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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938489 | Swivel and reclining chair A swivel and reclining chair has a base support, a base bowl mounted on the base support, and a seating bowl slidably disposed in and over the base bowl. A plurality of friction reduction features are disposed on the inside surface of the base bowl. The outer surfac... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922247 | Hydraulic adjustable seat An adjustable chair and a tilt assembly for use therewith typically provides side to side tilting of the chair seat and preferably provides forward and backward tilting of the seat separately or in combination with the side to side tilting. A hydraulic system is pro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7789463 | Chair which is used in waist enhancement A chair for enhancing a waist strength is disclosed, which can be easily used by anybody for thereby exercising waist, pelvis and belly muscles. The chair for a waist exercise comprises a seat which has a circular plate for stably supporting a user's hips, and a rec... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7637570 | Chair The chair according to the invention has a seat and a seat mechanism, wherein the seat and the seat mechanism are formed so that, during the sideways pivoting movement of the seat, the one side of the seat is movable independently of the other side of the seat, wher... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7490903 | Tiltable seat mounting apparatus A tiltable seat apparatus comprises a mounting structure attachable a vehicle chassis and including spaced-apart upstanding portions and a mounting member connected between the upstanding portions. A seat assembly includes a seat frame having spaced-apart downstandi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7434881 | Dynamic chair A dynamic chair providing automatic motion in a seat. The chair has bottom, a support means disposed between the base and the seat bottom, a drive motor. A first drive wheel driven by the drive motor has a first mounting point offset from a first distance from the c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7401856 | Seating device There is provided a sit-stand stool comprising a seat adapted to support a pelvis of a user and a base. The base supports the seat and is adapted to securely engage a floor. The base is adapted to provide a tilting motion of the seat, between a raised position and a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7370912 | Child seat An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base. The backrest is adjustable and includes a top portion movably connected to a bottom portion. The back rest includes a latch connected to one of the top or bottom portions that engages a notch located in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338125 | Rehabilitative and recreational armchair The rehabilitative and recreational armchair constructed of a framework made of tubes, bars and/or other elements, such as flat bars and angle bars, wherein the arms, the backrest and the seat are mounted. The seat is mounted only to the top of the spring whose lowe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338126 | Vehicle seat suspension with omni directional isolator The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat suspension apparatus that is mechanically simple, inexpensive, occupies little space, and operates effectively with force inputs from any horizontal direction. The invention comprises a base, an isolator, and a plu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322644 | Cushioned saddle construction for bicycles, motor-cycles and the like A cushioned saddle construction, for bicycles, motor-cycles or the like, comprises a saddle covering or body, associated with a framework, wherein the saddle covering or body and framework are coupled by a cushioning system, operated by a magnetic force generated by... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316451 | Wearable side impact protector A side impact protector is configured to be worn by a youth seated in a child-restraint system anchored in place on a vehicle seat. Such a protector may also be worn by a person of any age seated in a vehicle and restrained using a seat belt harness of the type foun... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303234 | Vehicle seating with arcuate motion support A passenger seat includes a frame, a bottom, a back, and a headrest, and incorporates a cylindrical motion support member. The support member includes a stationary member carried by the passenger seat, including a concave surface having a cylindrical curvature. A mo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281749 | Seat device for vehicle A vehicle seat device includes a right side link mechanism and a left side link mechanism adapted to be provided between a vehicle floor and a seat for supporting the seat to move upward and downward relative to the vehicle floor, a first actuator operatively engage... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278688 | Elastic support structure for a human body to lean against The elastic support structure for human body to lean against includes a connecting frame, a swing rack, and an elastic rod. The connecting frame includes a connecting surface and a positioning part for the support structure. The swing rack has its first end placed o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267401 | Seat for a two-wheeled vehicle A seat for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising a relatively soft saddle support for a rider where the saddle support has a longitudinal direction axis and a cross direction axis as well as a supporting structure connecting the saddle support to a seat-carrying upright ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249800 | Chair for elimination of problems of sedentary origin The present invention relates to a chair for eliminating problems of sedentary origin, which chair consists a saddle-shaped seat part (13) supporting the pelvis and the thigh muscles of the seated person which seat part has two curved thigh troughs (113, 1... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7216935 | Dynamic chair The present invention provides a dynamic chair having a deterministic motion path that allows a variety to different paths to be selected depending of needs of user. By changing the ratio between drive wheels that control the pitch and roll of the seat, motion paths... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7100983 | Lumbar flexing seating apparatus A buttocks seat is supported by a post tiltably affixed at a lower end to an upper face of a base. The post is also axially rotatable relative to the base, and threadably engaged with an underside of the seat for supporting the seat on the post, the seat squarely fa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093900 | Seat The invention relates to a seat with a stable base wherein the angle of inclination of the seating surface can be moved around a pivot provided between the base and the seating surface, the latter being forced to move continuously and cyclically. