Patents Examined by Mark R Wendell
  • Patent number: 11787322
    Abstract: A table unit for a motor-vehicle seat comprises a base plate connected in an articulated manner to a backrest frame of the seat, in such a way as to be movable between an inoperative position, adjacent to a front surface of the seat backrest and an operative position, projecting horizontally in a cantilevered manner from the front surface of the backrest. A table is pivotally mounted on the base plate and is configured to rotate with respect to the base plate selectively about any one of two articulation axes parallel to, and spaced apart form, each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ISRINGHAUSEN S.P.A.
    Inventor: Massimo Turletti
  • Patent number: 11779123
    Abstract: A modular sofa assembly described herein includes a plurality of seating modules each having a seat section, a backrest section, and side edge surfaces. The backrest section includes first and second portions coupled for movement between a folded configuration and an extended configuration. An armrest module has an armrest side edge surface configured for mating engagement with a side edge surface of a seating module. The modular sofa is assembled by aligning connectors of the seating modules and armrest module, with each respective connectors slidingly engaged along an axis. After bringing the modules together, these connections are secured with the side edge surfaces in abutting engagement. The modular sofa further may include a power cradle mounted at the sofa's bottom surface. The power cradle includes a cubic power outlet near the front of the sofa, and power cable extending beyond the back of the sofa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Burrow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kuhl, Kabeer Chopra, Leah K. S. Amick, Paul Koh, Alex Kubo
  • Patent number: 11780740
    Abstract: A system of filtering runoff water from a roof cleaning is used to remove contaminants from water that has been used for rooftop cleaning. The system is also configured to gather water noninvasively from downspouts or topographically low points upon the roof. The system of filtering runoff water from a roof cleaning utilizes a pump that is connected to a large bin for filtration. The pump is placed at a low point upon the rooftop, thus enabling optimal water collection for subsequent pumping. The bin contains a disposable filter through which pumped water may pass, either through force from the pump pressure or due to the effects of gravity. Clean water is then ejected from the bin, or otherwise guided to an appropriate drainage area. This arrangement allows for easy maintenance, as a rooftop cleaner need only to swap out the old filter for a new one after cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Nils Nedrelid
  • Patent number: 11772536
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a support surface, a seatback and a lower leg support. The seat includes a forward end and a rearward end. The support surface is coupled to the seat. The seatback is rotatably coupled to the seat proximate the rearward end. The lower leg support is directly and rotatably coupled to the seat proximate the forward end. The lower leg support is directly coupled to the support surface in a manner that results in automatic mechanical deployment of the lower leg support when the seat and the seatback are moved toward a reclined-and-raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Maloney, Kevin VanNieulande, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Joseph Michael Kish
  • Patent number: 11772524
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising: a seat base frame, anchoring means for anchoring to the floor of a vehicle, a backrest pivotably hinged to the seat base frame, a substructure pivotably hinged to the anchoring means and to the backrest, a front connecting rod pivotably hinged to the anchoring means and to the seat base frame, a sector gear pivotably hinged to the anchoring means, an irreversible electric motor configured to cause rotation of the sector gear relative to the anchoring means, a first locking means for locking the rotation of the substructure relative to the anchoring means, a second locking means for locking the rotation of the backrest relative to the substructure, a third locking means for locking the rotation of the front connecting rod relative to the sector gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Sylvain Roche, David Epaud, Farouk Bouzid
  • Patent number: 11772534
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a seat cushion (1) including a compressible member (15) and at least one insert (16). The insert (16) has one or more inflatable bladders (17-n). The at least one insert (16) is at least partially encapsulated within the compressible member (15). Further aspects of the present invention relate to a method of forming a seat cushion (1); a seat assembly (2) and a vehicle (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: David Withey
  • Patent number: 11766123
    Abstract: The present application relates to an unfolding device of sofa, including a base. A side plate is provided above the base, and a connecting rod assembly is connected between the side plate and the base; the side plate is provided with a mounting assembly for connecting to a sitting portion; a footrest assembly and a backrest connecting member is mounted on and rotatably connected with the side plate; the base is provided with a driving assembly, configured for driving the footrest assembly to rotate and the side plate to move towards a front of the unfolding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: JASON FURNITURE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanfeng Feng, Sheng Wang, Linlin Wu, Zhiyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11766957
