Patents Examined by Milton Nelson
  • Patent number: 11850973
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a backrest connected to the seat cushion, a headrest connected to the backrest, a padding arranged on at least one of the seat cushion, the backrest, and the headrest, and a strain gage connected to the padding and including a strain element to detect a load acting on the motor vehicle seat. The strain element is maintained mechanically under tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Joshua Sievert, Hélène L'Ebrellec, Dagmar Brockschnieder
  • Patent number: 11839313
    Abstract: A baby bouncer comprising a telescopic base, a seat, and an insert. The telescopic base comprises an outer shell portion and an inner extending portion located at least partially within the outer shell portion; an adjustable upper support pivotally coupled to the telescopic base; a connection limb having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustable upper support and a second end operatively coupled to the inner extending portion; an actuation pedal for adjusting an angle of the adjustable upper support in relation to the telescopic base; and a safety lock disposed on the telescopic base. The bouncer seat has a receiving area and an attachment pocket. The removable insert is received in the receiving area of the seat and receives an infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: The ERGO Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward William Skilnick, Kevin Dann Scheiferstein, Eric William Childs, Rodney V. Telford
  • Patent number: 11839304
    Abstract: A pivot fitting has a first lever mounted such that is pivotable out of a starting position about a force-transmitting shaft serving as an axis of rotation in relation to the shaft. The fitting has a clamping mechanism fixing the first lever in different angular positions relative to the shaft. The clamping mechanism has a toothed-ring disc positioned on the shaft and has an outer toothing structure formed on the outer periphery, a catch mounted in a pivotable manner on the first lever and is loaded in the direction of the outer toothing structure and, in a latching position, is in engagement with the outer toothing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Grathwol, Oliver Nill
  • Patent number: 11833938
    Abstract: The child safety seat is a safety device. The child safety seat is used with an automobile. The child safety seat is adapted for use by a client. The client sits in the child safety seat when traveling as a passenger in the automobile. The child safety seat protects the client from injury when the automobile is involved in an unfortunate event. The child safety seat mounts in the automobile such that the transverse direction of the child safety seat is parallel to the coronal direction of the automobile. The child safety seat comprises a protective structure, a pedestal structure, an anchor structure, and the automobile. The pedestal structure attaches to the protective structure. The anchor structure secures the protective structure to the automobile. The protective structure forms a protected space in which the client sits. The pedestal structure adjusts the elevation of the protective structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Sherman Carrington
  • Patent number: 11827364
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle, and a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 11820260
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat body, and a restraining harness coupled to the seat body. The seat body has a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other, the front surface being adapted to provide support for a child placed in the seat body. The restraining harness includes a restraining belt and an adjusting buckle coupled to each other, the restraining belt having a front belt portion extending in front of the front surface and a rear belt portion extending behind the front surface, the adjusting buckle being provided on the rear belt portion and being operable to adjust a length of the front belt portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Yanmin Chen
  • Patent number: 11813186
    Abstract: A wearable sitting-posture assisting device includes at least one leg unit that defines at least one longitudinal leg axis, and includes at least one foot unit that is configured for a connection of a shoe and/or a foot of a person, wherein the foot unit includes at least one shoe adapter and at least one shoe connector, which are couplable with one another at least transversely to the at least one at least one longitudinal leg axis, wherein the wearable sitting-posture assisting device includes a quick coupling which is configured for a tool-less coupling of the shoe adapter and the shoe connector with each other, wherein the quick coupling includes at least one latch element that is configured at least partially to create a coupling of the shoe adapter with the shoe connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: noonee AG
    Inventor: Daniel Vafi
  • Patent number: 11805922
    Abstract: A baby care device is disclosed, which comprises a base and a seat holder, wherein the base is connected to a base cover, a plane arc motion mechanism is arranged between the base cover and the base, and an output end of the plane arc motion mechanism is connected to a vertical lifting motion mechanism; a bottom end of the seat holder is connected to an output end of the vertical lifting motion mechanism, and a top end of the seat holder penetrates through the base cover to be connected to a rocking chair frame device; and the plane arc motion mechanism and the vertical lifting motion mechanism work to drive the rocking chair frame device to make three-dimensional combined movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiwei Shen, Xueming Zou, Xueping Lou
  • Patent number: 11805906
    Abstract: 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 a height of the compression ring is less than a distance between the bottom plate and the top plate, and wherein the compression spring biases the top plate away from the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Artco-Bell Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Mark E. Stenftenagel, Richard K. Joutras
  • Patent number: 11807135
    Abstract: To improve the seated feeling of an occupant in a seat having partially different hardness, a vehicle seat includes a seat frame, an S spring which is installed on the seat frame and receives a load of an occupant, and a seat back pad which has a plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials and is disposed between a skin material of the seat and the S spring. The S spring is disposed at a position facing a boundary portion which is provided in the seat back pad and is the plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori Hojo
  • Patent number: 11805910
    Abstract: A locking device for furniture, in particular for furniture which may be adjusted by rotation of a furniture section is provided. The locking device includes an axle which is rotatable for adjusting the furniture and which has an engagement recess limited to an angular segment about the axle. The locking device further includes a blocking element which is configured for rotational blocking of the axle by engaging in the engagement recess. The locking device further includes a support bearing which is configured to support the blocking element in a fixed rotational manner about the axle. The locking device further includes an adjusting ring rotating about the axle, which has a contoured recess for radial adjustment of the blocking element within the support bearing upon rotation of the adjusting ring about the axle. The blocking element is engageable in the engagement recess by the radial adjustment, so that the axle is lockable rotationally with the support bearing via the blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SEDUS STOLL AG
    Inventor: Harry Fischer
  • Patent number: 11801175
    Abstract: A multi-position airflow control assembly includes a valve housing, a valve body received by the valve housing, a plurality of connectors coupled to the valve body, each connector configured to fluidly connect to an inflation zone of a cellular cushion, and a control assembly partially received by the valve body. The control assembly includes a seal member, and an actuation assembly operably connected to the seal member and configured to rotate the seal member relative to the valve body. The seal member is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PERMOBIL, INC.
