Patents Examined by Syed A. Islam
  • Seat reclining device
    Patent number: 11505091
    Abstract: In a seat reclining device, a seatback frame forming a skeleton of a seatback is coupled to a seat cushion frame to be rotatable about a shaft with respect to the seat cushion frame. One end portion of a first sliding bracket is rotatably coupled to a middle portion of the seatback frame by a driving unit. The other end portion of the first sliding bracket extends toward a vehicle body located behind the seatback. A second sliding bracket is mounted on the vehicle body located behind the seatback and extends toward the first sliding bracket in a front and rear longitudinal direction to be connected to the first sliding bracket. The second sliding bracket is configured to guide a sliding movement of the first sliding bracket while the first sliding bracket is being rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc., Daechang Seat Co., Ltd-Dongtan
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Park, Tae Hoon Lee, Byeong Seon Son, Sang Ho Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Jeon Jin Lim, Kwang Hun Choi
  • Seat device for a construction machine
    Patent number: 11505095
    Abstract: A seat device for a construction machine comprising a positioning device and a seat console having a seat arranged thereon, wherein the positioning device comprises a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm for guiding the seat console along a curved trajectory, wherein the pivot arms respectively comprise a first end and a second end, wherein the respective first end of the pivot arms is supported on the positioning device via a respective first rotary joint, and the respective second end of the pivot arms is connected to the seat console via a respective second rotary joint in a manner as spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hamm AG
    Inventors: Gernot Reif, Stefan Reber
  • Device for adjusting position of headrest for vehicle
    Patent number: 11491902
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a position of a headrest for a vehicle includes: a stay mounted on a seatback frame; a main frame including a rotation guide hole, inserted into and mounted on the stay, and configured to ascend or descend along the stay; an elevation device mounted on the main frame and the stay, and configured to allow the main frame to ascend or descend along the stay; a rotating frame including a first end portion inserted into the stay and configured to ascend or descend along the stay, and a second end portion extending toward the rotation guide hole of the main frame; a rotating device mounted on the rotating frame and the rotation guide hole of the main frame, and configured to rotate the rotating frame along the rotation guide hole; and a headrest frame assembled to the rotating frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Hyeon Shin, Sang Hyun Lee, Seong Mun Yun, Seon Chae Na, Byung Yong Choi, Sang Ho Kim, Hyeong Jong Kim
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: 11485263
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a notifying system. The seat body is disposed on the base and movable relative to the base between a front facing position and a rear facing position. The notifying system includes an actuated device disposed on one of the base and the seat body, an actuating component and a notifying device. The actuating component is disposed on another one of the base and the seat body and configured to actuate the actuated device when the seat body reaches at least one of the front facing position and the rear facing position. The notifying device is electrically connected to the actuated device and configured to generate a notifying signal when the actuated device is actuated by the actuating component, so as to indicate information to facilitate a caregiver to determine whether the child safety seat is installed properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Da Liang Zhang
  • Lumbar support assembly
    Patent number: 11485260
    Abstract: Proposed is a lumbar support assembly having an air bladder and components for operating the air bladder and facilitating the assembly and maintenance thereof. The lumbar support assembly includes: a suspension mat having a first hole formed at the inner side thereof, and having a second hole formed at one edge thereof; an air bladder having a first clip hole, which is formed at one edge thereof and overlaps with the first hole; a pouch including a pump and having a second clip hole, which is formed at one edge thereof and overlaps with the second hole; a fixing clip that can be mounted in the first clip hole or the second clip hole; and an electronic valve which has a first tube connected to the air bladder and a second tube connected to the pump and which is coupled to the rear surface of the suspension mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: DAECHANG SEAT CO.
