Patents by Inventor Bernard Leitner

Bernard Leitner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110298262
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: 89908 INC., DBA AMP RESEARCH
    Inventors: Horst Leitner, Bernard Leitner
  • Vehicle seat assembly
    Patent number: 7871116
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: 89908, Inc.
    Inventors: Horst Leitner, Bernard Leitner
  • Vehicle seat assembly
    Patent number: 7506910
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. The axes of rotation of each link relative to the vehicle floor converge at a central area underneath the seat. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat between a first position in which the links are substantially parallel to the vehicle floor and a second position in which the links are transverse to the vehicle floor. In moving from the first to the second position, the seat is elevated and rotated by the movement of the links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: 89908, Inc.
    Inventors: Horst Leitner, Bernard Leitner
  • Vehicle seat assembly
    Publication number: 20070085367
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. The axes of rotation of each link relative to the vehicle floor converge at a central area underneath the seat. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat between a first position in which the links are substantially parallel to the vehicle floor and a second position in which the links are transverse to the vehicle floor. In moving from the first to the second position, the seat is elevated and rotated by the movement of the links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Horst Leitner, Bernard Leitner