Patents Examined by Timothy J Brindley
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Patent number: 11214182Abstract: A headrest includes a frame made of metal, the frame includes a base plate supported by a headrest fixing device, and a cover plate disposed on an occupant head side of the base plate. The cover plate includes a cover panel portion, and a cover frame portion extending from an outer circumferential edge of the cover panel portion toward the base plate. The base plate includes a base panel portion, and a base frame portion extending from an outer circumferential edge of the base panel portion toward the cover plate, and fitted into the cover frame portion. A first part of the cover frame portion is joined to the base frame portion, and a remaining second part of the cover frame portion is enjoined to the base frame portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.Inventors: Keita Myochin, Naoki Toda
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Patent number: 11213132Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure for rapidly assembling a chair back and a chair seat. It comprises a chair seat underframe having a first engaging portion and an assembling channel and a chair back stand having a second engaging portion and an assembling block for correspondingly engaging with the assembling channel. The assembling channel has two protrusions at two lateral walls and the assembling block has two engaging grooves at two laterals for positioning and engaging with the two protrusions. The assembling channel of the chair seat underframe has an engaging hole, and a telescopic pin disposed at a bottom of the assembling block is positioned and engaged with the engaging hole. The assembling channel of the chair seat underframe and the assembling block of the chair back stand are further screwed together by a screwing member.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Comfordy Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Ling Wu, Armin Roland Sander, Cyrille Jehan Charier
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Patent number: 11208019Abstract: A headrest assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a head restraint including a push-button and a lever rotatable by a pull cable. The head restraint is moveable from an upright position to a folded position by movement of the push-button or the lever. This disclosure also relates to a seat and a method of use.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Daimay North America Automotive, Inc.Inventors: Yintai Jiang, Jianhua Wang, Guojun Tang
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Patent number: 11208017Abstract: To improve comfort, a motor vehicle seat has at least one cushion body, at least one cover concealing the cushion body at least in part, and at least one tensioner, which is operatively connected to the cover by a first end and is designed to adjust the cover tension. The tensioner is fixed by a second end to a clamping device. The clamping device is designed to modify and fix the distance of the tensioner from the first end thereof to the second end thereof and the clamping device is designed to be operated after completion of the motor vehicle seat.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Mario Buljan, Renato Martic
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Patent number: 11202518Abstract: A baby chair includes a baby chair comprising a chair body and a support rack assembled with the chair body. The chair body includes a plurality of legs. The support rack includes a base and a plurality of fastening members. The base has a top provided with a plurality of positioning recesses. The fastening members are pivotally mounted in positioning recesses. The chair body is used individually to function as a baby chair, and the support rack is used individually to function as a baby table. When the support rack is assembled with the chair body, each of the legs of the chair body is inserted into each of the positioning recesses of the support rack, and is locked by each of the fastening members. Thus, the support rack increases the height of the chair body.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Ten Square Inc.Inventor: Feng-Jung Lo
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Patent number: 11203435Abstract: A fastening system for a vehicle has a rail with a flange, which has a bearing surface, and a crosspiece, which bears the flange, also has an accommodating device, arranged on the crosspiece and has an accommodating bore, arranged parallel to the flange and runs through the crosspiece, further has a barrel nut having a longitudinal axis and a bore, which runs transversely to the longitudinal axis, and additionally has a securing device. The flange has a flange opening directed towards the bore. The position of the bore in the nut is aligned with the flange opening when the nut is in the bore. The securing device fixes the nut along the longitudinal axis in the bore. The securing device or the shape of the nut and/or of the bore fix the nut in a rotationally fixed manner in the bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Christian Rekert, Frank Klive, Jan Richardson-Busshoff
