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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157325 | Chair back rest with improved resilience and support A chair having a seat and a back rest comprises a fluid-containing cushion in the back rest that provides passive automatically adjustable support for the user's lumbar region. The cushion can comprise one or more fluid-containing chambers encompassing the areas of ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8011729 | Seating element and seating system A seating element has an archable element with a first side to face an occupant of a seat when the seating element is installed in a seat and a second side opposite of the first side. A pneumatic arching element is arranged at the second side of the archable element... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7857387 | Pneumatic lordosis support A pneumatic lordosis support (1) consists of a cushion (3), which is integrated into the backrest (2) of a seat. Laterally of a vertical center line (7), the cushion encompasses horizontal connections (8) between a front side and a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7703849 | Vertebral column support apparatus and method The methods and apparatus taught herein provide an elongated spine support member integrated into or attached to a chair for providing improved back support. According to one embodiment of a chair, the chair comprises a seat, back and elongated spine support member.... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7621596 | Lumbar support The invention relates to a lumbar support comprising a plurality of pneumatically operated chambers (11-14) for adjusting the curvature of a seat back, wherein the lumbar support comprises two outer chambers (11, 12) and two central chambers ( | 11/24/2009 |
| 7607735 | Vehicle seats A vehicle seat may include a seat cushion that includes a central portion, first and second side support portions, and a vertical moving mechanism. The first and second side support portions are capable of laterally supporting femoral portions of a passenger. The ve... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7413250 | Back support A thoracic back support allows for and assists in the promotion of scapular retraction in a seated human. In various examples, such supports may be rigid or semi-rigid, and they may be convex. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7364229 | Automatic ventilation device for chair An automatic ventilation device for chairs uses a movable plate that moves upwards and downwards along with a cushion. A reset spring is disposed on the movable plate. The upper side and lower side of movable plate each have a stretchable air bag. When the removable... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350864 | Reclining rocker chair with inflatable lumbar support A reclining rocker chair, having a lower back support feature. The chair includes a base, a seat cushion, and a chair back extending upwardly from the base behind the seat cushion. The chair back has lower, middle, and upper sections. An inflatable chamber is locate... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322947 | Vibrational and pulsating cushioning device The present invention is a vibratory patient support system. The support system has at least one bladder, at least one vibrational device, and first and second control units that respectively control (a) the inflation and deflation of the at least one bladder and (b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322651 | Seat subportion adjustable in relative height and/or angle and backrest adjustable in shape based on user contact pressure A seat of an apparatus in one example comprises a front subportion and a rear subportion that is adjustable in height and/or angle relative to the front subportion. A backrest of the apparatus in one example is adjustable in shape. Based on a user contact pressure a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311358 | Seat cushion presenter device for folding seat A seat back cushion support presenting device for use in a foldable vehicle seat moves a cushion support member from a position within the seat back frame to a position extended from the seat back frame such that the entire cushion is presented. A pair of presenting... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293828 | Child seat with deployable side airbags A child seat includes a seat body having a seat portion, a rear portion, and left and right side panels; airbags to be inflated at sides of a head of a child; and hollow cushions disposed along inner surfaces of the side panels. When an automobile equipped with the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284792 | Cushion system for multi-use child safety seat A cushion system for use with a child safety seat has a plurality of bladders assembled to form a seat cushion that cooperates with the seat's safety harness. One or more sensors coupled to the safety harness sense tension therein and generate a signal indicative of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281761 | Seat configuration system for an automotive interior A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating syste... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278445 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism located u... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267404 | Arrangement for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of seats A device for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of vehicle seats has a sliding valve connectable with a fluid pressure source and with shape changing elements for filling the shape changing elements with fluid and discharging fluid from the shape ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264601 | Spine massager using inflatable bladders A spine massager is disclosed to include a master air bladder, two supplementary air bladders bilaterally provided at the top side of the master air bladder, and a pressure control unit formed of a switch pressure switch and a second pressure switch and connectable ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264271 | Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support structure to define an inflatable interior region; a gas source in fl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261380 | Pelvis remedial seating device A pelvis remedial seating device is provided having a seat including a seat cushion on which an occupant is to be seated and left/right seat sides provided uprightly at each side end of the seat cushion; a pair of air bags nested to a height of the pelvis portion of... