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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533941 | Seat pad for vehicle Seating comfort is improved in a seat pad for vehicles includes a pad main body having a bottom dented upward to form a concave portion and having an insert arranged in the concave portion. The seat pad for vehicles 10 includes a cushion pad. The cushion pad ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7422289 | Frame panel The present invention relates to a frame panel having an improved reinforcing pattern. The frame panel includes a panel body having a front plate and a rear plate, which are integrally formed as a single body through a blowing process. The front plate has vertical g... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7347498 | Seating device A solid frame orthotic seating device for use in a sling seat that is supported by solid rails, such as a wheelchair. The solid frame orthotic seating device comprises a solid, rigid, non-collapsing, and durable interior skeletal frame with an elevated anterior wedg... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290836 | Patient chair A back for a patient chair having a back shell with a substantially rigid central S-shaped central portion and laterally extending wing portions which have sufficient flexibility to allow deflection in the direction of the front surface upon imposition of a force. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290837 | Cushion plate for vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back frame of a rectangular shape having a pair of side frames, upper and lower seat springs mounted between the side frames, and a flexible cushion plate in the form of a single plate attached to the seat springs. The cushion plate ha... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287816 | Chair and grouping thereof A chair has a durable surface with top cover supported by foam thereby providing an ergonomic recoverable shape and a fluid directing perimeter rim or perimeter ridge on a bottom surface thereof. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278691 | Article of furniture having a recessed surface for a cushion An article of furniture having a removable seat or back cushion. The design includes a frame having a recessed cushion support surface that creates a rim that defines a pocket that allows a seat or back cushion having first and second portions to be securely attache... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270378 | Chair having a suspension seat assembly A suspension seat assembly for an office chair is provided which has a support frame and a suspension fabric connected about its periphery to the frame. The fabric is first laid across the frame and then the peripheral edges of the suspension fabric are secured in p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267408 | Article of rattan furniture having a seat support cushion An improved support area for use with rattan furniture. The present invention provides a frame, a seat contact portion, and a back contact portion. In various embodiments, the chair includes a seat cushion that is supported by a seat support portion of the frame. Th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7250125 | Method of fabricating foamed rubber member A method of making a foamed rubber member includes the steps of: a) Stirring and pressing the foaming raw material repeatedly, wherein the foaming raw material has rubber, an accelerator, and foaming agent mixed in a predetermined ratio. b) Molding the foaming raw m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222915 | Backrest of an automobile vehicle seat The backrest (2) of an automobile vehicle seat includes a framework (21), a padding (3), a padding cover (4) covering the front face and the sides of the backrest and a padding screen (7) for the rear face of the backrest. It inclu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7172244 | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert positioned therein A vehicle seat assembly that includes a seat cushion having at least one recess disposed thereon. The vehicle seat assembly also has a plurality of sensor assemblies, each including a base and an upper slide member. The upper slide member is supported for movement t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7111906 | Flexible seat mount for chair seat bottom A chair includes a frame and a seat bottom associated with the frame. Flexible seat mounts are used to retain the seat bottom on the frame. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108330 | Portable chair There is provided a portable, folding chair with an enhanced seat and backrest. The seat includes a suspension system that is capable of providing an enhanced range of motion in seating directions. The backrest provides enhanced support through an enlarged support s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100990 | Seat back structure of vehicle seat A structure of seat back in vehicle seat, wherein a back board element is provided the said backward side of the seat back in such a manner as to normally provide a substantially flat plane rigid enough to withstand one load applied toward a backward side of the bac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100979 | Foam padded seal with storage space A vehicle seat with a rigid seat base, and at least one foam portion disposed on the seat base. The seat defines at least one cavity therein. The cavity is accessible from the bottom surface of the seat, and accepts cargo, such as a shovel, therein. The cavity may b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093895 | Aircraft passenger seat A seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, has a seat component (10) and a backrest component (12) made at least in part of shell components. One shell component (22) is detachably connected to other components of the seat by a fastening ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083230 | Hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat A hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat is described. According to one embodiment, an aircraft seat includes a seat base assembly and a seat back assembly. The seat base assembly includes multiple rigid metal seat base side frame elements joined by a lower se... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083233 | Adjustable floating plate lumber support An adjustable lumbar support (100) adapted to be easily integrated into new or existing seat structures. Adjustable lumbar support (100) includes a lower floating plate (115) that is adapted to have a second, or upper, plate (130) hinged ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063382 | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert A vehicle seat assembly for detecting a condition of the seat assembly. