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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110215620 | SEATING SYSTEM FOR MASS TRANSIT VEHICLE A seat system for a mass transit vehicle configured to provide at least one seating position, which includes a seat cushion configured to support at least one occupant; a seat back configured to support at least one occupant; one seat belt device for each seating positi... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110193380 | HEADREST FOR DENTAL TREATMENT CHAIR AND TREATMENT CHAIR The invention provides a headrest for a dental treatment chair and a dental treatment chair wherein discomfort due to noise generated from dental treatment instruments can be reduced and communication between a dentist and a patient can be ensured. | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110109135 | SWIVELING CHAIR WITH ELECTRICAL PASS-THROUGH A bi-plate ball bearing is configured for horizontally mounting between a base and a chair. The ball bearing has an upper plate and a lower plate defining a ball bearing race and a tension member holding the plates together disposed through a central rotational axis of ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110109134 | SERVER-BASED GAMING CHAIR A gaming chair includes a plurality of speakers, at least one electronic display device, a network interface configured to couple to a network, and a processor coupled to the speakers, the electronic display device, and the network interface. The processor is configured... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110109114 | SEAT FOR A VEHICLE A vehicle seat includes a lower seat cushion and a seatback. The vehicle seat includes a pivot point that is configured for rotating generally horizontally from an inboard position to an outboard position. An extended seat track may extend within an interior of the vehi... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110101739 | Multimedia and Multichannel Information System and Element for Supporting the System A multimedia and multichannel information system includes a central unit and a plurality of remote units equipped with display and connected to the central unit by a transmission network. The system is provided with bi-directional data transmission device on the network... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110089729 | CAR SEAT WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL CONSOLE A child car seat includes a seat base configured to hold a child seat carrier and a control console removably coupled to the seat base. The control console includes a user interface having at least one input and at least one output, circuitry configured to interface wit... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110012408 | INFANT BOUNCER AND ACTIVITY STAND The present invention is directed to an infant bouncer and activity stand for entertaining an infant. The bouncer and activity stand includes at least one removable infant seat configured to hold an infant therein, with the removable infant seat of at least one of a bou... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006569 | Attachment for a child's vehicle seat Apparatus for attaching to a child vehicle seat comprising: a seat cover portion for locating on a child vehicle seat; the seat cover portion defining at least two slots configured to allow a seat belt to pass therethrough. A transducer unit configured to provide mechan... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100320819 | Chair and System for Transmitting Sound and Vibration The present invention is a chair or similar body-supporting apparatus for sitting on, reclining on or lying upon. The chair or similar apparatus is capable of transmitting sound and vibrations generated by a sound source and/or a vibration source to a user's body. The s... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314916 | BALL CHAIR AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL FURNITURE The invention relates to a chair (20) comprising a gas-filled ball (8) and a base (1) which encloses the ball (8) at least in a lower region of the ball (8), the base (1) comprising a base plate (4). The base (1) h... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314921 | CHAIR AND MULTIMEDIA PLAYER COMPRISING SOUND TRANSMISSION APPARATUS PERFORMING HUMAN-BODY COMMUNICATIONS There is provided a chair and multimedia player comprising a sound transmission apparatus performing human-body communications. The chair and multimedia player comprise at least one sound transmission apparatus, wherein the sound transmission apparatus is disposed in a ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100301640 | PERSONAL CARE SYSTEM A mobile salon chair is provided that can include a mobile salon chair and optionally an auxiliary stool, a water system and/or a water module. The auxiliary stool can optionally be selectively stored within the mobile salon chair. The mobile salon chair is designed to ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100283295 | HEATED COLLAPSIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE A heated collapsible article of furniture is provided. The article of furniture has a collapsible frame movable from an open orientation to a collapsed orientation. A heating element is formed integrally with the article of furniture and is configured for converting ele... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100264789 | SPA APPARATUS Spa apparatuses are provided. In this regard, a representative spa apparatus, among others, includes a basin structure and housing. The housing has an outer surface that has a partial oval shape and an opening that is located in front of the housing and designed to cont... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100205867 | THEATER SEAT PROVIDING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SENSE A theater seat providing a multi-dimensional sense is provided which allows the audience to directly or indirectly sense various special effects to be absorbed in a movie by stimulating the audience's five senses and presenting environmental conditions substantially sim... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100201166 | VEHICLE SEAT The invention relates to a seat for a means of transport, having a supporting structure (1, 2, 3, 4), on which seating surface (5) and backrest (6) are mounted, and having a seat crossbeam (3, 4) of hollow design. The invention provides for t... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100181814 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT A control system for a vehicle seat (1) is provided with an acoustic switching element (11) for selecting a certain setting device (5) or another function and at least one manual control element (12) for actuating a motor drive (M) of the sel... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100148550 | AUDIO HEADREST FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SEAT OF A VEHICLE An audio headrest attaches to a seat back of a seat assembly in a vehicle. The audio headrest is removably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly and supports a user's head when the user is seated on the seat while supplying audio to the user of the vehicle. The... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100123341 | Baby swing car seat system A new swing accessory for existing baby car seats comprising; A cord assembly, wherein said cord assembly securely attaches to and supports a baby car seat and said cord assembly securely installs to an existing overhead structure to establish a new and novel baby car s... