Patents by Inventor Thomas Dillinger

Thomas Dillinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101009
    Abstract: A head restraint for a vehicle seat may have a head restraint support, a first loudspeaker unit, and at least one second loudspeaker unit. The head restraint may also have a lining element and a cover. The lining element covers the head restraint support, the first loudspeaker unit and the at least one second loudspeaker unit in the direction of a contact surface. The cover covers the head restraint support, the first loudspeaker unit and the at least one second loudspeaker unit in a direction opposite to the contact surface. The lining element, the head restraint support and the cover are designed in such a way that a sound generated by the first loudspeaker unit can be emitted from the head restraint to an external environment of the head restraint in a largely unattenuated manner. A vehicle seat having a backrest and the head restraint is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 11820312
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a vehicles seat and a side airbag assembly is described. The vehicle seat has a seat-ing and a backrest comprising a frame. The side airbag assembly is attached to a side portion of the frame and comprises a side airbag being at least partially rolled to an airbag package in the not deployed state and extending from a rear end to front end in the deployed state. The airbag assembly further comprises at least one wrapper extending at least partially around at least a section of the airbag package. The airbag package has a length and a maximum thickness. The at least one wrapper ex-tends from a first end being attached to the side airbag at the rear end of the side airbag to a second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Par Sandinge, Jonas Bjorkqvist, Charlotte Lundqvist, Thomas Dillinger
  • Publication number: 20230273364
    Abstract: A flexible fabric for an interior of a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, having an opaque top layer, an illuminant and at least one translucent light guide layer which is arranged between the illuminant and the top layer. The top layer has a plurality of cutouts through which light emitted by the illuminant passes, and the plurality of cutouts are filled with protrusions of the at least one light guide layer. Light emitted by the illuminant is guided as far as a surface of a visible side of the flexible fabric before it passes out of the light guide layer, with the result that the protrusions arranged in the cutouts form an illuminated pattern. The flexible fabric may be used with the vehicle seat with a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Publication number: 20230001834
    Abstract: A backrest for a vehicle seat may have a backrest part, a head restraint part and an acoustic arrangement. The acoustic arrangement is arranged above the backrest part and may have at least one central loudspeaker and at least two side loudspeakers. The central loudspeaker may be built into the head restraint part and each of the at least two side loudspeakers may be arranged on a support. A vehicle seat with the backrest is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Publication number: 20220371475
    Abstract: A floating seat may have at least one seat shell with a seat surface region and a backrest region. The seat may also have a base element on which the seat shell is arranged in an adjustable manner, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the seat shell relative to the base element and/or a seat base. The adjustment mechanism has at least one adjustment unit for adjusting the seat shell and at least one drive unit which is designed to lock the base element and the seat shell in place in a self-locking manner. The lock can be released by a force introduced into the adjustment unit by an occupant sitting in the seat shell via said seat shell as well as by a force introduced into the adjustment unit by the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Adient US LLC, Kostal Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas DILLINGER, Christian SCHIRP
  • Publication number: 20220274556
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly with a vehicles seat and a side airbag assembly is described. The vehicle seat has a seat-ing and a backrest comprising a frame. The side airbag assembly is attached to a side portion of the frame and comprises a side airbag being at least partially rolled to an airbag package in the not deployed state and extending from a rear end to front end in the deployed state. The airbag assembly further comprises at least one wrapper extending at least partially around at least a section of the airbag package. The airbag package has a length and a maximum thickness. The at least one wrapper ex-tends from a first end being attached to the side airbag at the rear end of the side airbag to a second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Par SANDINGE, Jonas BJORKQVIST, Charlotte LUNDQVIST, Thomas DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 11427118
    Abstract: A vehicle seat headrest has a first sub-piece facing a seat occupant head, a second sub-piece and an energy storage device with a trigger actuator arranged between the first sub-piece and the second sub-piece. The first sub-piece is moveable relative to the second sub-piece out of a use position into a safety position along a movement direction towards the a seat occupant head as a result of an accident under the effect of a discharge of the energy storage device, which is actuated by the trigger actuator. The headrest is configured such that the volume of an expansion area is increased while the first sub-piece is moved relative to the second sub-piece as a result of an accident and by the effect of the discharge of the energy storage device. The headrest has a sealing device between the first sub-piece and the second sub-piece to delimit the expansion area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 11351893
    Abstract: A seating system for at least one occupant in a vehicle interior is disclosed. The seating system may provide a seat assembly with a base assembly configured to be mounted in the vehicle interior and a seat structure configured to be coupled to the base assembly and providing a seat configured for movement relative to the base assembly. Movement of the seat relative to the base assembly may be made by at least two of recline movement or swivel movement or tilt movement. Recline movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure. Swivel movement may be rotational movement of the seat structure. Tilt movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure transverse to recline movement. The base assembly may be a mechanism configured to facilitate movement of the seat structure relative to the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Adient US LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Publication number: 20210213855
