Patents by Inventor Stefan Flucht

Stefan Flucht 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: 9180797
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest. Both the seat part and the backrest may be reversibly moved from a usage position to a stowed position. A sensor detects the position of the seat part. The seat may also be moved to an easy-entry position by rotation about an axis, and another sensor may detect the longitudinal position of the seat part in the easy-entry position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Stefan Flucht, Peter Szegeny, Martin Kuzma, Richard Ogorek
  • Patent number: 9016791
    Abstract: A fixing device for a vehicle seat, especially for a motor vehicle seat, includes a multi-articulated mechanism and a locking device that unlocks the multiarticulated mechanism when the vehicle seat is pivoted or folded back past a defined limiting angle, enabling the vehicle seat to be guided, especially pivoted and longitudinally moved, in a controlled manner, between an unlocked first position and an unlocked second position or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Flucht, Ian George
  • Patent number: 8608244
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat part and a backrest that can be inclined relative to the seat part to allow transfer between an in-use position and a stowed position includes structure that causes the length of the backrest to change during the transfer. In a particular embodiment, the length of the backrest is greater in the in-use position than in the stowed position to provide satisfactory comfort and safety to an occupant seated in the vehicle seat when it is in the in-use position and to provide a compact arrangement in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Szegeny, Stefan Flucht, Guido Haladuda
  • Publication number: 20130214581
    Abstract: A fixing device for a vehicle seat, especially for a motor vehicle seat, includes a multi-articulated mechanism and a locking device that unlocks the multiarticulated mechanism when the vehicle scat is pivoted or folded back past a defined limiting angle, enabling the vehicle seat to be guided, especially pivoted and longitudinally moved, in a controlled manner, between an unlocked first position and an unlocked second position or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Flucht, Ian George
  • Patent number: 8434820
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vehicle seat with a stowable central segment seat part. The central segment seat part is supported by means of a support element on an additional seat part and is adjustable in a longitudinal direction relative to said additional seat part. The support element is thereby secured against unwanted movement by means of at least one securing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Stuart Woolston, Stefan Flucht, Peter Szegeny
  • Publication number: 20120056456
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vehicle seat with a stowable central segment seat part. The central segment seat part is supported by means of a support element on an additional seat part and is adjustable in a longitudinal direction relative to said additional seat part. The support element is thereby secured against unwanted movement by means of at least one securing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
    Inventors: Stuart Woolston, Stefan Flucht, Peter Szegeny
  • Publication number: 20110080026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a sitting part and a back-rest, the inclination of which is adjustable relative to the sitting part and which can be converted from a working position into a stowage position, and vice versa. The present invention particularly relates to the center seat of a row of seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Szegeny, Stefan Flucht, Guido Haladuda
  • Publication number: 20110043019
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a backrest that includes a user support surface and a structural part. The user support surface is configured to be adjusted at least partially relative to the structural part to a first position corresponding to a use position and to a second position corresponding to a stowage position. First and second partial surfaces of the backrest may be separately displaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Stefan Flucht, Stuart Soolston, Peter Szegeny, Frank Gerhardt
  • Publication number: 20100295352
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest. Both the seat part and the backrest may be reversibly moved from a usage position to a stowed position. A sensor detects the position of the seat part. The seat may also be moved to an easy-entry position by rotation about an axis, and another sensor may detect the longitudinal position of the seat part in the easy-entry position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Stefan Flucht, Peter Szegeny, Martin Kuzma, Richard Ogorek