Patents by Inventor Michael Comes

Michael Comes 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 a pivotable backrest
    Patent number: 7137666
    Abstract: A seat for use in a vehicle that is configured to be movable between a generally upright in-use position and a retracted cargo position includes a seat base, a seat part having a rear region and a front region, a first articulated arm having a first end coupled to the rear region of the seat part and an opposite second end coupled the seat base, the first articulated arm having a horizontal axes of rotation, and a backrest rotatably coupled to the first end of the first articulated arm and movable between the in-use position and the cargo position. The backrest is lowerable together with the seat part toward the seat base into the cargo position providing an increased freight space above the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Haladuda, Michael Hoerl, Michael Comes, Patrick Stachel, Walter Link
  • Vehicle seat pivoting backrest
    Publication number: 20040245829
    Abstract: A seat for use in a vehicle that is configured to be movable between a generally upright in-use position and a retracted cargo position includes a seat base, a seat part having a rear region and a front region, a first articulated arm having a first end coupled to the rear region of the seat part and an opposite second end coupled the seat base, the first articulated arm having a horizontal axes of rotation, and a backrest rotatably coupled to the first end of the first articulated arm and movable between the in-use position and the cargo position. The backrest is lowerable together with the seat part toward the seat base into the cargo position providing an increased freight space above the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Guido Haladuda, Michael Hoerl, Michael Comes, Patrick Stachel, Walter Link