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion. The vehicle seat assembly also includes a vehicle occupant sensing system having a plurality of sensor assemblies. Each sensor assembly include... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040707 | Seat back of automotive seat A seat back of automotive seat, which comprises an upper seat back portion and a lower seat back portion. A foam padding of the upper seat back portion is greater in hardness than that of the lower seat back portion. A vent element is provided in each of the two sea... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032967 | Structural foam and urethane composite for use in a motorcycle seat and method of manufacturing the same A seat for use with a cycle-type vehicle which includes a three-dimensional shaped insert constructed of a foam material. A structural foam backing is secured to a first surface of the foam material. One or more brackets are integrally formed with and extend from th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018582 | Method and apparatus for forming an article and an article formed thereby A method for forming an article in which thermoplastics materials are used as the binding agent. Materials (21) are shredded in a shredder (1), compressed in a compressing chamber (15) and moulded in a moulding chamber (16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018702 | Component A component including a base body of a relatively hard material and a coating of a relatively soft material, wherein the coating covers at least a main surface area of the base body. The main surface area is delimited by an outer periphery and an edge portion of the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994401 | Seat backrest cover module A seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a pair of spaced apart side rails. A cover is fastened to the frame and extends between the pair of side rails. A rigid cross member is preferably integrally molded in an upper portion of the cover. The cover and the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6942299 | Padded vandalism resistant disposable vehicular seating insert system A vandalism resistant seating insert for mounting to a vehicle seat assembly having at least one vehicle seat frame having a ledge which defines a central opening. The seating insert has a rigid spine having a front surface and a periphery, a back plate having a rea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935698 | Chair structure An improvement of a chair structure is disclosed. The chair comprising a back, a sitting pad, a supporting mechanism and a bottom cover characterized in that the supporting mechanism is provided with a securing element which allows mounting of a horizontal supportin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918465 | Outdoor seat cushion for use with an elevated wild game observation stand, and observation stand including same A seat cushion, for use with an elevated outdoor hunting or observation stand, is constructed with a plurality of layers therein. The seat cushion is constructed in two or more layers in which one layer includes an envelope with a gas sealed therein. The envelope ma... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908159 | Seat for a reclining office chair A seat portion (14) for a seat (10) wherein the seat portion (14) includes a panel having a rear portion to support the occupant. The rear portion has a longitudinal centerline and incorporates two zones (162) on either side of the longit... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904632 | Elastic cushion An elastic cushion has a cover and an elastic body received inside the cover. The elastic body is made of multiple elastic folded tubes and has multiple gaps inside. Because the gaps are formed inside the elastic body, air can easily pass through the elastic cushion... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896324 | Hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat A hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat is described. According to one embodiment, an aircraft seat includes a seat base assembly and a seat back assembly. The seat base assembly includes multiple rigid metal seat base side frame elements joined by a lower se... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6830297 | Suspension seat A suspension seat arrangement (1) comprising a lower frame (2) mountable to a seat mounting, an upper frame (3) connected to the lower frame (2) and movable with respect thereto, the upper frame (3) being arranged to mount a seat b... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6736454 | Padded vandalism resistant disposable vehicular seating insert system A seat insert for mounting to a fixed seat, the insert having a rigid spine, having a periphery, a back surface, a front surface which is laminated with a soft fabric, and has securing device on the back surface disposed about the periphery for allowing the back sur... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695411 | Folding chair The invention disclosed a folding chair made up by metal tubes whose chair plate apparatus is formed by connecting between the frame member and the plate member by sleeves. The chair plate apparatus consists of the frame member and the plate member; on ea... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6663178 | Seat pan producing a massaging effect, in particular for automobile vehicle A seat pan for an automobile vehicle includes a frame carrying a suspension lattice having two sections separated by a vertical median plane dividing the seat into right and left hand sides. A motor and crankshaft combination is connected to each section ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6568761 | Backrest of a motor vehicle seat A backrest of a motor vehicle seat has a sheet metal shell having several cutouts and an upholstery member arranged on the sheet metal shell. The upholstery member has securing elements for attaching the upholstery member to the sheet metal shell. Each se... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520541 | Vehicle safety seat system A vehicle safety seat system for protecting an occupant of the vehicle safety seat from injury. The safety seat system includes a ramped metal seat bottom having a ramp angle that prevents sub-marining of an occupant during a frontal impact. A first foam ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
