Patents Examined by Milton Nelson, Jr.
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Patent number: 11214324Abstract: A motorcycle seat arrangement with a support structure, a seat cushion, arranged on the support structure, and a seat cushion cover spanning the seat cushion. The support structure has a first side facing the seat cushion and a second side facing away from the seat cushion. The second side of the support structure has an outer region with outer edge sections. Body sections of the seat cushion cover overlaps at least parts of the outer edge sections of the outer region; the seat cushion cover is a three-dimensional, elastic, molded body.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: KTM AGInventor: Helmut Groebner
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Patent number: 11214176Abstract: A rail covering for a sliding seat rail between two passenger seats in a cabin of a vehicle has a first and a second elongate covering element. The first and second covering elements are formed complementary with respect to each other, allowing the first covering element to telescopically engage with a lower side of the second covering element. The first covering element has, at least in regions on a lower side, a first guide which displaceably holds the first covering element on the sliding seat rail along the main direction of extent thereof. The second covering element has an open end arranged on the end side and, at an end arranged oppositely on the end side on a lower side, has a second guide which displaceably holds the second covering element on the sliding seat rail along the main direction of extent thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Claus-Peter Gross
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Patent number: 11213127Abstract: A compact recliner mechanism for use in theater seating units is provided that allows the seat to move linearly as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. The mechanism has a back bracket coupled to the seat plate and base plate with a linkage that moves a projected point representing the top of the back of the seating unit downwardly in vertical plane as the seating unit moves from the closed position to the reclined position. In other aspects, the seating unit has an armrest linkage coupled between the seat plate and the back that maintains an armrest lever at a horizontal orientation. Additionally, in some aspects, the base plate of the seating unit may have an adjustment feature that limits recline of the seating unit, to accommodate theater seating with different riser dimensions, and/or legs with an adjustment feature to level the seating unit on existing theater floors.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANYInventors: Gregory Mark Lawson, Cheston Brett Crawford
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Patent number: 11208013Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with an upper part which is height-adjustably mounted with respect to a lower part by at least one scissor frame, where the scissor frame has a first scissor arm member and a second scissor arm member which are pivotally mounted about a common axis, where the first scissor arm member has a first, a second and a third lever member which are series-connected, where the first lever member is pivotally mounted with respect to the upper part about a third axis, where the third lever member is pivotally mounted with respect to the lower part about a fourth axis, and where the second lever member is pivotally mounted about the common axis and is rotationally connected to the first lever member by a fifth axis and rotationally connected to the third lever member by a sixth axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin Haller
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Patent number: 11202511Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat lock including: a fixed bracket fixed to a leg of a chair; a locking unit disposed on the fixed bracket; and a movable bracket fixed to a seat of the chair in such a manner as to rotate together with the seat and having a seat rotation shaft and a locking piece coupled to an end periphery of the seat rotation shaft in such a manner as to be exposed to the outside, wherein the locking unit includes a driving motor having a driving shaft, a driving cam fitted to the driving shaft of the driving motor, and a latch rotating in a range of a given angle around a shaft fixed to the fixed bracket to limit the rotational movement of the locking piece. According to the present invention, the seat lock can utilize the locking unit to allow the seat to be more efficiently managed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventors: Sang Kyu Kim, Jang Soo Kim, Young Su No, Hyun Jong Baek, Geum Sang Yoo, Sang Heon Lee, Ja Bin Lee, Young Wook Choi, Matthew Han, Seo Hee Kim, Ok Sun Kim, Dong Jin Lee, Chang Moo Heo, Jin Chul Kim, Man Soon Lim
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Patent number: 11197559Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a high chair that is permanently secured to a picnic table to facilitate the public enjoyment of communal meals and recreational time by families that include small children. In some embodiments, the high chair may be configured to extend above the upper surface of the picnic table, providing the additional benefit of facilitating interaction and attunement between a child occupant of the high chair and adult occupants of the picnic table bench seats. In other embodiments, the high chair may be configured such that a food tray of the high chair is substantially level with the upper surface of the picnic table.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.Inventors: Thomas Robert Norquist, Salil Shriram Vaijapurkar
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Patent number: 11192470Abstract: A vehicle device system for a motor vehicle, having at least one vehicle device, in particular a vehicle seat or vehicle table, and comprising a mount fastened or fastenable to a vehicle body for detachably locking the vehicle device to the vehicle body, and comprising a key-operated switch, which establishes or interrupts at least one electrical contact between the vehicle device and the vehicle depending on its switching position. It is provided that the key-operated switch is fastened on the vehicle device, which is longitudinally displaceably mounted/mountable on the mount, and interacts with a contact carriage, which is longitudinally displaceably mounted on the mount.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Simon Bork, Sebastian Alisch
