Patents by Inventor Joerg SEILER

Joerg SEILER 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: 12037068
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan having a base shell, an adjustable shell, and an adjustment mechanism between the base shell and the adjustable shell. The base shell has a fastening portion for non-adjustable fastening of the base shell on the motorcycle. The adjustable shell is placed on the base shell and are connected via the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the adjustable shell in relation to the base shell. A motorcycle having the adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Beuting, Helmut Diehl, Miroslav Nikolic, Mathias Roesner, Raimund Schell, Joerg Seiler
  • Patent number: 11427275
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle has a seat pan and an adjustment mechanism. The seat pan includes a base portion and two pivoting portions that are pivotally connected to the base portion and are arranged laterally adjacent to one another on the base portion. The base portion has a fastening portion for fastening the seat assembly on the motorcycle. The adjustment mechanism is designed to pivot each of the two pivoting portions in relation to the base portion to adjust a lateral width of the seat assembly. A motorcycle with an adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Beuting, Helmut Diehl, Miroslav Nikolic, Raimund Schell, Joerg Seiler
  • Patent number: 11396337
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a tilting vehicle includes a seat pan configured to be secured in a fixed position with respect to a frame of the tilting vehicle, at least one cushion unit arranged on the seat pan and forming a seat surface, and at least one adjustment device by which the seat surface is transferable from a low seat position into at least one raised seat position. In addition or alternatively, the at least one adjusting device may alter an inclination of the seat surface relative to the seat pan. The cushion unit has at least one base cushion secured in a fixed position on the seat pan, and at least one adjustable cushion which is movable relative to the base cushion by the adjustment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Beuting, Joerg Seiler, Rainer Wamser
  • Patent number: 11312439
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan with a first portion and a second portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The first portion of the seat pan has a fastening portion for the non-adjustable fastening of the first portion on the motorcycle, preferably on a tank of the motorcycle. The adjustment mechanism is connected to the second portion of the seat pan and is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the second portion of the seat pan in relation to the first portion. A motorcycle with the adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Beuting, Helmut Diehl, Christian Hahn-Woernle, Miroslav Nikolic, Raimund Schell, Joerg Seiler
  • Publication number: 20220017170
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a tilting vehicle includes a seat pan configured to be secured in a fixed position with respect to a frame of the tilting vehicle, at least one cushion unit arranged on the seat pan and forming a seat surface, and at least one adjustment device by which the seat surface is transferable from a low seat position into at least one raised seat position. In addition or alternatively, the at least one adjusting device may alter an inclination of the seat surface relative to the seat pan. The cushion unit has at least one base cushion secured in a fixed position on the seat pan, and at least one adjustable cushion which is movable relative to the base cushion by the adjustment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Guido BEUTING, Joerg SEILER, Rainer WAMSER
  • Publication number: 20220009576
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle has a seat pan and an adjustment mechanism. The seat pan includes a base portion and two pivoting portions that are pivotally connected to the base portion and are arranged laterally adjacent to one another on the base portion. The base portion has a fastening portion for fastening the seat assembly on the motorcycle. The adjustment mechanism is designed to pivot each of the two pivoting portions in relation to the base portion to adjust a lateral width of the seat assembly. A motorcycle with an adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Guido BEUTING, Helmut DIEHL, Miroslav NIKOLIC, Raimund SCHELL, Joerg SEILER
  • Publication number: 20210394852
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan having a base shell, an adjustable shell, and an adjustment mechanism between the base shell and the adjustable shell. The base shell has a fastening portion for non-adjustable fastening of the base shell on the motorcycle. The adjustable shell is placed on the base shell and are connected via the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the adjustable shell in relation to the base shell. A motorcycle having the adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Guido BEUTING, Helmut DIEHL, Miroslav NIKOLIC, Mathias ROESNER, Raimund SCHELL, Joerg SEILER
  • Publication number: 20210394851
    Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a seat pan with a first portion and a second portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The first portion of the seat pan has a fastening portion for the non-adjustable fastening of the first portion on the motorcycle, preferably on a tank of the motorcycle. The adjustment mechanism is connected to the second portion of the seat pan and is configured to adjust the height and/or inclination of the second portion of the seat pan in relation to the first portion. A motorcycle with the adjustable seat assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Guido BEUTING, Helmut DIEHL, Christian HAHN-WOERNLE, Miroslav NIKOLIC, Raimund SCHELL, Joerg SEILER