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Patent number: 11192653Abstract: Vehicle seat assemblies including support structures having at least two supports parts coupled at an articulating joint and a pneumatic actuator system including at least one pneumatic chamber inflated and deflated to articulate the articulating joint to move one support part relative to the other or to synchronize movement of two support parts. Support structures can include a backrest coupled to a seat bottom or leg rest coupled to a seat bottom, wherein articulation of the joint causes movement of the backrest or leg rest along a non-hinged trajectory to change a sitting position of the support structure, change seat orientation, and generally improve seat comfort.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Wilson
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Patent number: 11192477Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat that may have a support structure and a pad having a support wire attachable to the support structure. A retainer may be provided which is fixed at one end through an opening in the support structure and at the opposite end onto the support wire. The retainer may have a mounting member to fix through the opening and a hook to catch the support wire, the mounting member having a use position and a mounting position that is inclined relative to the use position. The mounting member and the hook may be joined by a spacer bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Adient Engineering and IP GmbHInventors: Eric B. Michalak, David B. Bakker, Bethany M. Scott
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Patent number: 11192479Abstract: A seat assembly and a method of manufacture. The seat assembly may include a seat bottom frame that has a perimeter tube assembly that may define an opening and a cross tube assembly that may extend across the opening. The perimeter tube assembly, the cross tube assembly, or both may have a telescoping tube joint.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Bozdar Brkovic, Roger Stephens, Daniel J. Peppernick, Dharmesh Kansara, Luke Boeve
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Patent number: 11186208Abstract: A child safety seat, including a headrest frame assembly and a seat frame assembly The seat frame assembly is matedly connected with the headrest frame assembly. The headrest frame assembly includes a headrest frame, an inner wall of the headrest frame is provided with a headrest polyurethane soft foam, the headrest polyurethane soft foam extends toward an outer wall of both sides of the headrest frame to form an everted rim, and the outer wall of the said headrest frame is provided with a headrest shell. The seat frame assembly includes a seat frame, an inner wall of the seat frame is provided with a seat polyurethane soft foam, the seat polyurethane soft foam extends toward an outer wall of both sides of the seat frame to form an everted rim, and the outer wall of the seat frame is provided with a seat shell.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: BUTONG SAFETY TECHNOLOGY (NINGBO) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianhong Qian, Jianhong Yuan, Hangjian Qiu, Qianglong Fan, Mingjun Liu, Chaoyang Shen
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Patent number: 11186338Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle having a longitudinal axis has a seat pan, a cover support adjacent to the seat pan and a seat cover comprising an upper surface and a first longitudinally extending side surface and a second longitudinally extending side surface. A heating and cooling module is disposed at least partially within the cover support. An air inlet is in communication with the heating and cooling module. The air inlet communicates air from a port in the seat cover to the heating and cooling module. An ambient condition sensor generates an ambient condition signal. A user interface generates a user setting corresponding to a comfort condition. A controller is coupled to the ambient condition sensor and the heating and cooling module. The controller controls the heating and cooling module in response to the user setting and the ambient condition signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Rafferty, Scott M. Schwintek, Kent A. Underland, Trevor A. Carlson, Joel M. Notaro
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Patent number: 11185462Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat including a pelvis support member of which a state or the like is adjusted. The conveyance seat includes the pelvis support member configured to support a portion of an occupant's body where a pelvis is positioned and lumbar supports configured to move the pelvis support member. The pelvis support member includes a seat back side support portion positioned behind a back portion of the occupant, a seat cushion side support portion positioned below buttocks of the occupant, and a connection portion that connects the seat back side support portion and the seat cushion side support portion. The lumbar supports are configured to move the pelvis support member so that a position of at least one of the seat back side support portion, the seat cushion side support portion, and the connection portion is changed with respect to the portion where the pelvis is positioned.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Naoto Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11180064Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat comprising a transmission housing and a slider comprising a first longitudinal guide member. The slider engaging with the transmission housing by means of the first longitudinal guide member.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Nicolas Navatte, Jacek Suchta, Grzegorz Lapa, Garczynski Radoslaw
