Patents Examined by Rodney B. White
  • Patent number: 12290182
    Abstract: A foam-based seating furniture with an enclosure is provided. The foam-based seating furniture includes main body, a cutout opening formed in the main body, fitted fabric configured to encase the main body, and a removable nesting insert configured to friction fit within the cutout opening. The removable nesting insert can be inserted into the cutout opening, or removed, to provide a myriad of seating arrangements. The main body can be provided in a variety of geometries, including a square with a square removable nesting insert, a circle with a base and a circular removable nesting insert, and a hexagon having a circular nesting insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Fomcore, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Dustin Leffring, Jeffrey Zack
  • Patent number: 12286180
    Abstract: A seat post assembly for a bicycle includes a first tube having a first distal end and a second tube having a second distal end. A distance between the first distal end of the first tube and the second distal end of the second tube is at a maximum when the first tube is in a first position relative to the second tube. The seat post assembly also includes a first chamber and a second chamber that are fluidly coupleable. The first chamber is a positive fluid chamber, and the second chamber is a negative fluid chamber. The seat post assembly includes a fluid volume disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber. The fluid volume includes a compressible fluid. The first chamber is configured to act as a spring configured to bias the first tube towards the first position relative to the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Rafer Chambers, Charles Dunlap
  • Patent number: 12280734
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Mu Young Kim, Sang Hark Lee, Ho Suk Jung, Deok Soo Lim, Sang Do Park, In Sun Baek, Sin Chan Yang, Chan Ki Cho, Myung Soo Lee, Jae Yong Jang, Jun Sik Hwang, Ho Sung Kang, Hae Dong Kwak, Hyun Tak Ko
  • Patent number: 12280698
    Abstract: A structural shroud assembly for a passenger seat includes a structural shroud having a first end, a second end opposite from the first end, and a central cavity between the first end and the second end. An armrest pivot may be supported at the first end of the structural shroud. In some cases, the structural shroud may be an armrest. In other cases, the structural shroud is an upper spreader for the passenger seat configured to support a seat back of the passenger seat, and a lower spreader configured to receive at least one seat beam tube is attached to the upper spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Romain Tranier, Anthony Tran
  • Patent number: 12269548
    Abstract: A dropper seatpost assembly is disclosed. The dropper seatpost assembly includes a lower post comprising a travel adjustment bore and an upper post configured to interactively operate with respect to the lower post. The dropper seatpost assembly also includes a translating assembly configured to maintain one or both of an axial orientation and a rotational orientation of the upper post with respect to the lower post and at least one travel adjustment spacer removably coupled with the travel adjustment bore, the at least one travel adjustment spacer to interact with the translating assembly to reduce a maximum travel distance of the interactive operation of the upper post with respect to the lower post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Holaday, Joshua Coaplen
  • Patent number: 12269385
    Abstract: A seat back includes a back board serving as a decorative plate on a rear side of the seat back, a back frame that is configured to support a seated person, a back pad that is disposed at a front side the back frame, is configured to supports the seated person, and has elasticity, an intermediate board that is interposed between a peripheral edge of the back pad and a peripheral edge of the back board, and a back cover that is disposed over the back pad and the intermediate board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Michitaka Maeda, Tsubasa Kuno, Makoto Esaki
  • Patent number: 12269374
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Sang You, Yong Chul Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok
  • Patent number: 12258130
    Abstract: Described are energy absorbing assemblies for a passenger seat. The energy absorbing assemblies can include one or more auxetic energy absorbing elements (130), each element including a crushable matrix formed of cells having an auxetic cell geometry that are crushable in a direction of energy capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Jose Madrigal, Mario Herrera
  • Patent number: 12256847
    Abstract: A seat cushion includes a seat cushion body. The seat cushion body includes a seating surface, a front side surface, a rear side surface, a left support surface, a right support surface, and a bottom surface. The seating surface is configured to support buttocks and legs of a seated person. The front side surface is connected to the seating surface and configured to be disposed adjacent to the legs of the seated person. The rear side surface is connected to the seating surface and arranged opposite to the front side surface. The rear side surface is arranged adjacent to the back waist of the seated person. The left support surface and the right support surface are connected to the seating surface and oppositely arranged. The bottom surface is connected to the left support surface, the right support surface, the front side surface, and the rear side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: Bizhong Wang
  • Patent number: 12252253
    Abstract: An aircraft seat assembly including stanchions defining elongated guide channels and elongated motion sleds nested in the guide channels and affixed to a seat bucket. An energy absorber implemented as a wire bender assembly is coupled between the stanchions and the motion sled. In use, the elongated guide channels guide motion of the motion sleds and the wire bender assemblies attenuate energy during a dynamic event exceeding a predetermined threshold load value. The elongated interface between the guide channels and motion sleds serve to transfer excessive loading to the seat frame thereby protecting the seat assembly from damage and the occupant from excessive lumbar spinal loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin S. Day, Chad Pacheco, Douglas Foisie
  • Patent number: 12251015
    Abstract: A furniture system that provides seating and a table top that may be stowed in-place, resulting in a compact and aesthetically pleasing appearance when stowed. The furniture system includes a table with a table top and a support base that supports the top, and one or more chairs. The chairs have top seating surfaces when the chair is in a seating orientation, and have side surfaces oriented in a direction perpendicular to the top seating surface. The side surfaces define a spacing between them such that when the chair is rotated to a stowage orientation, the side surfaces form a top and bottom of the rotated chair and align with an underside of the table top and the floor to visually close a space between the underside of the table top and the floor when stowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Wendy Hanson Allen
