Patents by Inventor Thomas BITTERMANN

Thomas BITTERMANN 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).

  • BACKREST FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND BACKREST HEAD MODULE
    Publication number: 20210245634
    Abstract: A backrest for a vehicle seat, comprising a backrest frame on which a backrest head support element provided for supporting a seat user in the shoulder region can be pivoted. In particular, the support element can be pivoted via a drive unit arranged on the support element and a lever mechanism which interacts with the drive unit so as to be actuated by an external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Thomas BITTERMANN, Jochen HOFMANN, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jörg GROPP, Jacqueline ALBRECHT
  • STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE SEAT BACKREST
    Publication number: 20180126885
    Abstract: It is provided a structural assembly for a vehicle seat backrest, with a surface element which is configured and designed to form at least one part of a rear wall of the vehicle seat backrest and/or to close a recess for a load through-opening in the vehicle seat backrest, and at least one interface element which is configured and designed for connecting to a further component of the vehicle seat backrest. The surface element is produced from a thermoformable composite material and is connected by a material connection to at least one part of the interface element. The at least one interface element is configured as a duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Ulf HARTMANN, Jochen HOFMANN, Thomas BITTERMANN, Andrea BAUERSACHS