    Inventors: Chan Ki Cho, Jin Oh Kim, Kyoung Min Cho
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11472321
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a chamber in which at least a seat-front-surface side is covered with a pad and which circulates the air blown from a front surface of a seat through the pad; a fan configured to send air into the chamber; and a support body which supports the chamber so as to be able to sink in an acting direction of a load applied to the surface of the seat. The chamber includes a first region and a second region, and the first region and the second region are configured to allow subduction of the chamber independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Arata, Takumi Yamakawa
  • Seat assembly with hybrid spring-based cushion support
    Patent number: 11465752
    Abstract: A seat assembly configured to be employed in vehicle seats such as aircraft passenger seats. The seat assembly includes a seat frame having first and second spaced frame members and first and second spaced transverse beams. A plurality of springs positioned proximate an aft end of the seat frame generally above the second transverse beam span between the first and second frame members. A support member is attached to the plurality of springs and to a seat back attachable to the seat frame. A cushion assembly mounts on the seat frame such that the aft end rests on the plurality of springs while the forward end rests on the front transverse beam. In use, as the aft end of the cushion assembly deflects downward toward the second transverse beam the forward end simultaneously rotates around the first transverse beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Adcock, Ryan J. Suhre, Stephen A. Puglisi
  • Chair with forehead rest
    Patent number: 11445827
    Abstract: Provided is a chair with a forehead rest, including a seating part which includes a seat board and a support leg supporting the seat board and on which a user is seated, a main support arm, an elastic support arm which is provided on an upper end of the main support arm and includes a first elastic support arm part that bends forward while protruding upward and a second elastic support arm part protruding downward from a leading end of the first elastic support arm part to be bent rearward toward a lower end of the second elastic support arm part, and a forehead rest which is provided on a leading end of the second elastic support arm part of the elastic support arm and by which the forehead of the user is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Seungwoo Lee
  • Child seat
    Patent number: 11439250
    Abstract: A child seat includes a seat portion, a backrest frame and a front guard respectively connected pivotally with the seat portion, the backrest frame having multiple deployed positions and a collapsed position, the front guard being rotatable relative to the seat portion between an unfolded and a folded position, and a folding mechanism including a latch connected with the seat portion, and a linking part respectively coupled to the latch and the backrest frame. The latch can engage and lock the front guard in the unfolded position, and the backrest frame is rotatable to cause a displacement of the linking part that urges the latch to disengage and unlock the front guard. The folding mechanism is configured to keep the front guard in the unfolded position while the backrest frame is deployed for use, and to unlock the front guard as the backrest frame rotates toward the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Zhiren Zhong
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11440443
    Abstract: Vehicle seat comprising a backrest, a seat part and a seat part upper portion connected to the seat part and displaceable relative to the seat part, the backrest being connected to the seat part in such a manner as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, characterised in that the backrest and the seat part upper portion are connected to one another in such a way that, when the backrest is rotated about the first axis of rotation, the seat part upper portion is displaced relative to the seat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventor: Erwin Haller
  • Armrest inertial latch having anti-reverse lock for absorbing dynamic oscillation during vehicle impact
    Patent number: 11440447
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback rotationally coupled to a base at a seat pivot. A securing pin is coupled with the seatback. An inertial latch is operable about a latch pivot to define an idle position defined by the inertial latch biased distal from the securing pin, and a deployed position defined by an opposing directional force biasing the inertial latch into selective engagement with the securing pin wherein the seatback is maintained in a predetermined rotational position. A guide latch is biased against the inertial latch and having an idle notch and a deployed notch. The idle notch selectively maintains the inertial latch in the idle position. The deployed notch secures the inertial latch in the deployed position in response to the opposing directional biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Pabalate
  • Thigh support and seat
    Patent number: 11440450
    Abstract: A seat comprises a backrest, a seat support coupled to the backrest; and a thigh support coupled to the seat support. The thigh support includes a thigh support structure having a thigh extension, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The thigh extension may include at least one elastically deformable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Kurt Seibold
  • Extendable sofa
    Patent number: 11439246