    Abstract: A seatback adjustment assembly may include a recliner heart, an attachment plate, and a lever. The recliner heart is operable in an unlocked state permitting relative rotation between a seatback and a seat bottom and a locked state preventing relative rotation between the seatback and the seat bottom. The attachment plate is rotationally fixed to the recliner heart. The lever is rotatable between a first state in which the lever is engaged with the attachment plate and a second state in which the lever is disengaged from the attachment plate. When lever is in the first state and the recliner heart is in the unlocked state, rotation of the recliner heart causes corresponding rotation of the seatback relative to the seat bottom. However, the seatback is configured to rotate relative to the seat bottom without causing corresponding rotation of the recliner heart when the lever is in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher & Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Firoz Divan Naik, Sapan Mahendra Poptani
  • Patent number: 11759382
    Abstract: Air cushion assembly for a seat, such as a vehicle seat, comprising at least an air cushion and an air supply system for variably pressurizing the air cushions of the air cushion assembly with air. A respective supply line comprising a shut-off valve leads from the air supply system to each air cushion, where a pulsation module is provided and configured to act upon each air cushion with a pulsation. The pulsation module comprises a pneumatic element which is connected in a pressure-equalized manner to at least one supply line, and an actuating element for transmitting a mechanical motion to the pneumatic element for changing the volume of the pneumatic element in order to generate a pulsation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ALFMEIER PRÄZISION SE
    Inventors: Erich Dörfler, Helmut Auernhammer, Jürgen Baumgartl, Michael Scherb
  • Patent number: 11759020
    Abstract: A modular sofa assembly described herein includes a plurality of seating modules each having a seat section, a backrest section, and side edge surfaces. The backrest section includes first and second portions coupled for movement between a folded configuration and an extended configuration. An armrest module has an armrest side edge surface configured for mating engagement with a side edge surface of a seating module. The modular sofa is assembled by aligning connectors of the seating modules and armrest module, with each respective connectors slidingly engaged along an axis. After bringing the modules together, these connections are secured with the side edge surfaces in abutting engagement. The modular sofa further may include a power cradle mounted at the sofa's bottom surface. The power cradle includes a cubic power outlet near the front of the sofa, and power cable extending beyond the back of the sofa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Burrow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kuhl, Kabeer Chopra, Leah K. S. Amick, Paul Koh, Alex Kubo
  • Patent number: 11760232
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat with a seat inclination adjustment device, with a first base element, a first seat frame element and a first actuator element, wherein the actuator element has a lower link arm connected to the base element via a lower link and movably arranged relative to the base element, an upper link arm connected to the lower link arm via a middle link and movably arranged relative to the lower link arm, wherein the upper link arm is connected to the seat frame element via an upper link and is arranged movably, and an inclination adjustment fitting with a first and a second fitting part, and wherein the inclination adjustment fitting is arranged on one of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH
    Inventors: Marcin Piotrowski, Michael Lücke, Jenny Schmitz, Oriana Gramatyka, Dariusz Stasik
  • Patent number: 11760243
    Abstract: An armrest serves as an elbow rest of a seat device in a case where the armrest is tilted forward and serves as a backrest of the seat device in a case where the armrest is raised rearward. The armrest includes an armrest pad configured to elastically support a load applied to a backrest surface forming a part of a front surface of the seat device in a case where the armrest serves as the backrest, an armrest cover configured to cover the armrest pad, a protrusion that protrudes from the backrest surface of the armrest cover and abuts against an upper surface of a seat cushion of the seat device in a case where the armrest is tilted forward, and a cutout portion formed in a region that overlaps the protrusion of the armrest cover in a thickness direction of the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki Nakama
  • Patent number: 11752905
    Abstract: A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Kyu Moon, Sang Do Park, Sang Uk Yu, Deok Soo Lim, Hyo Cheol Kang, Ju Yeol Kong, Hyung Jin Park, Seon Chae Na, Chan Ho Jung, Seong Mun Yun
  • Patent number: 11753098
    Abstract: A seat post head assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing coupled to a seat post, the housing including a cylindrical bore, and a first and second threaded chamber. A rotatable core is inserted into and rotates within the cylindrical bore, the rotatable core including a seat rail clamp assembly to fixedly clamp a set of seat rails and provide independent adjustment of a fore-aft location of the seat without affecting a pitch of the seat. The assembly additionally includes a first threaded member that threads into the first threaded chamber, contacts the rotatable core, and adjusts the pitch of the seat without affecting the fore-aft location of the seat. The assembly also includes a second threaded member that threads into the second threaded chamber, contacts a different portion of the rotatable core, and provides a physical hard stop against a change in the pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, David Robert Edwards