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Patent number: 11180254Abstract: A variety of seats and seating arrangements are disclosed for use in transport vehicles such as airliners. The seats can have specific features and/or be arranged at specific angles adjacent to each other to combine high capacity with passenger comfort and safety.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: AirGo Design Pte., Ltd.Inventor: Alireza Yaghoubi
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Patent number: 11180257Abstract: An aircraft seat (10) comprising: a seat base (12) having a base support surface (22); an outer backrest (14) mounted to and extending upwardly from the seat base (12); an inner backrest (16) mounted to the outer backrest (14) and/or the seat base (12), the inner backrest (16) having a torso support surface (20) extending between a top end (26) and a bottom end (28) of the inner backrest (16) and being displaceable between a first position and a second position, wherein: when the inner backrest (16) is in the first position: the top end (26) of the inner backrest (16) is located adjacent to the outer backrest (14) and the bottom end (28) of the inner backrest (16) is located adjacent to the base support surface (22) of the seat base (12); and when the inner backrest (16) is in the second position: the top end (26) of the inner backrest (16) is located adjacent to the outer backrest (14) and the bottom end (28) of the inner backrest (16) is located adjacent to the base support surface (22) of the seat base (12Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SleeperTech PTY LTDInventor: Gordon Croudace
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Patent number: 11180063Abstract: Apparatus (10) for a vehicle seat, the apparatus (10) comprising a first supporting means (12) and a second supporting means (14), the first supporting means (12) comprising a storage means (16) and the second supporting means (14) being a headrest comprising a cover (18) for covering the storage means (16), the headrest being arranged to have a deployed condition and a retracted condition, wherein in the deployed condition the storage means (16) in the first supporting means (12) is at least partially uncovered, and in the retracted condition the storage means (16) in the first supporting means (12) is covered by the cover (18).Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITEDInventor: Christopher Brown
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Patent number: 11173974Abstract: A bicycle saddle can be customized to a rider's body to achieve desired support and comfort. The support shell is configured to support a rider's body and can be heated by an external heater and/or at least one internal thermal element operable to heat the bicycle saddle such that the saddle is molded to the rider.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Versal Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Michael Perreten, Aaron Brown, Dylan Schuetze, Thomas Edstrand
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Patent number: 11173811Abstract: Seat frame for a seat arrangement of a vehicle having a seat substructure, a seat surface supporting structure, an attachment structure and a backrest supporting structure. The seat substructure is arranged on a vehicle floor and the seat surface supporting structure fastens a seat surface element of the seat arrangement thereto. The seat surface supporting structure is movable on the seat substructure and/or on the attachment structure. The backrest supporting structure fastens a backrest element of the seat arrangement thereto. The backrest supporting structure is pivotably movable on the seat substructure. The backrest supporting structure is pivotable out of a first use position of the seat frame into a second use position of the seat frame. In the second use position, the backrest supporting structure acts on the seat surface supporting structure and forces the seat surface supporting structure out of the first use position into the second use position.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design GmbHInventor: Christian Rogg
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Patent number: 11172763Abstract: A wearable sitting-posture assisting device includes at least one leg unit that defines at least one longitudinal leg axis, and includes at least one foot unit that is configured for a connection of a shoe and/or a foot of a person, and includes at least one bearing unit supporting at least a portion of the foot unit such that it is translationally movable at least transversely to the at least one longitudinal leg axis. The bearing unit comprises at least one reset element, which is configured, in at least one bearing position, to apply a reset force to at least a portion of the foot unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: noonee AGInventor: Daniel Vafi
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Patent number: 11166558Abstract: A joint to connect frame members to form a frame of a chair. The joint has a first receptacle to receive a leg in a first position in which the leg extends in a first direction to support the frame of the chair at a distance above a surface, the leg attached to the frame via a cord. The joint has a second receptacle to receive the leg in a second position in which the leg extends in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, so that the joint rests on the surface, the second receptacle having an axially-oriented slot along a sidewall thereof to allow the cord to pass through into a central portion of the second receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: CASCADE MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Jeffrey Leach