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100123340 | Inflatable sofa set An inflatable sofa set comprises a receiving body, a pump and at least one airbag which is received in the receiving body. The airbag is connected to the pump. When in use, the user drives the pump to inflate the airbag into a sofa for the user to sit on, or to deflate ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100060050 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLABLE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT An aircraft includes interchangeable, wirelessly controllable electrical or electronic functional units provided for use by passengers and associated with a seat or group of seats. The aircraft further includes installation sites for the functional units, each installat... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100032999 | Aircraft Seat with Shared Control Architecture The invention essentially concerns an aircraft seat (1), comprising control units (17.2, 22.2, 27), at least one node (11-15) to execute a particular action or function, and a display (22.1) for viewing video data. Said node (11... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100022926 | CHAIR A chair with articulable support sections and an integrated lift system may have support sections mechanically linked such that a single actuation control device may articulate multiple sections. The chair includes configurable accessories directed to the comfort of an ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090295202 | ACOUSTIC SEAT VIBRATORY-BONE-CONDUCTION TYPE In a seat, a bass acoustic vibration transmission section and a treble acoustic vibration transmission section are arranged distinctively with respect to a seat occupant, such that those two acoustic vibration transmission sections are disposed independently of each oth... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090278390 | CHILD'S CAR SEAT ASSEMBLY ENABLING ACCESS TO REMOTE GAMING APPLICATIONS AND TWO-WAY PERSON-TO-PERSON COMMUNICATIONS A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling wireless gaming applications. A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling two-way, person-to-person communications. A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090250982 | Sound and Vibration Transmission Pad and System The present invention is directed to a pad and sound transmission system which is adapted to directly transmit audible sound waves into the body at high intensity levels. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a back pad and a seat pad. Each pad includes a sp... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090230738 | Pedicure Chair and Mini Spa A pedicure chair for user including a child or young adult may include a tub member for the feet of the user, a seat member for the user to sit on, a back rest member connected to the seat member to rest the back of the user, a head rest member connected to the back res... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090189424 | Glider with a music player A glider with a music player includes a gliding mechanism, a chair frame, a back cushion, a seat cushion, a plurality of speakers and a music controller. The gliding mechanism has a fixing portion and a gliding portion glidably mounted on the fixing portion. The chair f... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090152910 | ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR An entertainment chair includes a base, a bottom surface positioned on a lower portion of the base and a seating surface positioned opposite the bottom surface. The entertainment chair further includes a support surface formed or removeably attachable with respect to th... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090152917 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TUNEFUL ATTENUATION An apparatus, system, and method for tuneful attenuation include at least one of speaker(s) and shaker(s) supported in a chair in a manner that enables at least one of resonance and even attenuation. In one embodiment, a shaker is mounted in a seat bottom by an attenuat... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090121527 | Chair for a foot spa A spa device including a chair coupled to a frame and at least one tactile immersion sounds delivery device. The chair is rotatably, slidably, and tiltably coupled to the frame. The spa device may include electronic controls for controlling the movement of the seat and ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090001788 | ACTIVE DYNAMIC SEATING DEVICE An active dynamic seating device is provided that includes a seat, a central part and a base part, where a stable sitting position is attained by additionally supporting one or both legs of a user. The seating device encompasses a tone generator, which emits a tone in r... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080272634 | Vehicle Headrest Headrest (5) for seats (10) of motor vehicles (4). It comprises a body (6) of essentially prismatic shape whose front face (11), which corresponds to the direction of travel of the vehicle (4), is adapted to receive, at rest, th... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080246321 | Chair Interconnection for a Gaming Machine A gaming system includes a chair having an electrical connector and a gaming machine having an electrical connector, wherein the chair electrical connector is removably couplable to the gaming machine electrical connector.... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080224508 | SAFETY SEAT WITH A WARNING DEVICE A warning device is provided that includes a safety seat, a baby stroller frame and an electronic device. The safety seat has a seat body, a handle and a pair of connecting elements; the baby stroller frame has a connecting base provided with a pair of receptacles adapt... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080185888 | MULTIMEDIA CHAIR AND METHOD A multimedia chair (200) includes an electronic module having an electronic processor and at least one electronic controller operatively connected to the electronic processor. A visual display (120) is connected to the electronic module and operatively com... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080143156 | CHAIR-SIDE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A chair-side patient communication system for use with a chair having at least one armrest, the system including a display screen and light mounted in association with the chair, a computer system coupled to the display screen; a controller mounted in the armrest of the... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080143155 | Child Seat Canopy Illumination and Media Projection A juvenile product includes a seat having a seating area supported by a part of the juvenile product, a canopy positionable over at least a portion of the seating area and having an underside that faces the seating area, and a projection system carried on the juvenile p... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080129094 | VIBRO-ACOUSTIC SYSTEM The present invention is directed to providing a vibro-acoustic system that can be used for an extended period of time by reducing the uncomfortable feeling or sensation of pressure that a user may experience during use. The vibro-acoustic system comprises: a seat havin... | 06/05/2008 |
