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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740316 | Integrated car seat with lengthwise adjustment mechanism In the integrated car seat with a lengthwise adjustment mechanism having two pairs of rails, with a bottom support frame having two front pivotal supports, two rear pivotal supports and two side parts carried on the pivotal supports, with a seat back connected to th... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7631939 | Vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a base, a front pivotable link indirectly pivotably attached to the base, a rear pivotable link pivotably attached to the base, a seat frame, a seat cushion supported on the seat frame, and a backrest that is mounted on the seat frame by way of a ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7533936 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly comprises a coupling member 12 coupling a front end of a seat-cushion frame 2 to an upper rail 11, a rear link member 23 provided in a rear end of the seat-cushion frame 2, and a support member 24 pro... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7404584 | Seat apparatus for vehicles Disclosed is a seat apparatus for a vehicle, which has the functions of supporting a seat main body being placed on a floor and behind pedals in the vehicle in such a way that the seat main body is movable forward, backward, upward and downward and that the seat mai... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390062 | Seat having cushion height and recline adjustment mechanisms A seat includes a base portion and an upright portion pivotable with respect to the base portion. The seat includes a reclining mechanism that includes first and second toothed members that are selectively engaged and disengaged to resist and permit, respectively, t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360471 | Triple output transfer case for a vehicle seat A transfer case assembly (10) for selectively moving a seat assembly in a plurality of adjustment directions. The assembly comprises a motor (12) and a drive shaft (14) operatively connected to the motor (12) for rotation in response to a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316441 | Seat moving device for vehicle It is one object of this invention to provide a technique that is effective in diminishing the range of fluctuation of a load applied to a drive source when a seat main body in a vehicle seat moving apparatus is moved between a raised position and a lowered position... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314249 | Automotive vehicle seat with a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and rear rockers The automotive vehicle seat has a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and two rear rockers that are disposed between the seat carrier and the lengthwise adjustment device and that are each connected at an upper hinge point to the seat carrier and at a lower... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7252338 | Seat assembly having an adjustable height and angle armrest A seat assembly includes an armrest attached to a seat, and an amrest coupling assembly for coupling the armrest to the seat comprising a linear adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest, and a rotational adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest. The linear adj... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234777 | Chair with adjustable armrests and backrest A task chair is disclosed, including a base, a seat supported by the base, and a pair of uprights connected to the base and extending upwardly from the seat. A pair of armrests are attached respectively to the uprights, and are selectively positionable along the upr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198243 | Longitudinal seat adjustment device The invention relates to a longitudinal seat adjustment device comprising an upper rail (40) and a lower rail (10). The upper rail (40) sits in the lower rail (10). Between the two rails (10, 40) a spindle (14) is fixedly co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198329 | Height adjustable work chair A height adjustable chair has an upper portion that moves relative to a lower portion. Push-off arm rests are provided so that a person need not leave the chair to adjust the seat height upwardly. A seated person can transfer their body weight to the push-off arm re... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172251 | Frame structure of seat for vehicle A lifter for adjusting the height of a frame 10, 12, 14 that is to be vertically movably mounted on a vehicle floor is integrally formed with a suspension unit S for absorbing vibration inputted to the frame 10, 12, 14. The suspension unit S includes a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172250 | Adjustable chassis for chair An adjustable chassis for a chair includes a base member, a support member, and two support levers. Thus, the drive lever of the base member is drawn and moved by the first wire so as adjust the height of the chair seat relative to the adjustable chassis. In additio... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140682 | Adjusting device for a vehicle seat A vehicle seating system for adjusting, without rails, the vertical and longitudinal position and the inclination of a vehicle seat relative to a vehicle floor has, in one embodiment, first and second pivot levers, spaced apart from one another in an adjustment dire... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140589 | Cushion lift for seat assembly A cushion lift assembly for raising and lowering the front and rear portions of an automobile seat independently and/or simultaneously. The cushion lift assembly includes mounting members and a pair of connecting members interconnecting the mounting members. The con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121608 | Rotating and/or swiveling seat An operator's seat for a vehicle includes a base structure that allows the operator's seat to be rotated with respect to a platform floor of an operator's compartment within the vehicle. The operator's seat may further include a swivel structure that allows an opera... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7040704 | Foldable seat system comprising seat belt buckles A seat system includes two backrests installed so as to pivot around a backrest axis in relation to a floor between a raised position and a folded down position, and a first belt locking buckle installed so as to pivot in order to retract, first connecting system be... