Patents Examined by Milton Nelson, Jr.
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Patent number: 11479153Abstract: The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first anchor for anchoring the child seat and/or a seat unit of the child seat, and a second anchor for anchoring the child seat and/or the seat unit of the child seat, wherein the first anchor forms an upper anchor and the second anchor forms a lower anchor or the first anchor forms a lower anchor and the second anchor forms an upper anchor, wherein the first anchor is designed such that it can adopt at least one first and a second configuration, wherein, when the first anchor assumes the first configuration, an anchoring of the second anchor is blocked by the first anchor.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: CYBEX GmbHInventor: Franz Peleska
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Patent number: 11472446Abstract: A rail vehicle is provided with an open passenger space equipped with a perch seat assembly. The perch seat assembly includes a perch seat, a table, and a transition portion joining the table to the perch seat. The table has a horizontal working surface which extends from a wall so that at least a portion of the table extends in front of the perch seat. The transition surface provides a continuous surface between the perch seat surface and the table surface so as to provide a smooth transition.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventor: Alexandre Giroux
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Patent number: 11470975Abstract: A stepstool includes a stool body and a stability extension. The stool body includes a top step and a support structure that supports the top step. The stability extension projects distally from a base portion of the support structure and extends distally beyond a distal edge of the top step. The stability extension is configured to be received in a toe-space at the base of floor-standing furniture, and the stool body is configured so that the distal edge of the top step can be positioned immediately adjacent to the floor-standing furniture, to provide mechanical interference and thus prevent tipping of the stool body when a user on the top step leans out of balance. Also, the sides of the support structure can be angled outwardly to provide a wider base portion for improved stability of the stool body.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventor: Mark Boyer
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Patent number: 11470984Abstract: An infant support structure may include a frame, a first portion, and a second portion. The first portion may contain a seat configured to receive an infant. The first portion may be movably coupled to the frame via a resilient member. The resilient member may suspend the first portion above a support surface and facilitate movement of the first portion with respect to the frame. The second portion may be removably coupled to the first portion. When coupled to the first portion, the second portion may also be suspended above a support surface, and the infant support structure may provide a first play pattern to the infant. When uncoupled from the first portion, the second portion may be disposed on the support surface while the first portion remains suspended above the support surface, and the second portion may provide a second play pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Wright, Juliana Lacoste
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Patent number: 11472320Abstract: In the vehicle seat, rear suspension members are provided at two positions spaced away from each other in a lateral direction on an edge of a seat cushion near a seatback, and support the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from a seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction. A front suspension member is provided at one position or two positions spaced away from each other in the lateral direction on ahead of the rear suspension members, and supports the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from the seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Nagai, Kohshi Katoh, Takashi Sugimoto, Osamu Oda, Ryunosuke Seki, Kenji Iida, Akira Takinami, Masatoshi Hada
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Patent number: 11457728Abstract: The present disclosure a foldable table bench having a folded state and an unfolded state, the foldable table bench comprises a frame, a table board, and a bench board. The frame comprises two supporting rods vertically disposed side by side and back and forth, the frame is disposed with link rod mechanisms corresponding to the bench board, and the link rod mechanisms are respectively connected to bottom portions of the supporting rods. Each of the link rod mechanisms comprises a swing arm and a connecting arm rotatably connected together, the swing arm is supported on ground, the swing arm is rotatably connected to the supporting rod, the connecting arm is disposed with a connecting shaft, the connecting shaft supports a bottom portion of the bench board, and the connecting shaft is disposed along a width direction of the bench board and is rotatably connected to the bench board.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: NEW-TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Luhao Leng
