Patents by Inventor Manuel Fernando Braga Fereira Da Silva

Manuel Fernando Braga Fereira Da Silva 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).

  • Spine support for vehicle seats
    Patent number: 6820933
    Abstract: A spine support is provided in particular for the use in a seat of a vehicle with at least one bending element (20) and at least two independent operating elements (41a, 42a, 41b, 42b) to bend the bending element (20), wherein the first operating element (41a, 42a) engages a first part of the bending element (20) to cause first curvature of the spine support and the second bending element (41b, 42b) engages a second part of the bending element (20) to cause a second curvature of the spine support so that the overall curved shape of the spine support is a superposition of the first and second curvature. According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a spine support, in particular for the use in the seat of a vehicle with at least one bending element (20) and at least one supporting element (30′), wherein the at least one supporting element (30′) is flexibly attached to the at least one bending element (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Fico Cables, LDA
    Inventor: Manuel Fernando Braga Fereira Da Silva
  • Spine support for vehicle seats
    Publication number: 20030164634
    Abstract: A spine support is provided in particular for the use in a seat of a vehicle with at least one bending element (20) and at least two independent operating elements (41a, 42a, 41b, 42b) to bend the bending element (20), wherein the first operating element (41a, 42a) engages a first part of the bending element (20) to cause first curvature of the spine support and the second bending element (41b, 42b) engages a second part of the bending element (20) to cause a second curvature of the spine support so that the overall curved shape of the spine support is a superposition of the first and second curvature. According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a spine support, in particular for the use in the seat of a vehicle with at least one bending element (20) and at least one supporting element (30′), wherein the at least one supporting element (30′) is flexibly attached to the at least one bending element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Manuel Fernando Braga Fereira Da Silva