Patents by Inventor Georg Ruess

Georg Ruess 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: 11577838
    Abstract: A seat, in particular an aircraft seat, having a seat support structure having at least one seat surface with a seat surface frame and a backrest with a backrest frame being pivotable relative to the seat surface, a base support element supporting the seat support structure, and a seat adjustment arrangement, which includes at least one coupling unit movable relative to the base support element, the coupling unit is configured to connect the seat surface frame and the backrest frame to one another and which is provided with at least one bearing element, and which includes at least one guide element in which the bearing element is movably guided. The seat adjustment arrangement being adapted to transfer the seat support structure into a sitting position, a comfort position or lying position by displacing the bearing element along the guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Adient Aerospace LLC
    Inventors: Uwe Reichel, Samuel David Pugh, Georg Ruess, Jannik Dech, Daniel Burgey, Stefan Renno
  • Publication number: 20200307801
    Abstract: A seat, in particular an aircraft seat, having a seat support structure having at least one seat surface with a seat surface frame and a backrest with a backrest frame being pivotable relative to the seat surface, a base support element supporting the seat support structure, and a seat adjustment arrangement, which includes at least one coupling unit movable relative to the base support element, the coupling unit is configured to connect the seat surface frame and the backrest frame to one another and which is provided with at least one bearing element, and which includes at least one guide element in which the bearing element is movably guided. The seat adjustment arrangement being adapted to transfer the seat support structure into a sitting position, a comfort position or lying position by displacing the bearing element along the guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Adient Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Uwe REICHEL, Samuel David PUGH, Georg RUESS, Jannik DECH, Daniel BURGEY, Stefan RENNO
  • Patent number: 9827877
    Abstract: A release device for the upper rail and the lower rail of a longitudinal seat adjustment system of a motor vehicle seat, the release device having a lever rotatably supported on the upper rail of the seat. An end of the lever interacts with the locking means and optionally releases the locking means. A handle is provided at the other end. If the handle is operated, the lever moves relative to the upper rail from a passive position to a release position and moves the locking means from a locking position to a releasing position. So the release device automatically moves into a passive position of the release device, a spring element is provided, which preloads the lever into the passive position of the lever. The spring element additionally supports the lever on the upper rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Falko Jähner, Georg Ruess, Jürgen Krebs
  • Patent number: 9211815
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat (I) has, on both sides, a first seat rail (2) fixed to the seat and a second seat rail (3) which guides the first seat rail and is fixed to the vehicle structure. A locking device (4) releaseably locks the seat longitudinal position by securing the first seat rail (2) in the second seat rail (3). A lever (5) is provided that can be pivoted about a pivot axis (S) and has two actuating ends (6) that interact with the locking devices (4). At least one of the actuating ends (6) is spanned by a sub region of a multifunctional part (8). The part (8) both forms a kick plate and also limits the movement of the actuating end (6) upward and therefore forms a safeguard against erroneous operation of the lever (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Georg Ruess, Karl Utzinger
  • Publication number: 20140348574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a release device for the upper rail and the lower rail of a longitudinal seat adjustment system of a motor vehicle seat. A release device is provided, which release device has a lever that preferably rotatably supported on the upper rail of the vehicle seat. An end of said lever interacts with the locking means and optionally releases the locking means. A handle is provided at the other end. If said handle is operated, the lever moves, preferably rotates, relative to the upper rail from a passive position of the lever to a release position of the lever and moves the locking means from a locking position of the locking means to a releasing position. In order to ensure that the release device automatically moves into a passive position of the release device, in which passive position the release device does not interact with the locking means in a releasing manner, a spring element is provided, which preloads the lever into the passive position of the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Falko Jähner, Georg Ruess, Jürgen Krebs
  • Publication number: 20140117734
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat (I) has, on both sides, a first seat rail (2) fixed to the seat and a second seat rail (3) which guides the first seat rail and is fixed to the vehicle structure. A locking device (4) releaseably locks the seat longitudinal position by securing the first seat rail (2) in the second seat rail (3). A lever (5) is provided that can be pivoted about a pivot axis (S) and has two actuating ends (6) that interact with the locking devices (4). At least one of the actuating ends (6) is spanned by a sub region of a multifunctional part (8). The part (8) both forms a kick plate and also limits the movement of the actuating end (6) upward and therefore forms a safeguard against erroneous operation of the lever (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Georg Ruess, Karl Utzinger