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032703 | Operator control station for controlling different work machines In order to enhance an operator's ability to control a work machine, an operator control station includes a seat assembly that is moveably mounted to a body of the work machine. The operator can control, at least in part, primary operator controllable aspects of the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029049 | Adjustable armrest An armrest mounted to a base and a method of inhibiting the movement of an armrest is disclosed. The armrest comprises an armrest support member adapted to be coupled to the base, the armrest support member being movable in a linear direction between a first positio... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6951371 | Multi-functional child high chair A multi-functional child high chair includes a pair of incurved fore legs and a pair of incurved rear legs collapsibly connected by a pair of circular joints, a first stretcher connected the lower end of the fore legs including a pair of casters at two end, a second... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949904 | Power actuated seat Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for controlling seats and for monitoring behavior of power-actuated seats. Certain embodiments permit seat occupancy data, e.g., whether the seat is occupied or a weight-dependent characteristic of t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6921058 | Seat frame of a motor vehicle seat with a seat carrier and a padding support A frame of a motor vehicle seat with a longitudinal guide (20), a seat carrier (26), a front pair of oscillating cranks disposed between the longitudinal guide (20) and the seat carrier (26), and a padding support for a seat padding. A pi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843460 | Vertical movement apparatus for vehicle seat A vertical movement apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a seat bracket supported on a seat member, a floor bracket adapted to be supported on a floor member, a link supported by the floor bracket to move the seat bracket in the vertical direction of the seat membe... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6808231 | Seat assembly A seat assembly includes a device for releasably mounting to a vehicle trailer hitch. The device includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. The first end is removably extendable into the trailer hitch. The elongated member has a perpendicular ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6695275 | Longitudinal adjustment device for vehicle seats The present invention pertains to a longitudinal adjustment device for vehicle seats, in which the seat is attached along each of its long sides to runner rails 10, mounted with freedom to slide in guide rails 15, which are attached to the vehicle. Each r... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6626064 | Single motor module for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat assembly includes a motor coupled to an output shaft. At least two driven shafts are each operable between three operating modes. The three operating modes are a stationary mode, a first rotational direction, and a second rotational directi... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572065 | Vertical movement apparatus for vehicle seat A vertical movement apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a seat bracket supported on a seat member, a floor bracket adapted to be supported on a floor member, a link supported by the floor bracket to move the seat bracket in the vertical direction of the... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6517157 | Apparatus for adjusting a seat belt A seat apparatus is provided for a vehicle comprising a first mechanism for moving a seat horizontally relative to the floor of the vehicle and a second mechanism movably mounted to the first mechanism for moving the seat vertically relative to the floor ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488337 | Seat cushion height adjustment assembly An automotive seat adjustment assembly adjusts a relative position of a seat cushion. The adjustment assembly comprises at least one front mounting bracket adapted for supporting a forward end of the seat cushion and at least one rear mounting bracket ada... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478378 | Vehicle seat with height adjuster In a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, with a height adjuster (9) for adjusting the height of a seat frame of the vehicle seat relative to the vehicle structure, a locking device (13,23,36,38) is provided with a stop (31,33,36,38), which mak... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478369 | Seat air conditioner having mechanism following passenger seat A seat air duct includes a floor duct fixed to the floor surface of vehicle cabin and flexible ducts. The upper wall of the floor duct is partially formed by flexible slide walls. The flexible slide walls are formed in an accordion and stretch and contrac... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6406092 | Car seat A car seat having a seat portion linked by means of connecting rods to a rail for longitudinal adjustment has a dampening element to transform kinetic energy into frictional or deformation energy. The dampening element is embodied as a separate component ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6347778 | Vertical seat positioning device A seat vertical positioning device for a vehicle seat includes a seat side member supported by the vehicle seat, a bracket fixed to a vehicle floor side member and a link having on end pivotally connected with the bracket at a first pivot point and anothe... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6309019 | Flex cable drive for seat adjuster assembly A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back that is supported with respect to a seat bottom. The seat bottom is supported on a track assembly that includes a seat adjuster for controlling movement of the seat back and bottom. The seat adjuster can move t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6273507 | Vertical seat adjustment assembly with external stops An adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of a vehicle seat includes an inboard track assembly, an outboard track assembly spaced apart from the inboard track assembly, and at least one torque tube extending between the assemblies. The inboard and o... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267430 | Slide rail for removable vehicle seat A slide rail for a removable vehicle seat comprises a fixed section and a shuttle sliding on this section. The shuttle carries a connector connected to the seat, and this connector is connected to an electrical circuit belonging to the vehicle floor by me... | 07/31/2001 |
