Patents by Inventor Carsten Reith
Carsten Reith 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).
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Patent number: 12708218Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular seat bottom cushion, configured to be attached to a seat structure having a seat bottom structure comprising two lateral flanges spaced apart by a front transverse tube and a rear transverse tube, the modular seat bottom cushion comprising, in the assembled state: a base comprising a mechanical interface system for attachment to the seat bottom structure, padding resting on an upper surface of the base a covering which covers the padding.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Carsten Reith, Abhijeet Pharate, Cédric Ketels, Didier Duriez, Swapnil Gathibandhe, Marine Michaud
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Publication number: 20260208642Abstract: A system including structural frames differing in a position of a front cross tube, a seat shell with a fastening member comprising two fastening channels extending in the perpendicular direction, where each structural frame is associated with one of the fastening channels, where the fastening channels are positioned on the fastening member and have a cross-section such that the front cross tubes of the different structural frame can be received in the respectively associated fastening channel when the seat shell is assembled on the structural frame, and a locking part which can attach to the seat shell via fastener means and which is shaped such that a fastening compartment is formed by one of the fastening channels on the seat shell and the locking part when the locking part is attached to the seat shell in which the front cross tube of the associated structural frame can be received.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2026Publication date: July 23, 2026Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbHInventors: Carsten REITH, Abhijeet PHARATE
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Patent number: 12545159Abstract: A suspension system for a backrest of a vehicle seat, wherein the suspension system comprises: a main support, the main support has a main plate, an ancillary support, the ancillary support has an ancillary plate, the ancillary plate has a central portion extending along the extension of the main plate in an elevation direction, and a structural core extending in the elevation direction between an upper structural end and a lower structural end, the upper structural end and the lower structural end are intended to be attached to a frame, the main support and the ancillary support are attached to the structural core.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Carsten Reith, Abhijeet Pharate, Marine Michaud
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Publication number: 20240215732Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular seat bottom cushion, configured to be attached to a seat structure having a seat bottom structure comprising two lateral flanges spaced apart by a front transverse tube and a rear transverse tube, the modular seat bottom cushion comprising, in the assembled state: a base comprising a mechanical interface system for attachment to the seat bottom structure, padding resting on an upper surface of the base a covering which covers the padding.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Carsten REITH, Abhijeet PHARATE, Cédric KETELS, Didier DURIEZ, Swapnil GATHIBANDHE, Marine MICHAUD
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Publication number: 20240217412Abstract: An assembly for a first backrest and a second backrest, the assembly comprising a first suspension system for attachment to a first frame and a second suspension system for attachment to a second frame, wherein: the first suspension system comprises a first main support, a first ancillary support and a first structural core to which the first main support and the first ancillary support are attached, the second suspension system comprises a second main support, a second ancillary support and a second structural core to which the second main support and the second ancillary support are attached, the second main support is geometrically identical to the first main support, and the second ancillary support geometrically differs from the first ancillary support.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Carsten REITH, Abhijeet PHARATE, Marine MICHAUD
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Publication number: 20240217411Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular squab cushion, configured to be attached to a squab structure having a squab structure, the squab structure being configured to removably attach the modular squab cushion, the modular squab cushion comprises, in the assembled state: a main (or central) base having a lower surface configured to be attached to the squab structure, a central padding resting on an upper surface of the main base and forming a central portion, a central trim covering that covers the central padding, at least one modular lateral bolster removably attached to the main base.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Carsten REITH, Abhijeet PHARATE, Cédric KETELS, Didier DURIEZ, Swapnil GATHIBANDHE, Marine MICHAUD
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Publication number: 20240217406Abstract: A suspension system for a backrest of a vehicle seat, wherein the suspension system comprises: a main support, the main support has a main plate, an ancillary support, the ancillary support has an ancillary plate, the ancillary plate has a central portion extending along the extension of the main plate in an elevation direction, and a structural core extending in the elevation direction between an upper structural end and a lower structural end, the upper structural end and the lower structural end are intended to be attached to a frame, the main support and the ancillary support are attached to the structural core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Carsten REITH, Abhijeet PHARATE, Marine MICHAUD
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Patent number: 11760242Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat includes an armature and an upholstery fixed to the armature. The upholstery has a slit for accommodating a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the armature in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The backrest further includes first and second trim elements. Each trim element forms a notch. The notches of the first and second trim elements define a passage for a headrest support rod. The second trim element partially covers the slit in the upholstery. The first and/or the second trim elements is/are in contact with the upholstery.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'AutomobileInventors: Carsten Reith, Jean-Marie Mauffrey, Didier Duriez, Yesh Prajapati, Jean-Yves Piederriere, Etienne Poulet, Benoît Gazaniol
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Publication number: 20220176857Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat includes an armature and an upholstery fixed to the armature. The upholstery has a slit for accommodating a headrest support rod by relative movement of the upholstery with respect to the armature in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The backrest further includes first and second trim elements. Each trim element forms a notch. The notches of the first and second trim elements define a passage for a headrest support rod. The second trim element partially covers the slit in the upholstery. The first and/or the second trim elements is/are in contact with the upholstery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Carsten REITH, Jean-Marie MAUFFREY, Didier DURIEZ, Yesh PRAJAPATI, Jean-Yves PIEDERRIERE, Etienne POULET, Benoît GAZANIOL
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Patent number: 11167673Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat body having a seat base and a backrest arranged to extend upward from the base. The seat body may include an exterior covering. The vehicle seat may further include a comfort system disposed within the seat body and including a heating track configured to emit heat.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLCInventors: Carsten Reith, Claudia Worlitz, Ludger Oel, Detlef E. B. Ricken, Michael Windhorst, Anne-Sophie Cabouillet
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Publication number: 20190031061Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat body having a seat base and a backrest arranged to extend upward from the base. The seat body may include an exterior covering. The vehicle seat may further include a comfort system disposed within the seat body and including a heating track configured to emit heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Carsten Reith, Claudia Worlitz, Ludger Oel, Detlef E. B. Ricken, Michael Windhorst, Anne-Sophie Cabouillet
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Patent number: 9517708Abstract: Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbHInventors: Claudia Worlitz, Carsten Reith, Dimitri Unrau
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Publication number: 20160046218Abstract: Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Claudia WORLITZ, Carsten REITH, Dimitri UNRAU
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Patent number: 5826944Abstract: An apparatus for connecting first and second seat areas is provided. The first and second seat area extend substantially with each other and each of the first seat areas have a corresponding second seat which it is connected to. The apparatus comprises a receiving bore fixed to one of the first and second seat areas. A threaded stem penetrates at least one connected set of the first and second areas crosswise through the receiving bore. The threaded stem has a conical spreading area and bears a nut on the side opposite the conical spreading area such that the threaded stem is freely movable axially on one side. A spreading bush encompasses the threaded stem.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1997Date of Patent: October 27, 1998Assignee: Bertrand Faure Sitztechnik GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wilfried Beneker, Carsten Reith