    Abstract: A seating system for at least one occupant in a vehicle interior is disclosed. The seating system may provide a seat assembly with a base assembly configured to be mounted in the vehicle interior and a seat structure configured to be coupled to the base assembly and providing a seat configured for movement relative to the base assembly. Movement of the seat relative to the base assembly may be made by at least two of recline movement or swivel movement or tilt movement. Recline movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure. Swivel movement may be rotational movement of the seat structure. Tilt movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure transverse to recline movement. The base assembly may be a mechanism configured to facilitate movement of the seat structure relative to the base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
    Inventor: THOMAS DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 10899260
    Abstract: A headrest (1) of a vehicle seat includes a first head support device (1?) and a second head support device (1?). The headrest includes a tilting device (7) for tilting the first head support device (1?) relative to the second head support device (1?). The headrest (1) includes a height adjusting device (9) for adjusting the height of the first head support device (1?) relative to the second head support device (1?). A vehicle seat is also provided including an arm rest and a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 10875432
    Abstract: A headrest, for a vehicle seat, is reversibly transferable between a first latching position and a second latching position by a translation movement. The headrest has a shaft co-rotating with the translation movement. The shaft is connectable in the first latching position and in the second latching position to a latching element. The latching element is connected to the shaft via an elastic component. A system for forming an alignment device which can be integrated in a headrest is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l.
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 10710484
    Abstract: A headrest body (1) for a headrest (3) is formed as at least one frame (1.1) having one or more supporting elements (1.4). The one or more supporting elements (1.4) are located on an inside and form a supporting surface (1.3). The one or more supporting elements (1.4) are formed by primary forming from a plastics material, in particular a material free of foam materials, or a composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Publication number: 20190152368
    Abstract: A headrest, for a vehicle seat, is reversibly transferable between a first latching position and a second latching position by a translation movement. The headrest has a shaft co-rotating with the translation movement. The shaft is connectable in the first latching position and in the second latching position to a latching element. The latching element is connected to the shaft via an elastic component. A system for forming an alignment device which can be integrated in a headrest is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Publication number: 20190111819
    Abstract: A headrest (1) of a vehicle seat includes a first head support device (1?) and a second head support device (1?). The headrest includes a tilting device (7) for tilting the first head support device (1?) relative to the second head support device (1?). The headrest (1) includes a height adjusting device (9) for adjusting the height of the first head support device (1?) relative to the second head support device (1?). A vehicle seat is also provided including an arm rest and a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 10239433
    Abstract: A headrest (1) for a vehicle includes a main element (2) on which a wing element (3) is mounted by means of a hinge (4) so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis. So as to create a frictional locking function, the hinge (4) includes a shaft (41) with a projection (43) as well as a bush (42) with a receptacle (44) that is associated with the projection (43). The shaft (41) is mounted in the bush (42), and in a locked position the projection (43) engages into the receptacle (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventor: Thomas Dillinger
  • Patent number: 10201919
    Abstract: A headrest (400) is provided for a vehicle. The head rest (400) includes a front part (200) and a back part (100) with integrated lateral parts (104). The front part (200) and the back part (100) with integrated lateral parts (104) are formed in a complementary manner such that when they are assembled together, a closed space is formed in which a U-shaped curved support rod (300) can be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Thomas Dillinger, Felix Manduzio
  • Publication number: 20180264982
    Abstract: A headrest body (1) for a headrest (3) is formed as at least one frame (1.1) having one or more supporting elements (1.4). The one or more supporting elements (1.4) are located on an inside and form a supporting surface (1.3). The one or more supporting elements (1.4) are formed by primary forming from a plastics material, in particular a material free of foam materials, or a composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Publication number: 20180009139
    Abstract: A headrest (400) is provided for a vehicle. The head rest (400) includes a front part (200) and a back part (100) with integrated lateral parts (104). The front part (200) and the back part (100) with integrated lateral parts (104) are formed in a complementary manner such that when they are assembled together, a closed space is formed in which a U-shaped curved support rod (300) can be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas DILLINGER, Felix MANDUZIO
  • Publication number: 20170349072
    Abstract: A headrest (1) for a vehicle includes a main element (2) on which a wing element (3) is mounted by means of a hinge (4) so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis. So as to create a frictional locking function, the hinge (4) includes a shaft (41) with a projection (43) as well as a bush (42) with a receptacle (44) that is associated with the projection (43). The shaft (41) is mounted in the bush (42), and in a locked position the projection (43) engages into the receptacle (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.
    Inventor: Thomas DILLINGER
  • Patent number: 9656580
    Abstract: A head restraint allows adjustment of the angle of inclination of a support structure relative to a holding structure, in particular a holding bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Dillinger, Thomas Jakubec