  • Patent number: 8540203
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat (1) with a spindle (13), which is arranged in a hollow space formed by a pair of rails (5, 7), and with spindle holders (15). The area of connection of at least one of the spindle holders (15a) to one of the rails (5) lies outside of the hollow space formed by the rails (5, 7). The spindle holder (15a) extends with a partial area, with which it is connected to an end (13a) of the spindle (13), into the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Ruess, Jürgen Krebs, Heinrich Hammann, Thomas Dill, Ulf Schäffling, Andreas Rüth
  • Patent number: 7988232
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) is disclosed, particularly a commercial vehicle seat, with a seat base (3) which is designed as a scissors-type stand and is provided with intersecting rockers (15) and at least one frame (11, 13) that movably guides at least one of the rockers (15) in the longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle seat (1) by a bearing mechanism (21). The bearing mechanism (21) features at least one compensating element that rests against a first guide (33), at least some sections of which are inclined at an angle (a) relative to the transversal direction (y) of the vehicle seat (1), and can be moved along the first guide (33) in the longitudinal direction (x). The bearing mechanism (21) further features at least one rotatably mounted wheel (23) which is supported on a second guide (35) and can be rolled along the second guide (35) in the longitudinal direction (x). A slider (31) which can be displaced along the first guide (33) is used as a compensating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Weber, Georg Ruess, Harald Klein, Rüdiger Nissen
  • Publication number: 20110139954
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat (1) with a spindle (13), which is arranged in a hollow space formed by a pair of rails (5, 7), and with spindle holders (15). The area of connection of at least one of the spindle holders (15a) to one of the rails (5) lies outside of the hollow space formed by the rails (5, 7). The spindle holder (15a) extends with a partial area, with which it is connected to an end (13a) of the spindle (13), into the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Georg RUESS, Jürgen Krebs, Heinrich Hammann, Thomas Dill, Ulf Schäffling, Andreas Rüth
  • Publication number: 20100072800
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) is disclosed, particularly a commercial vehicle seat, with a seat base (3) which is designed as a scissors-type stand and is provided with intersecting rockers (15) and at least one frame (11, 13) that movably guides at least one of the rockers (15) in the longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle seat (1) by a bearing mechanism (21). The bearing mechanism (21) features at least one compensating element that rests against a first guide (33), at least some sections of which are inclined at an angle (a) relative to the transversal direction (y) of the vehicle seat (1), and can be moved along the first guide (33) in the longitudinal direction (x). The bearing mechanism (21) further features at least one rotatably mounted wheel (23) which is supported on a second guide (35) and can be rolled along the second guide (35) in the longitudinal direction (x). A slider (31) which can be displaced along the first guide (33) is used as a compensating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Weber, Georg Ruess, Harald Klein, Rüdiger Nissen
  • Patent number: 7070235
    Abstract: In a headrest (1) for a vehicle seat, having a carrier (5), at least one upper and lower linkage (11, 15) linked to the carrier (5), which can be pivoted around horizontal axles (7, 17), a impact element (13) linked to the linkages (11, 15) which forms at least one four-bar linkage (19) with the linkages (11, 15) and the carrier (5), and an energy storage device (25), the energy storage device (25) driving the four-bar linkage (19) in the event of a crash, so that the impact element (13) comes out forward from an original position into a crash position that is locked against a backward movement by a crash lock, the upper linkage (11) and the lower linkage (15) are unparallel with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Schilling, Michael Böhmer, Daniel Hippel, Darius Wrobel, Harald Klein, Georg Ruess, Ali Peter Rihlmann
  • Publication number: 20050127726
    Abstract: In a headrest (1) for a vehicle seat, having a carrier (5), at least one upper and lower linkage (11, 15) linked to the carrier (5), which can be pivoted around horizontal axles (7, 17), a impact element (13) linked to the linkages (11, 15) which forms at least one four-bar linkage (19) with the linkages (11, 15) and the carrier (5), and an energy storage device (25), the energy storage device (25) driving the four-bar linkage (19) in the event of a crash, so that the impact element (13) comes out forward from an original position into a crash position that is locked against a backward movement by a crash lock, the upper linkage (11) and the lower linkage (15) are unparallel with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Schilling, Michael Bohmer, Daniel Hippel, Darius Wrobel, Harald Klein, Georg Ruess, Ali Rihlmann