Patents by Inventor Heiko Utsch

Heiko Utsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20100141009
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) structure (10) is provided in which at least two structural parts (12, 14) are connected to each other at least at one contact point (P) by means of ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Eckhard Kirch, Heiko Utsch
  • Publication number: 20060186721
    Abstract: A reclinable vehicle seat, which is freely adjustable between an upright sitting position and a reclined resting position, has a backrest with an adjustable inclination, a seat cushion with adjustable sitting depth and a lower leg rest. In order to obtain a support which is as comfortable as possible and a compact design, the inclination of the seat cushion is adjustable by an inclination adjuster, and the seat cushion has a continuous seat upholstered element which upholsters the seat cushion and the lower leg rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Gerhard Flory, Hans Edrich, Gunter Franzman, Klaus Hassler, Heiko Utsch, Andreas Weingart
  • Patent number: 6820929
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat surface and a seatback is tiltable about a transversely extending pivot axis. The seatback is arranged to be tiltable from an upright seat position into a tilted resting position. In order to achieve a comfortable setting of the headrest in all seat positions and resting positions, the seatback has an automatically driven height adjustment apparatus and an automatically driven tilt adjustment apparatus, each positioned within the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hans Edrich, Gerhard Flory, Thomas Geisel, Andreas Kinzer, Ralf-Henning Schrom, Heiko Utsch, Andreas Weingart
  • Patent number: 6802124
    Abstract: In an upholstery support (11,21) for the back of a vehicle seat, in particular a backbench of an automobile, with a base plate (13,23) and at least one reinforcing frame (15,25) permanently connected to the base plate (13,23) and at least partially peripheral thereto, the reinforcing frame (15,25) is constructed modular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kinzer, Heiko Utsch, Michael Wagner, Markus Möller, Anja Zamel, Kai Gömann, Michael Böhmer
  • Patent number: 6773074
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lower-leg support, transferable from a stowed position into a utilization position, and a footrest. To achieve comfortable support with easy operation, the footrest has a footplate that may be folded out and that is located in the stowed position approximately parallel, and in the utilization position approximately perpendicular, to the lower-leg support, and coacts with an energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Klaus Hassler, Christoph Jung, Rainer Leucht, Heiko Utsch, Erik Weber, Norman Windham
  • Publication number: 20040041456
    Abstract: In an upholstery support (11,21) for the back of a vehicle seat, in particular a backbench of an automobile, with a base plate (13,23) and at least one reinforcing frame (15,25) permanently connected to the base plate (13,23) and at least partially peripheral thereto, the reinforcing frame (15,25) is constructed modular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co
    Inventors: Andreas Kinzer, Heiko Utsch, Michael Wagner, Markus Moller, Anja Zamel, Kai Gomann, Michael Bohmer
  • Publication number: 20040026964
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat surface and a seatback is tiltable about a transversely extending pivot axis. The seatback is arranged to be tiltable from an upright seat position into a tilted resting position. In order to achieve a comfortable setting of the headrest in all seat positions and resting positions, the seatback has an automatically driven height adjustment apparatus and an automatically driven tilt adjustment apparatus, each positioned within the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Hans Edrich, Gerhard Flory, Thomas Geisel, Andreas Kinzer, Ralf-Henning Schrom, Heiko Utsch, Andreas Weingart
  • Publication number: 20030209933
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lower-leg support, transferable from a stowed position into a utilization position, and a footrest. To achieve comfortable support with easy operation, the footrest has a footplate that may be folded out and that is located in the stowed position approximately parallel, and in the utilization position approximately perpendicular, to the lower-leg support, and coacts with an energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Klaus Hassler, Christoph Jung, Rainer Leucht, Heiko Utsch, Erik Weber, Norman Windham
  • Patent number: 6631958
    Abstract: In a fastening device (101) for a child's seat on a vehicle seat, in particular on a motor-vehicle seat, having at least one fastening element (109) which can be moved between an operational position and a parking position and which can be secured in the operational position, an interlocking element (113) is provided which locks the fastening element (109) in the operational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Herrmann, Ralf Liedhegener, Peter Reimer, Heiko Utsch, Michael Wagner, Bodo Zirnstein
  • Patent number: 5388888
    Abstract: A carrier for the partial seat cushion of a car seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The carrier includes two side members which extend in the longitudinal direction of the seat and to which is hinged a longitudinal member of a leg support bearing the front portion of the partial seat cushion so as to pivot around an axis, extending in the transverse direction of the seat, and to be fixed into selectable swivel positions. A spring-loaded swiveling device is assigned to the leg support wherein said swiveling device exerts on the leg support a swivel force, which is smallest in the lowest swivel position and increases until the highest swivel position has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Keiper Pecaro GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Gunter Franzmann, Heiko Utsch, Harald Wolsiefer, Hans Schneider, Karl-Peter Armbrust