Patents Examined by Timothy J Brindley
  • Patent number: 12201223
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat that allows engagement holes for engaging an end part of the skin member to be provided without burdening the seat frame design. The seat cushion of the vehicle seat includes a frame structure, a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to resiliently support an occupant, a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member, and a skin member covering the pad. The support member is provided with plurality of engagement portions engaging end parts of the skin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Onuma, Soichiro Kamei
  • Patent number: 12201566
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter, there is provided a head support assembly attachable to a seat comprising a right frame member and a left frame member. The head support assembly comprising: a right support post and a left support post; a right coupler and a left coupler, articulatable respectively to the right frame member and to the left frame member, and configured for independently arresting the right support post and the left support post, respectively, in a manner facilitating tilting the support post at least partially about a pitch axis extending between the right coupler and the left coupler; and a head support unit articulable to a right top portion of the right support post and to a left top portion of the left support post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: HEADOVATIONS LTD
    Inventors: Ben Cohen Gazit, Kalman Shaham, Michael Librus
  • Patent number: 12194904
    Abstract: An aircraft seat device has a multi-part backrest frame unit comprising at least one first side frame element, at least one second side frame element, which is arranged on a side of the backrest frame unit that is opposite from the first side frame element, and at least one transverse frame element which is realized separately from the side frame elements and connects the side frame elements, wherein the transverse frame element is realized at least substantially plate-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Zoltan Jussli, Tim Schreyer, Thomas Drenzeck
  • Patent number: 12193578
    Abstract: A chair comprises a seat pan member, a seat back member having a lumbar support member, a lumbar support assembly operatively connected to the lumbar support member and configured for moving the lumbar support member, with respect to the seat pan member and the seat back member, between at least a first position and a second position, and an actuator configured to operate the lumbar support assembly for movement of the lumbar support member between at least the first position and the second position. When the lumbar support member is in the second position, the lumbar support member is positioned forwardly, in a direction toward the seated user's lower back, relative to the seat back member so as to enable the user to be seated forwardly on the seat pan member while being engaged with the lumbar support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: FELLOWES, INC.
    Inventors: Tai Hoon K. Matlin, James Waring, Shawn Applegate, Steven James Barnaby, Jr., Peter Maletich, John Fellowes
  • Patent number: 12194951
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing pet restraint while riding in a vehicle for enhancing pet and passenger safety. The apparatus of this invention includes a dual loop harness and a vehicle seatbelt receiving loop having a reinforced tongue extending from a securement intersection with the harness a selected distance along the receiving loop thereby establishing a selected receiving loop cant. The methods of this invention are directed to steps for forming the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ruff Rider Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl L. Goldberg
  • Patent number: 12179642
    Abstract: A vehicle seat 10 comprising a seat base 11 and a backrest portion 13, wherein the backrest portion comprises a support structure 13. A user engagable cushioned section 14 is locatable on a user facing side 16 of the support structure 13 and the support structure 13 is shaped and dimensioned to receive at least a portion 21 of the cushioned section 14 such that the cushioned section comprises at least one localised area of increased thickness 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Thompson Aero Seating Limited
    Inventors: Keith Robert Newell, Neil Rodgers
  • Patent number: 12178329
    Abstract: The travel pillow and child carrier accessory for luggage comprises a pouch, a cover flap, a left strap, a right strap, and a cushion insert. The pouch and the cover flap may be a container for holding the cushion insert. The pouch may form a child carrier by removably coupling to a telescoping handle of an item of luggage via the left strap and the right strap such that the pouch and the cushion insert are adapted to function as a back support and the item of luggage as a seat. The pouch May form a pillow by folding and concealing the left strap and the right strap under the cover flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Jessica Mellicent Sporbeck
  • Patent number: 12179641
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion provided with a seat cushion frame, a front link configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to a base that is a slide rail or a vehicle body floor, and a front load detection sensor attached to an upper rail and configured to detect a load applied to the vehicle seat. The seat cushion frame includes a pair of side frames separated from each other in a seat width direction, the front link includes a first rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the seat cushion frame and a second rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the base, and the front load detection sensor is arranged at a position different from the second rotation shaft in a front to back direction of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuto Aoki, Tadanori Masuda, Kei Okuma, Hidetsune Nonaka
  • Patent number: 12171343
    Abstract: A convertible children's seat may include a chair component, and enclosure component, and soft goods. The chair component may include a base, a stationary plate mounted to the base, and a seat back mounted to and rotatable about the stationary plate. The soft goods may be wrapped around the chair component and the enclosure component. The seat back may be configured to rotate between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The chair component is configured to be removably mounted to the enclosure component. A children's seat apparatus may include a chair component and an enclosure component. A method for implementing a convertible children's seat may include providing the convertible children's seat and causing the convertible children's seat to be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration when the seat back is rotated about the stationary plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: David Hotard
  • Patent number: 12172562
    Abstract: An armrest assembly for a seat in a modified OEM vehicle. The armrest assembly includes an armrest support having a grommet and a detent pin, wherein the grommet includes a grommet aperture. An armrest includes an armrest aperture and a pin aperture; wherein the armrest aperture is configured to receive the grommet and the pin aperture is configured to receive the detent pin. A quick release connector extends through the grommet aperture and the armrest aperture, wherein the quick release connector includes an actuator to release the armrest from the armrest support. Engagement of the detent pin with the pin aperture prevents rotation of the armrest with respect to the armrest support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Beck, Robert Earl Bettcher, III, Michael Todd Zindler
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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