Patents Examined by Timothy J Brindley
  • Patent number: 12167797
    Abstract: The invention provides a seat clip (1) for attaching a seat to a frame of a chair, comprising an upper portion (2) arranged to be attached to the seat (6), a lower portion (3) comprising a latching element (5) arranged to be reversibly attached to the frame (7) by positive locking, and an intermediate portion (4) connecting the upper portion (2) to the lower portion (3) and being flexible, such that the seat clip can be deformed when pressure is applied to the intermediate portion (4) and/or the lower portion (3) in order to attach the latching element (5) to the frame (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventors: Peter Mansson, Thomas Holma
  • Patent number: 12168405
    Abstract: A seat back assembly including a pultrusion reinforcement and a seat back frame formed of a resin material, the seat back frame is only partially overmolded onto the pultrusion reinforcement such that the pultrusion reinforcement is configured to be visually inspected through a plurality of openings formed in the seat back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., BASF SE, Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob A. Herget, John Salvia, Todd Rupert Muck, Vikas Bhatia, Gregory T. Donovan, Matthew F. Parkinson, Steven R. Perucca
  • Patent number: 12162388
    Abstract: A seat component assembly includes a structural body comprised of a natural fiber polypropylene material and an additional seat component attached to the structural body to provide a seat back or a seat cushion. A method of forming a seat component assembly includes forming a structural body comprised of a natural fiber polypropylene material and attaching an additional seat component to the structural body to provide a seat back or a seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Boinais, Aurelien Francois, Aaron Snyder
  • Patent number: 12162390
    Abstract: An automatically operatable electric wing-out headrest includes a motor having a lead screw configured to adjust forward-and-rearward rotation of wing-out pads respectively mounted on the opposite sides of a headrest body, a first slider coupled to the lead screw so as to be movable upwards and downwards, a second slider configured to contact the first slider so as to be movable forwards and rearwards, and a wing-out link connected to the second slider to rotate a wing-out frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOYONCNF
    Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Tae Hoon Lee, Sang Ho Kim, Seung Young Lee, Jun Namgoong, Yong Jun Shin
  • Patent number: 12157402
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle may comprise a back assembly; a cushion assembly comprising a cushion frame coupled to a base frame; and an adjustment mechanism to raise and lower the cushion frame relative to the base frame. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a frame and an adjuster. The frame may comprise an interface comprising a dome-shaped seat for the adjuster. The seat may comprise an interface comprising a recess for the adjuster at the cushion frame. The adjuster may comprise a bladder to be inflated for a raised position; the actuator may comprise a pneumatic actuator. The bladder may be cylindrical, disc-shaped, ball-shaped, multi-segment, etc. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a stop and a frame such as an interface, bracket, compliant element, etc. The cushion frame may be pivotally coupled with the base frame. The adjustment mechanism may comprise a set of adjusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Inventor: Kurt Seibold
  • Patent number: 12145731
    Abstract: A base assembly for an aircraft seat is disclosed. The base assembly may include one or more leg sub-assemblies. Each leg sub-assembly may include a front leg, a rear leg, and a link beam configured to couple the front leg to a portion of the rear leg. At least one of the front leg or the rear leg being at least partially formed of a hybrid composite structure. The link beam being at least partially formed of the hybrid composite structure. The hybrid composite structure formed of at least a first material and a second material, where the first material is different from the second material, the first material including a thermoplastic material configured to provide ductility for the base assembly, the second material being a composite material configured to provide strength for the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Ballocchi, Damian Christie, Nigel McKibbin, Andrew W. Blackwood, Deepa Jose
  • Patent number: 12144425
    Abstract: A chair comprising a sub-frame in contact with the ground and connected to the chair the sub-frame including four wheels to support the chair on the ground and a set of powered driving wheels connected to the rear of the sub-frame to allow the chair to be propelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Bill Kachirski
  • Patent number: 12139050
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat frame for a vehicle, the seat frame including a back frame provided on a vehicle seat and including a rotary spring disposed at a lower end thereof, the rotary spring is configured to fold the vehicle seat forward when a lever operates, and a flat spring disposed at the lower end of the back frame and including a slider provided on a lower surface of the back frame and configured to fix the back frame so as to prevent the vehicle seat from being restored rearward when the vehicle seat is folded forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dong Hyeon Son, Woo Sool Song
  • Patent number: 12139059
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including at least one outer frame on which an outer part of a seating surface is supported, and at least one inner frame on which an inner part of the seating surface is supported and which is movable relative to the outer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Jörg Gropp, Gregor Kröner, Jacqueline Albrecht, Tuba Yildirim
  • Patent number: 12128993
    Abstract: A boat chair cover comprises longitudinally successive seat and backrest cover sections of towel-like material having respective compartments that are expandable to receive and resiliently engage a cushioned seat and cushioned backrests, respectively, of the boat chair. Mutually engageable strap segments extend transversely from opposite longitudinal edges of the cover for securing the cover about the backrest of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Skipper Seat LLC.