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Patent number: 11453319Abstract: A conveyance seat includes: a seat back; a seat cushion which includes a pair of cushion side frames extending in a front to back direction of the seat; a slide rail which slides the seat back and the seat cushion in the front to back direction of the seat; a connecting member connecting the seat cushion and the slide rail; and a first rotation portion which-rotatably connects the connecting member to the slide rail, the seat cushion is movable from a first height position to a second height position below the first height position in an up and down direction of the seat, and when the seat cushion moves to the second height position, the first rotation portion is disposed at the same height position as the slide rail in a side view of the conveyance seat to suppress an increase in size of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinya Aita
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Patent number: 11453450Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly that is configured to be attached to a frame of a bicycle includes a seat pan, a foam layer, and an air cell pad. The seat pan is configured to be attached to the frame of the bicycle. The seat pan includes a pair of cutouts that are spaced apart from one another. 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. The foam layer can be positioned between the air cell pad and the seat pan; or the air cell pad can be positioned between the foam layer and the seat pan.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: AIRHAWK INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Anthony Eric Sprouse, II, Don L. Mahoney
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Patent number: 11447046Abstract: A gearing arrangement (3), for a spindle drive (1), includes a gearing holder (11). At least one pivot axle (y), about which the spindle drive (1) is rotatably and/or pivotably mountable or mounted, and/or at least one receptacle for the at least one pivot axle (y), is formed at least by the gearing housing (4). The gearing holder (11), or the gearing arrangement (3) includes a component group which, as components, includes a gearing housing (4), a gearing holder (11) and a gearing cover (10). At least one pivot axle (y), about which the spindle drive (1) is rotatably and/or pivotably mountable or mounted, is formed by at least one of the components of the component group. At least one receptacle, for the at least one pivot axle (y), is formed by at least one other of the components of the component group.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ivica Stanic
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Patent number: 11445835Abstract: A baby exerciser that facilitates parent-supported baby exercise by allowing the parent to maintain an upright posture throughout the baby exercise process. The baby exerciser has a baby seat harness with elements that support the crotch and torso of the baby in an upright position. The baby seat harness is suspended from thigh straps that attach to the thighs of a parent or adult. The baby exerciser is easily portable and can be used in private or public spaces to provide exercise and amusement to both adult and baby.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventor: Gregory Benjamin Carron
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Patent number: 11445832Abstract: A holder includes a vertical holding part configured to support an infant in a vertical posture so that the head is positioned vertically, in which the vertical holding part has a front pad part extending in a vertical direction and configured to support the infant from a front of the infant, at least from the abdomen to the chest of the infant.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Ai-met NEO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Watanabe, Akihiko Ishida, Yasuo Aihara
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Patent number: 11447044Abstract: A seat support assembly has a lower member with a first channel extending in a front-back direction of the seat support assembly and an upper member positioned above the lower member and having a second channel extending in the front-back direction. A first linkage has a lower end pivotably coupled to the lower member and translatable in the front-back direction by way of the first channel and an upper end pivotably coupled to the upper member. A second linkage has a lower end pivotably coupled to the lower member and an upper end pivotably coupled to the upper member and translatable in the front-back direction by way of the second channel. The first and second channels are offset from one another in the front-back direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventor: Michael J. Boks
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Patent number: 11446097Abstract: A user console for controlling a remote surgical robotic instrument may include an adjustable ergonomic seat assembly comprising a seat pan, where the seat assembly is configurable between a seated configuration and an elevated configuration, and where the seat pan has a higher anteverted position in the elevated configuration than in the seated configuration. The user console may further include a display configured to receive real time surgical information, and one or more controls for remotely controlling the robotic instrument. The display and/or the one or more controls may have multiple positions and change position automatically according to a seating profile associated with at least one user.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.Inventors: Joan Savall, Pablo E. Garcia Kilroy, Brent Nobles, David Moore
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Patent number: 11447202Abstract: A bicycle seat cover for a bicycle seat with a rigid substrate and a cushion thereon, includes a stretchable polymeric layer forming a top surface, a seat horn cover, a seat conforming sidewall, and a partial seat bottom surface covering and integral honeycomb cells extending from an underside of the top surface, each cell closed at its top by the top surface and open at its bottom.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Delta Cycle CorporationInventor: Errol Drew
