially through the lock rod to connect to the activation rod, the lock rod spring resiliently urging the sloped teeth of the lock rod to engage the sloped teeth of the activation rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Thales Avionics, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Daly, Kevin Judd
  • Child seat
    Patent number: 11800938
    Abstract: A child seat includes a seat portion fixedly connected with a first coupling part, a backrest frame fixedly connected with a second coupling part, the second coupling part being pivotally connected with the first coupling part so that the backrest frame is rotatable relative to the seat portion, a rotary element pivotally connected with the first coupling part, the rotary element being rotatable relative to the seat portion and the backrest frame, and a locking mechanism operatively connected with the backrest frame and operable to rotationally lock and unlock the rotary element with respect to the seat portion. The locking mechanism is configured to switch between a locking state and an unlocking state in response to a rotation of the backrest frame relative to the seat portion and the rotary element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Zhiren Zhong
  • Child seat
    Patent number: 11793325
    Abstract: A child seat includes a seat portion fixedly connected with a first coupling part, a connector pivotally connected with the first coupling part of the seat portion, the connector being operable to detachably engage with a corresponding structure provided on a child supporting apparatus, a locking mechanism operable to lock and unlock the connector with respect to the seat portion, a backrest frame fixedly connected with a second coupling part that is pivotally connected with the first coupling part, and a coupling mechanism operable to movably couple the seat portion to the backrest frame so that the seat portion and the backrest frame are movable in unison relative to the connector during adjustment of the backrest frame between an unfolded state and a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Zhiren Zhong
  • Conveyance seat
    Patent number: 11794616
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat that effectively reduces a load to be applied to an occupant at the time of a vehicle collision. A conveyance seat includes a seat back and a headrest. The seat back includes a chest support member inside the seat back, which receives a chest of an occupant to support the chest of the occupant when a backward movement load is applied to the occupant because of a vehicle collision. The headrest includes a head support member inside the headrest, which receives a head of the occupant to support the head of the occupant when the backward movement load is applied to the occupant. When the backward movement load is applied to the occupant, both the chest support member and the head support member receive the backward movement load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinichi Tanabe
  • Folding seat support frame
    Patent number: 11786041
    Abstract: A folding seat support frame includes an upper support frame detachably connected to a seat fabric and a lower support frame connected to the upper support frame, where the upper support frame includes an upper connector, short rods rotationally connected to the upper connector at a first limited angle, and upper connecting rods rotationally connected to the short rods at a second limited angle; the lower support frame includes a lower connector and lower connecting rods rotationally connected to the lower connector at a third limited angle; the lower connector and the upper connector are coaxially and rotationally connected; when the folding seat support frame is in an unfolded state, the lower connecting rods and the short rods are oriented to a side of the lower connector; when the folding seat support frame is in a folded state, the short rods are butted against the lower connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Sheng Chen
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11780354
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat pan and a seat back. A fastener is mounted on the seat pan or the seat back for connecting an additional device. A strip-shaped cover can be attached selectively in a position for covering and in a position for uncovering the fastener on the seat pan or the seat back. The strip-shaped cover has a surface made of the same material as the surface of the seat pan and/or of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Haeussler, Hagen Wlk