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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338116 | Folding chair A folding chair includes front and back legs, a cushion frame, a cushion embedded in the cushion frame and has a hard board having air vents, a sound absorbing foam, and a back cushion connected with the inner edge of the front leg and includes a second hard board. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7275788 | Music posture chairs Chairs for encouraging proper posture for performers, including vocalists and instrumentalists. Chairs allow for maintenance of proper posture by performers seated in engaged and in perched positions. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270376 | Enhanced process for making seating elements and products thereby including those specially designed for children By combining a wedged cushion and specialized method for aligning a user's ischial tuberosities—which increases relative lordosis in the lumbar spine and pelvis venous outflow from the lower extremities, in a sitting position by decreasing venous obstruction and e... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252341 | Vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with a seat part and a backrest as seat components, of which at least one seat component has a structure (11) and at least one adapter (15) arranged on the structure (11), the ad... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7083229 | Bicycle seat A bicycle seat design that comprises appropriately spaced and configured depressions that conform to the body of variously-sized male riders, thereby reducing pressure normally present on the lumbar back region, the ischial buttocks regions, and groin. Superior safe... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6997516 | Convertible seat with contoured-front for localized body heat dispersion and pressure reduction A seat (chair, stool, etc.) has a seat base with a contoured front that is recessed in the middle. The recess extends towards a seating center and/or in a downward direction, creating an open area for a seated person. The open area is located under the body part aro... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6880885 | Seat with contoured-front for localized body heat dispersion and pressure reduction A seat (chair, stool, etc.) has a seat base with a contoured front that is recessed in the middle. The recess extends towards a seating center and/or in a downward direction, creating an open area for seated person. The open area is located under the body part aroun... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6659553 | Seats for vehicles, airplanes or the like A seat for automotive vehicles, airplanes or the like has a seat part and a backrest part. Seat part supports are arranged on both sides of a longitudinal center plane of the seat on longitudinal sides of the seat part. Backrest part supports are arranged... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6439666 | Pan frame structure of seat cushion of a vehicle seat A structure of the so-called "pan frame" of seat cushion for use with a vehicle seat, which includes a primary reinforcing pattern press formed therein. The primary reinforcing pattern has a flat bottom region defined on its top and protrudes from the bot... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6319585 | Curved veneer laminated stock and method of manufacture A chair stock such as a seat 12 includes a construction in which uppermost and lowermost wood veneer sheets 30, 32 present opposing support and mounting surfaces 20, 22, and are spaced from one another by an intermediate element 34 such as a pile of relat... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6241319 | Seat plate for wheel chairs A seat plate for a wheel chair comprises a front region with a first surface for supporting a person's leg, a rear region with a second surface for supporting the person's pelvis, side edges for fastening to the wheel chair, an upper side which faces towa... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6139109 | Race car seat and jig and method for making the same A race car seat is fabricated of four seat quadrants temporarily secured on seat fitments and welded together. The seat fitments are adjustably positioned on a jig in an optimum position for a race car driver. The jig includes adjustment plates for settin... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082824 | Therapeutic sling seat A therapeutic sling seat comprising a flexible material which is non-uniform in stiffness providing maximum contact surface area with the body of a person seated in the seat by spreading the forces away from high pressure areas using multiaxis tension for... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5997095 | Supporting seat A seat for supporting the pelvis of the user in a correct physiological position substantially corresponding to the pelvic standing position. The seat has a dished gluteal position (16) which extends to the rear of the seat and a seat back (11) with a sub... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5933891 | Wheelchair seating system including trapezoidally sectioned fluid bag The present invention relates to a seat cushion assembly for use, in particular, in a wheelchair. The assembly includes a sculpted or molded foam base having exterior sidewalls profiled to accommodate a wheelchair frame, and a seating surface to provide s... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5735573 | Chair with power seat A home seating furnishing having one or more power driven adjustable seats, where each seat offers movement independent from all other seats in the furnishing is disclosed. The furnishing includes an armrest lid which is moveable between open and closed p... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5671977 | Seating and back systems for a wheelchair An anti-thrust seating system and low profile, adjustable back system primarily intended for use in a wheelchair. The anti-thrust seating system includes a base seating member with a forward section to support the user's thighs and a rearward section to s... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5615927 | Seat for child-care implement In order to enable a seat for a child-care implement such as a baby carriage to supply a soft feeling while keeping a baby in a correct position, a principal part providing a backrest portion and a seat portion for supporting the upper body and the lower ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5605379 | Chair for providing a straight sitting positon Chair for a straight sitting position of the user with crossed legs (yoga position). The chair as characterized according to the invention has a seat raised on both sides, which is wider towards the front and adapted to the contour of the body resulting f... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5599063 | Baby bathing, feeding, sleeping and seating chair A seat-like apparatus having a cradling surface capable of supporting and cradling an infant at an angle of 30°, an angle greater than 30°, and an angle less than 30° for facilitating feeding, washing, seating, and sleeping. The angle of support is adj... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5437498 | Vehicle seat with side bolster reinforcement A vehicle seat in which the seat cushion and/or seat back are formed with side bolsters that are reinforced by hollow inserts, preferably blow molded, that are attached to the seat cushion or seat back frame in the area of the side bolster and which are t... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5364167 | Structure of seat cushion frame in a vehicle seat A structure of seat cushion frame in a vehicle seat, which has a pair of upwardly projected side frames, one of them being disposed at the side of a door of the vehicle, wherein such one of the side frames is formed with a cut-away portion at the rearward... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5022709 | Springing and wrap-around element for a seat and/or backrest, and seat embodying the same A springing and wrap-around element for a seat and/or backrest, comprising a pair of lateral supporting means, and a flexible blade consisting of a convex central portion and two side walls extending obliquely outwards from the central portion and secured... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4781417 | Upholstered seat cushion support A seat cushion support for an upholstered seat cushion comprises a one-piece, form-retaining, resilient seat pan, preferably of molded plastic, and a pair of mounting tangs, each unitary with the seat pan. The seat pan has a curvilinear upper surface, ish... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4368917 | Vehicle seat member integrally formed of synthetic resin material A seat member providing a support structure of a seat in a vehicle is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and includes a seat base portion and wing or flap portions. The seat base portion is formed with a plurality of openings and is partly th... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4364607 | Seat for vehicles A seat for vehicles is described. The seat comprises a support structure for a cushion and a support structure for a seat back, as well as a respective stuffing part supported at least partially by the said structure. The main feature of this seat is that... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4141588 | Rocking lounge chair A rocking lounge chair for children comprising a generally ellipsoidal shaped body particularly adapted for rocking on a ground surface. A body rest formed into a back, seat and leg rest for a child to recline in a comfortable position thereon is fixedly ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 3964790 | Ball furniture Pieces of furniture are assembled from segments of a closed hollow shell formed by severing the hollow shell along at least two planes and providing segments of different sizes. The hollow shell from which the segments are formed may be of various differe... | 06/22/1976 |