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255394 | Lumbar support, cushion for seat, and seat structure In order to provide a lumbar support which conforms to the curve of the spinal column so as not to give a feeling of incompatibility or other unpleasant feeling, and is easily adjusted to meet a user's preference, a lumbar support 10 of the present invention ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237443 | Sensor pad for controlling airbag deployment and associated support A sensor pad for controlling the deployment of an automobile airbag. Weight sensing pad 10 is used in the seat 54 of an automobile, (not illustrated), to detect the presence of an occupant on the seat. Weight sensing pad 10 is used in conjunction with the vehicle's ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237290 | Volume-flexible body fillable with a fluid element A volume-flexible body fillable with a fluid including two sheets preferably welded together along the peripheral edges and preferably made of synthetic material, as well as a connection piece for a line for fluid inlet or outlet, preferably gas, especially air, int... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216934 | Automotive seat with inflatable cushion device In a seat back of automotive seat with an inflatable cushion device, an inflatable cushion element and a pair of air supply units are provided as constituent elements of the inflatable cushion device. In particular, a pair of support wire elements are provided to a ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156467 | Device and method to control and/or regulate a pressure level A device to control and/or regulate the pressure level of at least one volume variable recipient (10, 12) of a pneumatic system, in particular a pneumatic system for a motor vehicle seat (14). Means (24, 26) make it possible to increase or reduc... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152920 | Vehicle seat with system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of person sitting on the seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of a person sitting on the vehicle seat for many hours. The system includes an angle sensor installed within the seat back for sensing variations in an angle of a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152265 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a pack having a first vent with a first valve, a second vent with a second valve, a third vent in communication with the ambient, a first chamber in communication with the first vent, a second chamber in communication with the second v... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147279 | Modular comfort assembly for occupant support A method of installing a modular comfort assembly within an occupant support includes the step of providing a modular comfort assembly including a heating element and at least one of a ventilation diffuser bag and a lumbar support system, the heating element, the di... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140257 | Wireless transmitting pressure measurement device A pressure measurement device includes a housing having an inlet, a transducer coupled to the inlet to generate an electrical signal representative of pressure at the inlet, and a data communication device coupled to the transducer to transmit a wireless signal corr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140680 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has an ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137664 | Automatically actuating ergonomic support system for a fold down seat A fold down seat back or seat bottom has at least one ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the ergonomic support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120950 | Hybrid mattress A mattress device has an foam body formed of a closed cell foam material which has a torso support area defining a recess having a recess bottom. An inflatable mat is disposed in the recess and insulated from a ground surface by the recess bottom. The inflatable mat... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120527 | Vehicle occupant characterization method based on the power spectrum of a seat sensor output signal The occupant of a vehicle seat is characterized by computing a power spectrum function of data obtained from a seat sensor such as a pressure sensor in a fluid-filled seat bladder or a frame-mounted vertical accelerometer. The spectrum function is integrated over a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114207 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a first chamber, a first mechanically-controlled valve, an air pump, a first switch and a switch circuit. The air pump inflates the first chamber through the first mechanically-controlled valve. The first switch activates the air pump ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111901 | Headrest for automotive vehicle seats A headrest for a motor vehicle seat is crash active in that it has a mechanism for automatically bringing the head-engaging member toward the head of the passenger in the case of a crash. This mechanism includes a slide guided on a pair of cylindrical members surrou... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113100 | Vehicle tiredness alleviating system A vehicle tiredness alleviating system provided with at least one of a vehicle air-conditioning system for controlling a temperature in a passenger compartment, a seat heating system for heating the surface of a seat, and a seat vibration system for repeatedly vibra... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108324 | Vehicle seat adjuster A pneumatic seat adjuster for moving a vehicle seat relative to a floor of the vehicle includes a body having a bore formed therein. The body is adapted to be connected to one of a floor and a vehicle seat. A piston is slidably disposed in the bore of the body. The ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104606 | Support for a seating device A support apparatus is described for use in the field of workstation design. The support apparatus is movably attachable to a seating device to selectively provide both dorsal and ventral support to a seated user. The support apparatus is movable, by a user in the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101347 | Combination pro/supination and flexion therapeutic mobilization device A therapeutic mobilization device is disclosed. The device includes a flexion assembly, a pro/supination assembly and a valgus carrying angle compensation device. The flexion assembly has an arm attachment assembly and an elbow actuator and the elbow actuator define... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093898 | Portable air-pressure applying assembly for seats An air-pressure applying assembly for a seat, having an occupant holding portion, for selectively applying a desired pressure to the body of a seat occupant. This assembly includes an air-bag assembly, an air-pressure source, an inlet-conduit assembly, an exhaust va... | 08/22/2006 |
