Patents Examined by Timothy J Brindley
  • Passenger seat with support structure including offset struts
    Patent number: 11447254
    Abstract: A passenger seat for an aircraft, including a bottom support configured to be connected to a floor of the aircraft, a seat pan frame, and a support structure interconnecting the seat pan frame to the bottom support, the support structure including a front support member pivotally connected to a front end of the seat pan frame, the front support member including a respective strut on each side of the seat pan frame, each respective strut having a bottom end rigidly connected to the bottom support and an opposed top end located under the seat pan frame, the bottom end being inwardly, downwardly and rearwardly offset with respect to the top end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Carrick, Neil Trivers, Il Yong Kim
  • Baby carrier
    Patent number: 11440444
    Abstract: A baby carrier system is disclosed herein. The baby carrier system includes a baby carrier and a waist strap. The baby carrier includes a main body, a baby securing system, and shoulder straps. The waist strap may preferably be detachable and adjustable. In some embodiments, the baby carrier system may be a multi-functional baby carrier system that includes a multi-functional baby carrier configured for use as a car seat insert, where the multi-functional baby carrier includes fastener slits that allow for a car seat harness to secure a baby when the fastener slits are unfastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Bean Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Lena Shahbandar
  • Chair having a cleaning implement integrated thereon
    Patent number: 11439241
    Abstract: Chairs having a cleaning system integrated thereon are provided. These chairs allow a user to comfortably clean their feet while in a sitting or reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Julia Bornstein
  • Seatpost assembly having a reversible saddle clamp
    Patent number: 11433963
    Abstract: A seatpost assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing fixedly coupled to a seatpost, the housing including at least one adjustable clamp assembly retaining member. The assembly also includes a reversable saddle rail clamp assembly, the reversable saddle rail clamping assembly having a bottom saddle rail clamping member and a top saddle rail clamping member. The top saddle rail clamping member is configured to be coupled with the bottom saddle rail clamping member in a first orientation to provide a first offset position, and further configured to be coupled with the bottom saddle rail clamping member in a second orientation to provide a second offset position different from said first offset position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Pollock
  • Pivot fitting for a seat, in particular vehicle seat and a seat
    Patent number: 11427110
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for a seat, in particular vehicle seat, is configured to adjust an inclination of the seat between at least a use position and at least a non-use position. The pivot fitting may have at least one detection unit which is configured to determine if the seat is in at least one of the use position, any intermediate inclined position or the non-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael J. Leighton, Kenneth R. Ptak
  • Patient examination system
    Patent number: 11426128
    Abstract: A patient examination system including a frame assembly, one or more motion-controlling assemblies connected to the frame assembly for moving one or more selected movable portions of the frame assembly, and a patient support assembly. The patient support assembly includes a seat subassembly including a seat cushion, a back subassembly, a footrest subassembly including a footrest cushion, and a cover element covering a top side of the seat cushion and an external side of the footrest cushion. The cover element has an exposed surface for engagement with the patient. The seat subassembly includes the seat cushion and is secured to the upper element of the frame assembly. The frame assembly is configured to support the seat subassembly relative to the floor in a lowered position thereof, in a raised position thereof, in intermediate seat positions therebetween, and in Trendelenburg positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Krug Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Ruby, Paul Crossland, Cesar Fernandes, Kyunghun Park
  • Chair backrest adjustment mechanism
    Patent number: 11419424
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism configured for adjusting a backrest of a chair, including a clamp element configured to be fixedly attached to a static frame, which extends along a longitudinal axis; a guided frame selectively moveably coupled to the clamp element and configured to be fixedly attached to the backrest, and wherein displacement of the guided frame relative to the clamp element is configured to urge corresponding displacement of the backrest either axially along a first axis extending generally transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis or angularly with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Anatoli Chernin
  • Conveyance seat
    Patent number: 11420537
    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: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuto Aoki, Hidetsune Nonaka
  • Clutch-based adjustment mechanism for motorized multi-way seat adjustment
    Patent number: 11413988
    Abstract: Clutch-based adjustment mechanism for motorized multi-way seat adjustment An adjustment mechanism comprises multiple screw shafts (111, 112, 113) and a motor (150) for driving the screw shafts. Further, the adjustment mechanism comprises a clutch mechanism (160) for selectively engaging the motor (150) with one or more of the screw shafts (111, 112, 113). A rotation of one or more of the screw shafts (111, 12, 113) caused by the motor (150) translates into adjustment of the seat according to a first degree of freedom. A rotation of one or more others of the screw shafts (111, 12, 113) caused by the motor (150) translates into adjustment of the seat according to a second degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Schukra Geratebau GmbH
    Inventors: Maxime Samain, Koen Decaluwe
  • Composite structure with a reinforced link
    Patent number: 11413996
    Abstract: A composite structure comprising a substantially planar portion and a border arranged on the border of the substantially planar portion. A first linking zone is arranged at one end of the border along a first axis and a second linking zone is arranged at another end of the border along the first axis. The border further comprises a reinforcing zone connecting the first and second linking zones, in that the border has a profile transverse to the first axis that is substantially U-shaped opening on a side opposite the substantially planar portion and in that the border is reinforced by at least one rib substantially parallel to a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and included in the plane of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Morille, Gwenaël Lelan, Grégory Herve
  • Seat structure
    Patent number: 11407348
    Abstract: A holder is removable from a seatback frame. The seatback frame has a back plate, a top plate extending from an upper portion of the back plate toward a front side, and a fixing plate provided below the top plate and extending from the back plate toward the front side. The top plate has two insertion holes into which two holders can be inserted from above. The fixing plate is configured so as to be able to fix the end portions of the two holders inserted through the insertion holes of the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Fujita