    Abstract: There is disclosed an extendable sofa comprising a frame having a seat support portion, a back-support portion, and a cushion storage compartment, wherein the frame is adapted to extend and collapse length-wise between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration. A primary seat cushion adapted to rest upon the seat support portion of the frame when in the frame is in the collapsed configuration. An auxiliary seat cushion adapted to be stored in the cushion storage compartment when the frame is in the collapsed configuration and adapted to rest upon the seat support portion when the frame is in the extended configuration. At least one primary back cushion adapted to rest against the back-support portion of the frame when the frame is in the collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Cody Rees
  • Pet hammock for vehicle
    Patent number: 11432527
    Abstract: A pet hammock for vehicle, adapted for accommodating one or more pets between a front seat and a rear seat of a vehicle, includes a main body including a front panel, a rear panel and a base panel, and a mounting unit including a front hanger and a rear hanger arranged for mounting the main body between the front seat and the rear seat through a plurality of anchor points provided at the front seat and the rear seat respectively, such that the base panel is suspendedly supported between the front hanger and the rear hanger while the front hanger and the rear hanger are secured with the front seat and the rear seat at the anchor points thereof. The front panel has a window covered with a see-through screen for communicating the front seat with the rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Min Pan
  • Ergonomic chair made from paper substrate with embedded sensor, computer readable medium for interacting with the chair, method of making the chair or other structures from paper substrate
    Patent number: 11432656
    Abstract: There is provided an ergonomic chair which is produced from flat components. The components may be made of paper. The components are designed using parametric equations which take the targeted user's proportions into account. The components are then folded, joined, and coated with strengthening material. The chair has a seat, a base, and three legs connecting the seat to the base. The base contains a counterweight mass for keeping the chair in a default upright position. The base contains an accelerometer which can transmit data to a computing device to track a user's posture and other health-related data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick Allen Danielson
  • Cooling apparatus, kits, methods and uses therefor
    Patent number: 11432655
    Abstract: A fan-equipped apparatus comprising an elongated fan plenum for a cooling chair is disclosed. In some embodiments, an elongated fan plenum can be configured to direct airflow through a chair back and concentrate on a user's back. In some embodiments, a chair with a fan-equipped cooling apparatus and a porous chair back is provided. In some embodiments, a fan-equipped apparatus can be attached to a chair selected by the user. Thermal imaging demonstrates cooling of a user by operation of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ganer Zackson, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Lee Garner
  • Portable seat cushion
    Patent number: 11419426
    Abstract: A portable seat and back cushion for posture correction. The device includes a seat member with an inflatable bladder or a foam insert and a back member that is foldably connected to the seat member. A customizable support member is disposed within the back member. The customizable support member may include either an inflatable bladder with a plurality of individually adjustable bubbles arranged in a vertical row or a semi-rigid insert with a plurality of selectively positionable vertebral support nodules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Ara Ohanian
  • Character chair
    Patent number: 11419419
    Abstract: The present chair includes a scissoring straight leg and oblique support mechanism such that the chair may be folded between open and closed forms. The straight legs include lower feet and upper hubs. The oblique supports extend between the lower feet and upper hubs. The lower feet include structures that provide character to the folding chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, William D. Butterfield
  • Child safety seat
    Patent number: 11413991
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell, a belt tightener and a latching mechanism. The seat shell includes a seat portion and a backrest portion respectively having a first and a second belt path, each of the first and second belt path being configured to receive an anchoring belt for attaching the child safety seat on a vehicle seat. The belt tightener is pivotally connected with the seat shell and carries a first and a second pressing portion, the belt tightener being movable between a first position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the first belt path with the first pressing portion in contact with the anchoring belt, and a second position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the second belt path with the second pressing portion in contact with the anchoring belt. The latching mechanism can lock the belt tightener in the first and second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Guang-Hui Zhao
  • Convertible golf cart assembly
    Patent number: 11407340
    Abstract: A convertible golf cart seat assembly is disclosed. The convertible golf cart seat assembly includes a main seat frame attached to the existing golf cart structure, a plastic stationary cargo board supported by the main seat frame, a plastic flip board rotatably hinged to the main seat frame, and a seat with a plastic backer board attached to the flip board. The hinge between the flip board and the main seat frame includes flip board flanges on the flip board and cargo board flanges on the stationary cargo board that abut each other and provide strength to the cargo bed created by the stationary cargo board and the flip board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co., LLC
    Inventors: Brent Moore, John R. Jordan