    Inventors: David Hopp, Kevin Meier, Ross Peyton, Steven DuFresne
  • Patent number: 11800931
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a folding chair framework, including a connecting seat, a guide rod, a guide sleeve, several chair legs, several supporting rods, several connecting rods, a first spring, a second spring, and wedge-shaped blocks; upper ends of the chair legs are all hinged with the connecting seat; the guide rod is vertically arranged and connected to the connecting seat; the guide sleeve is slidably connected to the guide rod; each connecting rod is hinged with the guide sleeve and one chair leg respectively; upper and lower ends of the first spring are respectively connected to the connecting seat and the guide sleeve; the wedge-shaped blocks are slidably connected into first grooves of the guide rod; two ends of the second spring are respectively connected to the first grooves and the wedge-shaped blocks; the guide sleeve includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Haiyong Wu
  • Patent number: 11801779
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is provided. In the seat for a vehicle, a second row center seat and a second row side seat are mounted using a partition located behind a driver seat, and the second row center seat is configured to have a movable structure and a mounting location thereof is movable toward the partition wall or a vehicle body side part when necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dong Woo Jeong, Myung Hoe Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Min Ki Jeon, Jae Kwang Shin
  • Patent number: 11794611
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises: a seat base; a first side member is affixed to a base at a first side of the base; a second side member is affixed to the base at a second side of the base, opposite the first side of the base; a slider slidably received in the base; a seat back assembly is rotatably coupled to the first side member and rotatably coupled to the second side member; a linkage rotatably coupled to the seat back assembly and rotatably coupled to the slider; a first lower seat lifting mechanism comprising a lifting bracket, wherein the lifting bracket is rotatably coupled to the first side member at a first end of the lifting bracket; and a second lower seat lifting mechanism comprising a bracket rotatably coupled to the base and a link arm rotatably coupled to the bracket and rotatably coupled to the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Setterberg, Lars Modh
  • Patent number: 11787319
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle seat for mobilizing at least one region of a spinal column of a seat occupant sitting in the seat may have a plurality of expandable elements, which may be each filled or fillable with a medium. The expandable elements are drivable sequentially. A method for sequentially driving the apparatus and and a vehicle seat are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Bernard Gilmore
  • Patent number: 11787315
    Abstract: A child restraint base adapted to a child restraint carrier is disclosed herein. The child restraint base includes a base body including a first pocket and a second pocket. The first pocket and the second pocket are disposed on front lateral sides of the base body. An anchor belt is included that comprises a first anchor attached to a first end of the anchor belt, and a second anchor attached to a second end of the anchor belt. The first pocket is configured to receive at least a portion of the first anchor, and the second pocket is configured to receive at least a portion of the second anchor. A panel is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position, and the panel pivots to the closed position to tension the anchor belt to remove slack from the anchor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Robert S. Anderson, James M. F. Hutchinson, Clyde S. Harmes, V.
  • Patent number: 11786057
    Abstract: A child restraint configured to be securable to and separable from a base installed in a vehicle, the child restraint comprising an illuminator positioned on an external portion of the child restraint, configured to operate in a first mode, illuminating a first region external to the child restraint wherein, in the event that the child restraint is not secured to the base, and the child restraint is moved, the illuminator will be activated in its first mode, illuminating the first region external to the child restraint for the purpose of aiding securement to the base, and wherein in the event that the child restraint is secured to the base, the first mode will be deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
    Inventors: Nabil Kzaiz, Martin Haas, Michael Fürstenberg, Hubert Kaltenegger
  • Patent number: 11787490
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Alan Primeaux, Garrett Yale Davis Getter, Christopher Yu
  • Patent number: 11780523
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat base, a seat foam supported by the seat base, and a support pad positioned between the seat base and at least a portion of the seat foam. The support pad being formed of a combination of a first material and a second material. A seat cover covering the support pad and the seat foam. The first material has a first recovery hysteresis and the second material has a second recovery hysteresis that is less than the first recovery hysteresis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, John Cullen, Rick Ziebell