    Inventors: Stephanie Foschini, Christopher Foschini
  • Patent number: 12128798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat for a vehicle configured to variously adjust a seat position between, for example, a full-flat mode, a relaxation mode, a cushion tip-up mode, a full-bed mode, a walk-in mode, and a rear-view mode using a first hinge shaft to rotate the entire seat, including a seatback and a seat cushion, and a second hinge shaft to rotate the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Young Yun, Sang Do Park, Ho Suk Jung, Mu Young Kim, Jun Hwan Lee, Chan Ho Jung, Hyeok Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 12122274
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a backrest portion coupled to the seating portion. The seat also includes a temperature-control system associated with at least one of the seating portion and the backrest portion. The temperature-control system includes a base layer and an intermediate layer disposed adjacent to the base layer. The intermediate layer is adapted to allow fluid to flow through it. The temperature-control system includes a cover layer disposed adjacent to the intermediate layer. The temperature-control system includes at least one heating element disposed between the intermediate layer and the cover layer. The temperature-control system further includes a fluid pump to provide fluid flow through the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurang Gupta, Wentao Wang, Adnan Esmail
  • Patent number: 12122276
    Abstract: A skin locking clip that is firmly supported by a pad is provided. The skin locking clip (10) is disposed in a groove (8) of a pad (5) of a vehicle seat or the like, and fixes a locked portion (6c) attached to a skin material. The skin locking clip (10) includes a base plate (11), a locking piece (12) erected on the base plate (11) to lock the locked portion (6c), and an overhanging piece (13) erected on the base plate. Since the overhanging piece (13) is supported by the pad (5), the skin locking clip (10) is firmly supported by the pad (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: NIFCO INC., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei Chinomi, Kazuya Aoki, Kenta Kikuchi, Kei Okuma
  • Patent number: 12122273
    Abstract: An air cushion arrangement installable in an interior of a seat having a seat surface may have at least one air cushion and an air supply system for variably supplying the at least one air cushion with air, wherein at least one air cushion is assigned a pulsation generator, the at least one air cushion being non-fluidically connected to the pulsation generator. The air cushion and the pulsation generator are configured to generate a pulsation in a direction of the seat surface of the seat (e.g., if the air cushion arrangement were installed in the interior of the seat). A seat assembly including such an air cushion arrangement is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Alfmeier Präzision SE
    Inventors: Erich Dörfler, Helmut Auernhammer, Ronny Gehlmann, Jürgen Baumgartl
  • Patent number: 12116034
    Abstract: A backrest adjusting mechanism disposed between a backrest tube and a frame of an infant carrier includes an outer cover fixed at the frame, an inner cover connected to the backrest tube and pivoted to the outer cover, a driving member movably disposed between the outer and inner covers, a locking member movably disposed on the driving member, and an operating member connected to the driving member for driving the driving member between first and second positions. Switching of the driving member between the first position and the second position drives the locking member to selectively lock or release the outer cover and the inner cover. Two first locking portions are disposed on the outer cover, a second locking portion is disposed on the inner cover, and the locking member is cooperated with the second locking portion and selectively cooperated with one of the two first locking portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: HaiTao Wu
  • Patent number: 12108886
    Abstract: Furniture entertainment hubs are disclosed that are integrated in a piece of furniture to conveniently control the piece of furniture, while at the same time providing a convenient means of communicating with and charging a remote smart device such as a smart phone or tablet. The entertainment hubs can be in many different locations in the piece of furniture, with some embodiments embedded in an armrest with the hub having a touch screen accessible at the top surface of the armrest. The entertainment hub provides a sleek, aesthetic and easy to mechanism for controlling the chair/sofa and interfacing with remote devices. One embodiment of an entertainment hub for a seating apparatus comprising a body with a plurality of planar surfaces, wherein one of said plurality of surfaces comprises a substantially flat control panel. The control panel comprises a plurality of visual touch buttons, a remote device wireless charging pad, and a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ABBYSON LIVING LLC
    Inventor: Rodd Rafieha
  • Patent number: 12097791
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle includes a first seat assembly having a first seat base and a first armrest that is convertible between an armrest position and a center seat position, and a second seat assembly having a second seat base and a second armrest that is convertible between an armrest position and a middle seat position. The seating system also includes a convertible third seat assembly located between the first and second seat assemblies and having a third seat formed by the first armrest and the second armrest in the middle seat position, wherein the first and second armrests are moveable between the armrest position and the center seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jung Jeon, David William Gaines, Kurt Leon Kormos, Macit Aktas, Shawn Anthony Dixon, Craig Rackers
  • Patent number: 12090902
    Abstract: A mesh integrated seat pad assembly delivers vibration output from a massage module to the entire seat pad to prevent the vibration from being reduced by the pad. The mesh integrated seat pad assembly includes a pad provided in a seatback supporting the back of a passenger or a seat cushion supporting the hip and the thigh of the passenger to provide additional comfort to the passenger, a mesh mounted on one side surface of the pad, and a massage module installed to be in contact with the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventors: Sang-Hark Lee, Sang-Do Park, Deok-Soo Lim, Chan-Ho Jung, Sang-Soo Lee, Beom-Sun Kim, Sang-In Woo, Hyun-Seok Song
  • Patent number: 12083980
    Abstract: A seat assembly of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, and a plurality of inflatable tubes located in the seat cushion. An inflation apparatus is operably connected to the plurality of inflatable tubes to selectably inflate the plurality of inflatable tubes upon detection of a crash event. A method of operating a seat assembly of a vehicle includes detecting a crash event, and selectably inflating a plurality of inflatable tubes in a seat cushion of the seat assembly in response to detection of the crash event. One or more inflatable tubes may be provided in a seat back, headrest and/or side bolster of the seat assembly to enhance active and passive safety features and to improve occupant comfort. This feature can be extended to a seat backrest, seat bolster and seat headrest to enhance active and passive safety features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandra M R Rao, Pramod Joshi, Naresh Kini
  • Patent number: 12082711
    Abstract: Disclosed is a parasol with a chair which allow users such as the elderly sit and rest on a chair by installing the chair on a prop of a parasol installed in a crosswalk, a park, etc., is made lighter and has construction convenience by extruding the chair into a fiber-bonded form, has a high tensile strength to make discoloration inhibition caused by ultraviolet rays excellent while being easily damaged, has non-toxic flame retardant properties to implement high resistance to fire, and has excellent tensile strength, improved strength, and excellent water pressure resistance by using glass fiber, thereby achieve long lifespan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: YOUFUNI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Ki Kim