  • Patent number: 11745626
    Abstract: A dual gear type recliner device includes a recliner device having a hinge structure applied to an intermediate section of a seat and configured to form a fixed end hinge point with a seatback frame of a seatback and form a free end hinge point with a cushion frame and configured to impart movements of folding and unfolding to the seatback. The dual gear type recliner device further includes a controller configured to output motor control signals to a cushion motor and a seatback motor and to generate the movements of the folding and the unfolding. Therefore, two drivers are integrated into one device to improve the degree of freedom in designing an outer circumference of the seat and built in a gear box to perform a large angle adjustment so that a back table mode and a leg rest mode can be easily implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seung-Young Lee, Dong-Woo Jeong, Ki-Ryung Lee, Sang-Ho Kim, Ho-Jin Jung
  • Patent number: 11745679
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: a pair of opposed frames disposed opposite to and separately from each other; a pair of connecting frames disposed separately from each other in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to an opposing direction of the pair of opposed frames, the connecting frames being configured to connect the pair of opposed frames; a bridging wire disposed to bridge the pair of connecting frames; a reinforcing wire disposed to cross the bridging wire as viewed from an occupant side; and a plate-shaped plastic member configured to cover the bridging wire and the reinforcing wire at least at their crossover such that the bridging wire and the reinforcing wire are arranged to be spaced apart from and thus kept out of contact with each other, the bridging wire and the reinforcing wire being connected with the plate-shaped plastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Onuma
  • Patent number: 11737572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detachable assembled lounge furniture, comprising a plurality of components: a component A, a component B, a component C, a component D, a component E, a component F, a component G, a component H, a component I, a component J, a component K, a component L, and a component M, which are formed into various combinations to constitute various lounge furniture. Advantages. 1. A detachable assembled lounge furniture is provided, which is designed to be divided into various components. The user can combine, add and remove the components according to his/her own needs to form a variety of furniture with different structures, models and sizes, so as to satisfy the user's needs to the maximum extent. 2. When making a move, the furniture can be disassembled into single components to move, so as to reduce the difficulty of moving up and down stairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Nanjing Huandatong Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Bingbing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11739540
    Abstract: A set of mutually lockable panels comprises a first panel having an edge including a male part and a second panel having an edge including a female part for receiving the male part of the first panel in unlocked condition of the panels. The male part has an outer side which, in locked condition of the panels, is directed to the second panel in a direction substantially parallel to the front face of the first panel, and an opposite inner side which is provided with a locking surface. The female part comprises a locking member, which is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends substantially parallel to the edge of the second panel and an actuator for rotating the locking member from its unlocked condition to a locked condition of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Jan Eddy De Rick, Bruno Paul Louis Vermeulen
  • Patent number: 11738670
    Abstract: A side facing seat includes a seat back element and a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element. The moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position. Movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gareth Lee, Scott Anderson, Sohel Merchant, Clint Semler, Richard Kim
  • Patent number: 11718205
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a walk-in device for a seat. The walk-in device includes: a rotor configured to operate in conjunction with a recliner during a walk-in operation; a puller configured to operate in conjunction with the rotor during the walk-in operation, and to operate only in conjunction with the recliner without operating in conjunction with the rotor during a folding operation; a rotor spring configured to provide an elastic force to the rotor in a return direction; a puller spring configured to provide an elastic force to the puller in a return direction; and a base plate configured to rotatably install the rotor and the puller on a cushion frame of the seat, wherein the rotor and the puller are configured to set up a single rotation point with respect to the base plate via a hinge shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: DAS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Man Lee, Seung Heon Ryu