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Patent number: 11192474Abstract: The present disclosure provides a retractable car seat that is folded and stowed in a vehicle. The retractable car seat includes: a body configured to be folded or unfolded; a frame movably connected to the body to support the body such that the body is configured to be folded or unfolded; a support having an end connected to a lower portion of the body or the frame and another end movably connected to a floor of the vehicle, being able to move forward and backward in the vehicle, and having a length that can be vertically adjusted; and a rail disposed on the floor of the vehicle and having the support inserted therein, thereby functioning as a path in which the support is moved.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
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Patent number: 11186374Abstract: A reclinable passenger seat including a base, a seat pan frame having a front end connected to the base via a first fixed pivot, a support arm having one end connected to the base via a second fixed pivot aft of the first fixed pivot, and a backrest frame having an upper backrest member and a lower backrest member. An opposed end of the support arm is pivotally connected to the lower backrest member at a first location spaced from the upper backrest member. A rear end of the seat pan frame is pivotally connected to the lower backrest member at a second location between the first location and the upper backrest member. The backrest frame and seat pan frame are configured to move simultaneously between a sitting configuration and a reclined configuration through pivoting motion about the fixed pivots and about the two locations.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.Inventors: Philippe Erhel, Jerome Vigeant
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Patent number: 11186336Abstract: A bicycle saddle includes: a base structure having a top portion; and a cushion coupled to the top portion of the base structure, the cushion including a first lateral side and a second lateral side separated by a longitudinal plane, wherein each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side includes: a first region having a first stiffness; a second region having a second stiffness that is less than the first stiffness; and a third region having a third stiffness that is less than the second stiffness, wherein a perimeter of the second region is at least 75% enclosed within the first region, and wherein a perimeter of the third region is at least 75% enclosed within the second region.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.Inventors: Philip Alan Primeaux, Garrett Yale Davis Getter, Christopher Yu
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Patent number: 11180256Abstract: Transformable seat assembly includes a seat support structure and back support structure connected with an axis of rotation. Actuator assembly includes a cylinder and a piston positioned within the cylinder. The cylinder is secured to one of the back support structure or the seat support structure and the piston is secured to other of the one of the back support structure or the seat support structure. With blocking member in a first position, the piston is permitted to travel between the blocking member and an end of the cylinder spaced apart from the blocking member, such that with the piston traveling to the end of the cylinder, rotation of back support structure is limited from rotating beyond a first reclined position and with blocking member in a second position, back support structure is permitted to rotate into an overlying position relative to the seat support structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: John G. Schultz, Haftom Y. Dessalegn
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Patent number: 11173814Abstract: A vehicle seat, including a seat underframe and a backrest mounted pivotably with respect to the seat underframe about a backrest pivot axis, the inclination of which backrest may be adjusted in a comfort range by pivoting about the backrest pivot axis by a fitting arrangement. The fitting arrangement is provided on a first of two longitudinal backrest sides of the backrest and a locking device is provided remote from the first longitudinal backrest side, which locking device is provided to lock the backrest so as to prevent pivoting about the backrest pivot axis beyond the comfort region in the event of a crash and which is coupled to the fitting arrangement to actuate the locking device when the backrest is actuated beyond the comfort region and to release a locking provided by the locking device by actuating the fitting arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, CoburgInventor: Markus Prause
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Patent number: 11173975Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly includes a seat pan that is configured to be attached to a frame of a bicycle. The seat pan includes a pair of cutouts that are spaced apart from one another. When the bicycle seat assembly is in an unstressed condition no structures are positioned within the cutouts. The bicycle seat assembly can further include a resilient layer that is positioned adjacent to the seat pan. The resilient layer extends over the cutouts when the bicycle seat assembly is in the unstressed condition. The bicycle seat assembly can also include an air cell pad that is positioned over the seat pan. The air cell pad includes a base and a plurality of upstanding air cells that are coupled to the base, each of the plurality of air cells being configured to retain air.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Airhawk International, LLCInventors: Anthony Eric Sprouse, II, Don L. Mahoney
