Patents by Inventor Raf Vervoort

Raf Vervoort 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).

  • Passenger vehicle and adjustable seat therefor
    Patent number: 9629471
    Abstract: An improved passenger vehicle with an adjustable seat is described. The seat is provided with a frame which includes a back subframe having a backrest cushion, a seat subframe with a seat cushion and a fastening subframe. The fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle. The frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position. The upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: VAN HOOL NV
    Inventors: Jan Van Hool, Raf Vervoort
  • PASSENGER VEHICLE AND ADJUSTABLE SEAT THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140215711
    Abstract: An improved passenger vehicle with an adjustable seat is described. The seat is provided with a frame which includes a back subframe having a backrest cushion, a seat subframe with a seat cushion and a fastening subframe. The fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle. The frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position. The upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Jan Van Hool, Raf Vervoort