Patents by Inventor Marcus ALEX

Marcus ALEX 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).

  • Vehicle seat with free-pivoting function
    Patent number: 9975456
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a seat part, a backrest and a fitting which pivotally connects the backrest with the seat part. The fitting includes a backrest-side fitting part coupled with the backrest via a locking mechanism, and a rotary fitting mechanism. A driving device is arranged on the backrest for driving the rotary fitting mechanism. In a locking position, the locking mechanism firmly couples the backrest-side fitting part with the backrest, and in a free-pivoting position decouples the backrest-side fitting part from the backrest, so that the backrest is pivotable into a folded position in a swivel direction about the swivel axis. The driving device is formed to actuate the rotary fitting mechanism for pivoting the backrest-side fitting part by a predetermined angle against the swivel direction, when the locking mechanism is actuated for pivoting the backrest into the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GMBH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Jochen Hofmann, Marcus Alex, Marco Gleiβberg
  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH FREE-PIVOTING FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20120292972
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a seat part, a backrest and a fitting which pivotally connects the backrest with the seat part. The fitting includes a backrest-side fitting part coupled with the backrest via a locking mechanism, and a rotary fitting mechanism. A driving device is arranged on the backrest for driving the rotary fitting mechanism. In a locking position, the locking mechanism firmly couples the backrest-side fitting part with the backrest, and in a free-pivoting position decouples the backrest-side fitting part from the backrest, so that the backrest is pivotable into a folded position in a swivel direction about the swivel axis. The driving device is formed to actuate the rotary fitting mechanism for pivoting the backrest-side fitting part by a predetermined angle against the swivel direction, when the locking mechanism is actuated for pivoting the backrest into the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jochen HOFMANN, Marcus ALEX, Marco GLEIßERG