Patents by Inventor Harald Baetz

Harald Baetz 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: 7578537
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat comprising a backrest provides a support for the back of a seat occupant when in the position of use, and a pivotally mounted upholstery carrier for seat upholstery, defining a seat surface for a seat occupant when in the position of use, in addition to a folding mechanism for folding the upholstery carrier in front of the backrest such that the upholstery carrier extends substantially along the backrest when the latter is in the position of use. The folding mechanism comprises a pair of levers, wherein both levers are hingedly coupled to each other at a knee joint, forming an acute angle at said knee joint, and such that the acute angle is transformed into a reflex angle when the upholstery carrier is folded out of the position of use in front of the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Harald Baetz, Jochen Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20070252403
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat comprising a backrest provides a support for the back of a seat occupant when in the position of use, and a pivotally mounted upholstery carrier for seat upholstery, defining a seat surface for a seat occupant when in the position of use, in addition to a folding mechanism for folding the upholstery carrier in front of the backrest such that the upholstery carrier extends substantially along the backrest when the latter is in the position of use. The folding mechanism comprises a pair of levers, wherein both levers are hingedly coupled to each other at a knee joint, forming an acute angle at said knee joint, and such that the acute angle is transformed into an obtuse angle when the upholstery carrier is folded out of the position of use in front of the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Harald Baetz, Jochen Hofmann
  • Patent number: 6631952
    Abstract: An automobile seat includes a seat frame; a backrest swivel mounted on the seat frame which can be folded forwards towards the seat surface; a longitudinal guide with which the seat frame can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the seat in order to regulate the longitudinal position of the seat; a fixing device for locking the seat frame in a previously regulated seat longitudinal position; an operating element for unlocking the fixing device; a coupling mechanism which unlocks the fixing device when the back rest is folded forwards towards the seat surface; a memory device by means of which the seat frame can automatically be stopped in a predeterminable seat longitudinal position (memory position); a regulating device of the memory device with which the memory position can be regulated in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a locking device of the memory device for locking a regulated memory position; and a switching device with which the locking device can be unlocked in order to be able to adjus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: B{grave over (r)}ose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Matthias Liebetrau, Harald Baetz