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Patent number: 11173088Abstract: The invention relates to reclining furniture comprising at least one sensor (6) and a warning device coupled to said sensor in order to warn about an undesired standing process of a user of the reclining furniture. The reclining furniture is characterized in that the warning device is designed to evaluate information of the at least one sensor (6) with respect to a movement and/or behavior pattern of a person using the reclining furniture in order to emit a warning signal as soon as there is an intention to leave the reclining furniture. The invention additionally relates to a method for operating a warning device of reclining furniture, said warning device being coupled to at least one sensor (6) which is arranged on the reclining furniture.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: DewertOkin Technology Group Co., LtdInventor: Armin Hille
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Patent number: 11167852Abstract: A foot and leg rest deployment mechanism prevents the leg rest from rotating into an upright, deployed orientation until fully translated. Likewise, the deployment mechanism prevents the leg rest from translating while in an upright orientation. A rotation arm with a rotation locking channel prevents rotation until a locking arm is disengaged from the rotation locking channel via the locking arm engaging a translation locking portion of a translation channel. A single, linear actuator applies a force to cause both translation and rotation where the leg rest deployment mechanism controls the order of steps of deployment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Mark Vanhoy, Troy Blackburn
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Patent number: 11167666Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a base, a seating portion connected to the base by a front connecting rod, a backrest support lockable on the base, a backrest pivotally mounted on the backrest support by a hinge mechanism and connected to the seating portion by a pivot. The backrest support is connected to the base by two rear connecting rods configured so that the backrest is folded horizontally in a console position when the front connecting rod pivots forward after unlocking the backrest support while the hinge mechanism is not actuated.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: David Epaud, Farouk Bouzid
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Patent number: 11166539Abstract: A dual-configuration chair and backpack having at least one storage compartment with a back panel and a bottom panel held in rigid orientation to each other at a predetermined angle by an integral tubular frame having a two generally U-shaped frame portions fixed at the selected angle. A deployable seat is rotatably affixed to a lower edge of the back panel and includes a flat foam cushion formed at an angle complementary to the angle between the back and bottom panels of the backpack. When used as a seat the flat serves as a cushion under the buttocks of the user. When used as a backpack the flat is rotated up to the back panel such that the complementary angles position the cushion for proper lumbar and back support of the backpack load.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Michael W. Clary
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Patent number: 11160380Abstract: An easy assembly outdoor sofa is disclosed, comprising such components of a base and a backrest (or armrest). The plane of the base extends horizontally to form a seat, and the periphery of the base is formed with a bar portion having oval section. The bar portion extends downward to form a frame, wherein the bottom of the backrest (or armrest) extends laterally to form an L-shaped connecting portion. A C-shaped opening is formed at the intersection part between the bottom and the L-shaped connecting portion. The C-shaped opening is to receive the oval bar portion of the base; as a characteristic feature, both the upper edge and lower edge of the bar portion of the base are configured with a positioning tenon, and corresponding to the positioning tenon, the L-shaped connecting portion is configured with a positioning mortise with larger width. Moreover, the base and the L-shaped connecting portion are configured with fixing holes matching each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: MERRY YARD INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventor: Liang-Chi Chang
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Patent number: 11155187Abstract: A child restraint base adapted for a child restraint carrier includes a base body for mounting the child restraint carrier, a first panel component, a second panel component, an anchor belt and a third panel component. The first panel component and the second panel component are disposed on the base body and spaced from each other. A first through slot is formed between the first panel component and the base body. A second through slot is formed between the second panel component and the base body. The anchor belt passes through the first through slot and the second through slot and is slidable between an in-use position and a stored position. The third panel component is disposed between the first panel component and the second panel component and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position for tensioning the anchor belt to remove slack from the anchor belt.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventors: Robert S. Anderson, James M. F. Hutchinson, Clyde S. Harmes V
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Patent number: 11148567Abstract: A self-leveling armrest assembly for a vehicle is provided. The self-leveling armrest assembly includes a back portion of a vehicle seat having a first bracket and a second bracket. The second bracket is rotatably connected to at least one floor bracket. An armrest assembly is rotatably connected to the first bracket of the back portion. At least one motion link is rotatably connected to the second bracket of the back portion. The at least one motion link is configured to receive a portion of the armrest assembly as the armrest assembly rotates. The motion link is configured to maintain the armrest assembly in a substantially horizontal orientation.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Alan Kelly, Carl Penn