Patents by Inventor Bernard Pradier

Bernard Pradier 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).

  • Patent number: 9751429
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting seat length, comprising a seat front plate (12) that is movable relative to a seat frame (11), the plate (12) being mounted on a carriage that is slidably guided on a stationary mounting attached above said frame, the carriage and the mounting being situated between the frame and the seat front plate. The device comprises motor-driven control means for controlling the sliding of the carriage relative to the stationary mounting, the motor-driven control means (4) including a motor (43) arranged near the front of the seat, in front of the frame (1) and beneath the path of the seat front plate (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE
    Inventors: Jerome Planson, Bernard Pradier, Charles-Louis Ducrohet, Laurent Chabert, Nicolas Navatte
  • Publication number: 20140292051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting seat length, comprising a seat front plate (12) that is movable relative to a seat frame (11), the plate (12) being mounted on a carriage that is slidably guided on a stationary mounting attached above said frame, the carriage and the mounting being situated between the frame and the seat front plate. The device comprises motor-driven control means for controlling the sliding of the carriage relative to the stationaly mounting, the motor-driven control means (4) including a motor (43) arranged near the front of the seat, in front of the frame (1) and beneath the path of the seat front plate (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE
    Inventors: Jerome Planson, Bernard Pradier, Charles-Louis Ducrohet, Laurent Chabert, Nicolas Navatte
  • Patent number: 8579373
    Abstract: A seat base length adjustment device including a seat nose plate assembled on a carriage movable with respect to the seating frame, means for slidably guiding the carriage, and means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame. The sliding guide means comprises a guide rail located in a middle portion of the carriage, the carriage supports a toothed wheel, rotatably assembled on the carriage along an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction, and meshing with a rack arranged close to the guide rail, and the means for maintaining the carriage in position comprises a lock acting on the rotation of the toothed wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Bernard Pradier, Jérôme Planson
  • Publication number: 20110254335
    Abstract: A seat base length adjustment device including a seat nose plate assembled on a carriage movable with respect to the seating frame, means for slidably guiding the carriage, and means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame. The sliding guide means comprises a guide rail located in a middle portion of the carriage, the carriage supports a toothed wheel, rotatably assembled on the carriage along an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction, and meshing with a rack arranged close to the guide rail, and the means for maintaining the carriage in position comprises a lock acting on the rotation of the toothed wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Faurecia Sieges D'Automobile
    Inventors: Bernard PRADIER, Jérôme Planson
  • Publication number: 20050248200
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a seat proper and a seat back comprising a bottom portion pivotally mounted on the seat proper via a first hinge mechanism situated on a first side of the seat back, and a top portion pivotally mounted on the bottom portion via a second hinge mechanism situated on the second side of the seat back, the top portion being mounted to pivot freely on the bottom portion on the first side of the seat back. On said second side, one of the cheek plates of the first hinge mechanism is connected to the bottom portion of the seat back by a locking member making it possible either to secure said cheek plate to the bottom portion of the seat back, or to allow said bottom portion of the seat back to pivot freely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Bernard Pradier, Christophe Aufrere