  • Patent number: 12251022
    Abstract: A fence seat device comprised of a base with at least one track that attaches to a fence and a seat with at least one leg. The device forms a generally chair-like structure that attaches to a fence and can be folded down from the fence and sat on when used in a position facing away from the fence. When not in use, the device can fold upwards onto the fence and locked into said position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Sharon Odom
  • Patent number: 12245702
    Abstract: The chair can attain smooth movement of a seat by using a rolling surface. The chair includes an upper base unit (31) and a lower base unit (32) facing each other, and a seat (1) that is provided in the upper base unit (31) and swings when the upper base unit (31) rolls with respect to the lower base unit (32), and the upper base unit (31), which is at least one of the upper base unit (31) and the lower base unit (32), includes a rolling surface (312a) being curved. In the chair, a region having a different curvature exists in a part of the rolling surface (312a), and an elastic member (33) is interposed between the region having the different curvature and a corresponding region of an opposing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOKUYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12245697
    Abstract: The Shoe Stool is the only product of its kind that offers an independent foldable chair option, possessing adjustable height features, to suit the comfort of any individual who utilizes the accessory. The Shoe Stool is uniquely designed with either a single seat, double or triple seating selection and adjustable foldable legs to guarantee users are able to easily fold the chair back up for extra space when not in use. Furthermore, the Shoe Stool is carefully crafted with durable, high-quality materials such a light-weight steel or aluminum, can complement any décor, and uses a spring loaded lock pin that holds the seat securely, when positioned upright, to ensure functionality and long-term sustainability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Shawn Wolf
  • Patent number: 12239237
    Abstract: A seat is configured to be mounted on chairs, benches with seats, stadium seats, and toilet seats. Characteristic for the seat is that an upper surface 1 of the seat is variously shaped such that from the side of a rear edge 2 it slopes downwards, following an arc, towards a front edge 3 of the seat and the upper surface 2 has rear recesses 4, central recesses 5, front recesses 6, and side recesses 7 arranged thereon, symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal symmetry axis of the seat, where all of which are located within a profiled ergonomic niche 8 with a shape similar to the letter H, while transverse arm 9 of the profiled ergonomic niche 8 connects longitudinal arms 10 of the profiled ergonomic niche 8 forming a relief groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: INVENTRA Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Bartosz Bodnar, Katarzyna Warzecha, Waclaw Niedzielski, Maciej Bodnar, Filip Olenderek
  • Patent number: 12239240
    Abstract: An extendable seating interconnected mechanism and a seating supporting frame, including an interconnected assembly, a seating frame, and a backrest mount, wherein the backrest mount is rotatably connected to the interconnected assembly and the seating frame, respectively; the interconnected assembly includes a mounting plate and a driving link, wherein the mounting plate includes a lateral-plate part and a supporting part; the driving link is rotatably connected between the seating frame and the lateral-plate part; an end of the supporting part is connected to the lateral-plate part; and an opposite end of the supporting part is rotatably connected to the backrest mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Remacro Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohong Li, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Zhanzheng Lv
  • Patent number: 12239171
    Abstract: A framework for supporting a piece of fabric forming a concealed space within which a mother may sit for infant lactation. The framework has side arms mounted on a horizontal cross member with fasteners that permit vertical movement and horizontal movement of the side arms with respect the horizontal cross member. The framework having elongated flat feet attached to vertical support members with fasteners that permit rotation of the flat feet on the vertical support members and movement of the vertical support members along the flat feet. Swivel fasteners are positioned along the side arms and horizontal cross member for attachment of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventors: Louis Barbosa, III, Tamra J. Barbosa
  • Patent number: 12233765
    Abstract: A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion of the primary seat cushion frame to a front portion of the secondary seat cushion frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Rupert Muck, Charles P. Patterson, Matthew R. Speck, Peter J. Moegling
  • Patent number: 12233768
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat locking device including: a single latch having an engaging groove and first through third arm portions; a ratchet having a restraining portion engaging the first and second arm portions, restraining the latch in first and second latching positions respectively; and an engagement auxiliary lever having a first auxiliary arm portion abutting with a leg portion of a striker and a second auxiliary arm portion pivoting by this abutment. The latch pivots from an unlatching position to the first latching position by engaging its engaging groove with the leg portion entered a striker entering groove of a baseplate, and pivots to a second latching position by the pivot of the second auxiliary arm portion. The leg portion exits the engaging groove by the pivot of the latch to the second latching position to be clamped between the engagement auxiliary lever and the third arm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kondo, Syunsuke Ochiai
  • Patent number: 12232630
    Abstract: An extendable and retractable sofa armrest assembly includes, a fixed inner panel for sofa attachment, a movable outer panel parallel and spaced on the sides, and an extendable and retractable assembly between them. The extendable and retractable assembly includes interconnected rotational rods, allowing the movable outer panel to switch between folded and open positions. An armrest cover wraps both panels, creating a flexible support portion. In use, the outer panel is open, tensioning the support. In a packed state, the outer panel draws close to the fixed panel, compressing the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ANJI QIANYUAN FURNITURE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Chen