  • Seat arrangement for a means of transport
    Patent number: 11407333
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a means of transport, in particular for a means of passenger transport, wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the means of transport by means of a fastening device, wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element with an upper region which is provided and suitable for supporting the back and at least one seat region which is integrated into the at least one frame element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventors: Dominik Meier, Sebastian Wegmann
  • Seat calf rest mechanism
    Patent number: 11400843
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a release mechanism for a leg support member, a release mechanism, and a method of installing a release mechanism for a leg support connected to a seat assembly are provided. The release mechanism has a support member to connect to one of a seat base and a leg support member. An arm has a proximal end region rotatably connected to the support member and a distal end region, The arm defines a cam surface. A biasing member is connected to the support member, and is in contact with the distal end region of the arm. A follower is provided to connect to the other of the seat base and the leg support member, and is engageable with the cam surface of the arm when the leg support member is rotated between a deployed position and a stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Rafal Pater, Kishore Tarade, Parashuram Rangolli, Sharad Pawar
  • Adjustment mechanism for seating assembly member
    Patent number: 11396253
    Abstract: A seating assembly having a seating assembly frame that includes a seat frame and a seatback frame. The seating assembly includes an extension member coupled to the seat frame and movable in response to an actuating force between an extended position relative to the seat frame and a compressed position relative to the seat frame and including an end fixedly coupled to the seat frame and an end coupled to an adjustment device disposed on the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Ratan Howlader, Robert Charles Shipley, Patrick Davis, Ian James, Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, David Frederick Lyons, Sean Bayle West
  • Aircraft seatback cover attachment system
    Patent number: 11396377
    Abstract: A seatback cover attachment system is disclosed. The attachment system may include a substrate configured to reversibly couple to a portion of a seatback frame. The substrate may include one or more surfaces that define a channel. The channel may be configured to receive a portion of the seatback frame. The attachment system may include a seatback cover sub-system. The seatback cover sub-system may include a dress cover. The seatback cover sub-system may include a side panel configured to couple to a portion of the substrate. The side panel may be configured to couple to one or more portions of the dress cover to form the seatback cover sub-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Zurian
  • Outdoor chaise lounge with integrated lock-box to secure valuables
    Patent number: 11389004
    Abstract: An outdoor chaise lounge may include a frame, multiple legs coupled to and extending below the frame to support the frame, a seat member coupled to the frame to enable a user to sit or lay on the seat member, a lock-box fixedly supported by the frame that enables a user of the outdoor chaise lounge to store and lock items therein. The lock-box may include a lock-box door inclusive of a user interface that enables a user to lock and unlock the lock-box. A door member may be coupled to the seat member and have a closed position and an open position such that when said door member is in the open position, the user has access to the user interface on the lock-box door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LOUNGERA IP LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edelman, Eric Birenberg
  • Interior variable vehicle
    Patent number: 11383619
    Abstract: An internal variable vehicle may include instrument panels provided on a side of an internal space of the vehicle, having a structure in which a portion thereof overlaps, configuring an embedding portion of the internal space when being developed, and forming an opening through which the internal space of the vehicle is externally exposed out of the vehicle when the portion thereof overlaps; a seat movable from the internal space of the vehicle to the outside; a guide provided on a floor of the internal space of the vehicle, and providing a path in which the seat is movable from the internal space of the vehicle to an opening side of the instrument panels; and a fixing module configured of fixing the seat to one point of the guide and releasing the fixing of the seat from the point of the guide when the seat is required to move to the outside of the vehicle through the opening of the instrument panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee
  • Seat frame side member
    Patent number: 11383627
    Abstract: A seat frame side member includes a frame body and a structural attachment point configured to connect a seat feature to the seat frame side member. The structural attachment point includes a projection extending from the frame body to a distal end. The projection includes a seat feature receiving portion at the distal end of the projection and a seat feature seating portion between the seat feature receiving portion and the frame body, and the seat feature receiving portion has a cross-sectional thickness that is different from a cross-sectional thickness of the seat feature seating portion. The seat frame side member can have an anisotropic microstructure with a plurality of layers built by additive manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery Bonk, Robert Fitzpatrick
  • Ergonomic support device for users in medical environment
    Patent number: 11382576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ergonomic supports in medical environment. In order to provide improved ergonomic support while providing a minimum impact of the user's activities, an ergonomic support device (10) for users in medical environment is provided. The support device comprises a seating support arrangement (14), an X-ray shielding arrangement (18) and a base support structure (12). The base support structure provides mechanical support for the seating support arrangement and the X-ray shielding arrangement. The seating support arrangement comprises a seat support surface (16) that is configured for supporting a buttocks area of a user. The X-ray shielding arrangement comprises at least one X-ray shield (20) that is configured for shielding at least a part of an X-ray radiation to which a user is exposed to while supported by the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Jette Mul, Robert Jacobus Maria Kamps
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11377008
    Abstract: At a vehicle seat, resistance to relative displacement of a passenger in a left-right direction is larger at both left-right direction side portions of a front surface of an upper portion of a backrest than at a left-right direction central portion. Further, a seat cushion has left and right side reinforcing portions that reinforce portions of a cushion pad from outer sides in a left-right direction, and from obliquely lower sides, of front-rear direction central portions of thigh portions of the passenger, and left and right lower surface reinforcing portions that reinforce portions of a lower surface of the cushion pad at outer sides in a left-right direction, and at obliquely lower sides, of buttock portions of the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kato, Kousuke Suzuki, Chikanori Honda