Patents by Inventor Suhua ZHOU

Suhua ZHOU 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).

  • Folding seat assembly
    Patent number: 11597305
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided having a track assembly to allow a seat bottom to slide in a fore-aft direction. A lock assembly is connected to the track assembly and moveable between a locked status and an unlocked status, wherein in the locked status the seat bottom is prevented from sliding, and in the unlocked status, the seat bottom is allowed to slide. A seatback is pivotally connected to the seat bottom. When the seatback is pivoted forward to a first inclined position, the seatback engages and moves the lock assembly to the unlocked status. In the unlocked status, the seat bottom is biased to slide rearward to a rear storage position. In the rear storage position, the lock assembly is moved to the locked status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Hu, Suhua Zhou, Tao Yin, Jianliang Ma
  • Anti-submarine arrangement for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11554696
    Abstract: An anti-submarine arrangement for a vehicle seat includes an elongated member pivotably attached between opposing members of a seat bottom support structure. A leg is fixedly attached to the elongated member and pivotably attached to a structural portion of the vehicle seat. The elongated member is rotatable forward and downward relative to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. A damper arrangement is attached to the leg and to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. The damper arrangement opposes a forward and downward rotation of the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Hu, Junjie Mo, Suhua Zhou, Jianliang Ma, Rahul Deshmukh, Yue Zuo
  • ANTI-SUBMARINE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20220194274
    Abstract: An anti-submarine arrangement for a vehicle seat includes an elongated member pivotably attached between opposing members of a seat bottom support structure. A leg is fixedly attached to the elongated member and pivotably attached to a structural portion of the vehicle seat. The elongated member is rotatable forward and downward relative to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. A damper arrangement is attached to the leg and to the structural portion of the vehicle seat. The damper arrangement opposes a forward and downward rotation of the elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiqiang HU, Junjie MO, Suhua ZHOU, Jianliang MA, Rahul DESHMUKH, Yue ZUO
  • FOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210354602
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided having a track assembly to allow a seat bottom to slide in a fore-aft direction. A lock assembly is connected to the track assembly and moveable between a locked status and an unlocked status, wherein in the locked status the seat bottom is prevented from sliding, and in the unlocked status, the seat bottom is allowed to slide. A seatback is pivotally connected to the seat bottom. When the seatback is pivoted forward to a first inclined position, the seatback engages and moves the lock assembly to the unlocked status. In the unlocked status, the seat bottom is biased to slide rearward to a rear storage position. In the rear storage position, the lock assembly is moved to the locked status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhiqiang HU, Suhua ZHOU, Tao YIN, Jianliang MA