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083234 | Vehicle seating with arcuate motion support A passenger seat includes a frame, a bottom, a back, and a headrest, and incorporates a cylindrical motion support member. The support member includes a stationary member carried by the passenger seat, including a concave surface having a cylindrical curvature. A mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063386 | Passenger seat with tilting seat bottom A tilting seat bottom assembly for a passenger seat includes: a seat pan assembly for supporting a passenger and a pivot assembly for being attached to the seat frame. The seat pan assembly is mounted for pivotal motion about at least two axes relative to the seat f... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044553 | Vehicle seat suspension with omni directional isolator A vehicle seat suspension apparatus that is mechanically simple, inexpensive, occupies little space, and operates effectively with force inputs from any horizontal direction. The preferred embodiment includes a base, an isolator, and a plurality of links connected t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032972 | Resilient seating structure A seating structure 30 includes spaced housings 34 and 36 between which a seating portion 92 of a platform 60 is located. The platform 60 is also formed with non-seating portions 94a and 94b at op... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008017 | Dynamic chair The present invention provides a dynamic chair having a deterministic motion path that allows a variety to different paths to be selected depending of needs of user. By changing the ratio between drive wheels that control the pitch and roll of the seat, motion paths... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997511 | Seating device A seating device comprising a connecting element having an end portion dimensioned to be releasably and rotatably inserted into an aperture defined in a ground or floor. The aperture is dimensioned to receive the connecting element so as to support the seating devic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979059 | Rocking chair construction A rocking chair has a flexible joint between a chair base and a chair component permitting rocking action. The flexible joint includes a housing with a plurality of internal surfaces. A plurality of compressible rods are disposed within the housing and a rigid membe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942290 | Quick-mount and pivot base for bicycle seat or the like A seat support platform is pivotally supported on a base member. A rotatable locking element is provided on the platform to selectively lock frame members of a saddle thereonto. The base is adapted to be mounted to a support frame/chassis such as that of a stationar... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910736 | Seats with twistable seat elements The invention relates to a seat or seat back comprising of seat elements which are arranged to resiliently move with respect to each other and arranged to move with respect to a central axis, running centrally through the seat or seat back parallel to the spine of t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866340 | Spinal glide ergonomic chair seat and pelvic stabilizer A chair and standing device includes a mechanism for allowing movement in an individual's hips and lower back while seated in a chair or standing in one's workstation, by letting the pelvis glide unabated through an apparatus made up of a series of balls, round spri... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863017 | Safety seat for a marine craft or other vehicle A safety seat assembly including a seat or like occupant support structured to maintain an occupant, such as a child or infant, in a predetermined, substantially upright orientation relative to the vehicle during travel thereof. A stabilization assembly includes an ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6688689 | Multiple degree of freedom seat suspension system A seat suspension system includes a first seat (e.g., a base) member and a second seat (e.g., a seat) member preferably overlying the first seat member. At least one spring (e.g., elastic or rubber) mount is interposed between the first and second seat me... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685268 | Seat arrangement for sitting furniture A seat arrangement for sitting furniture such as chairs has a seat member and a support arranged underneath the seat member, wherein the support has an elastic body allowing a tilting movement of the seat member about a pivot point arranged at the central... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6663061 | Vehicle seat leveling system A vehicle seat leveling system for adjusting the angle of a seat to compensate for the natural road angle. The vehicle seat leveling system includes a first spacer having a first slot and a second slot, and a second spacer having a third slot and a fourth... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644742 | Seating element for a seating arrangement The invention relates to a novel seating device (1) with an elastic support element (2), at least one support leg (3) and a seat element (4), wherein the support element (2) has a substantially toroidal support body (9) standing on the ground. One great a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626494 | Chair and method for correcting an improper alignment of spinal vertebrae Disclosed is a chair and a method using the chair, which can be not only used easily and comfortably but also utilized in treating an improper alignment of spinal vertebrae. The chair has a seat assembly for seating the user on the seat assembly, the seat... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595586 | Two platform motion seat a seating structure provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies with independent platforms, especially suited for the automotive or aircraft seating environments. A motion mechanism provides each... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6481795 | Therapeutic chair A therapeutic chair having a seat, a base configured to rest on a surface, and a seat support mechanism configured to couple the seat to the base and to enable the seat to be rocked in any direction while resisting rocking of the seat. Ideally the seat-su... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6398303 | Seat The seat cushion of a seat can be tilted about its longitudinal center axis for generating a tilting movement of the pelvis of a seat occupant. For generating the tilting movement, an adjusting element is provided in each of the right and the left area of... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386635 | Shock absorbing boat seat assembly A shock absorbing boat seat assembly for providing a more comfortable ride upon a boat moving upon water. The shock absorbing boat seat assembly includes one or more seat members each having a seat and a backrest connected to the seat; and also includes o... | 05/14/2002 |