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Patent number: 11439235Abstract: A seat tilting device includes: a bottom plate secured to a seat base; a top plate secured to a seat; a pivot connecting the top plate to the bottom plate; a compression spring surrounding the pivot; and a compression ring surrounding the compression spring, wherein there is space between a bottom surface of the top plate and a top surface of the compression ring such that the top plate may tilt on the pivot until it contacts the top surface of the compression ring and the movement of the top plate is resisted by the compression spring.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Artco-Bell CorporationInventors: Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Mark E. Stenftenagel, Richard K. Joutras
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Patent number: 11420545Abstract: A manual valve device including: a plurality of air bags provided inside a vehicle seat; a valve main body including a plurality of flow passages communicating with the plurality of air bags, respectively; a plurality of valve bodies movable inside the valve main body so as to open and close the plurality of flow passages, respectively; a plurality of valve shafts coupled to the plurality of valve bodies, respectively, and configured to be manually operated to move the plurality of valve bodies in a stroke; and an operation lever configured to press any one of the plurality of valve shafts or any combination of the plurality of valve shafts in an axial direction, in which the operation lever includes an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an air flow rate per unit time flowing in the plurality of flow passages by changing a stroke amount in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MIYAMA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuya Inoue, Tomochika Shibuya
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Patent number: 11420539Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a backrest element having a first contact surface which is arranged within a first imaginary plane, and a seat element having a second contact surface which is arranged within a second imaginary plane which is defined by a longitudinal axis and a width axis of the vehicle seat, wherein the first imaginary plane and the second imaginary plane intersect in an intersecting axis, wherein the backrest element is pivotable relative to the seat element about a rotational axis, wherein an inclination angle of the backrest element extends between the first imaginary plane and a central axis which runs perpendicularly to the second imaginary plane, wherein, in a first position of the backrest element, a distance along the longitudinal axis between the rotational axis and the intersecting axis is at least 60 mm, wherein, in the first position of the backrest element, the inclination angle is substantially 10°.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: GRAMMER AGInventor: Erwin Haller
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Patent number: 11420697Abstract: Disclosed is a sitting structure including a child seat and fixable to a bicycle for adults in such a way as to guarantee safety and comfort for the child placed on the child seat and the adult who drives the bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventor: Gilberto Casagrande
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Patent number: 11412854Abstract: A self-stopping mobile chair system comprising: a chair including a base, a joint and a seat coupled to the base via the joint to allow a movement of the seat relative to the base between a fore position and an aft position; a locking mechanism configurable between: an engageable state in which the locking mechanism locks the seat upon the seat being in a rated position between the fore and aft positions, the seat movable toward the rated position to be locked by the locking mechanism, and a disengaged state in which the seat is movable between the fore and aft positions unhindered; and an actuator connected between the seat and the locking mechanism to configure the locking mechanism either in the disengaged state upon the seat bearing a force or in the engageable state absent the force. There is also provided a movement stopping system for a mobile chair.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: LPA MEDICAL INC.Inventors: Bryan Welch, Yvon St-Onge, Normand Chamberland, Martin Belanger
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Patent number: 11414193Abstract: A tray table folding mount for use on an unfolded tray table on an aircraft that incorporates a headrest attached to an upper support attached to an intermediate member. The intermediate member is attached to a lower planar member that is placed over the tray table. The headrest includes a nose relief aperture that receives the nose of the passenger when his forehead and face are resting in the headrest. The upper support, the intermediate member, and lower planar member are easily assembled or disassembled and stored in a compact configuration. In one embodiment, the upper support and intermediate member are pivotally connected, and the intermediate member is pivotally connected to the lower planar support. Formed on the planar member is an edge engaging lip that captures an edge on the tray table. Also mounted on the intermediate member is a ledge configured to hold a viewing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventor: Steven Olson