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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061780 | Cushion for seat A cushion for a seat of good appearance. The cushion for a seat comprises a three-dimensional cover constituted of a front surface portion, a substantially U-shaped rear surface portion arranged oppositely to the front surface portion while spaced apart therefrom, a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7469968 | Self-regulating side facing closeout for seat back A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a first seat back and a second seat back. The seat backs are spaced apart to define a gap therebetween. Each seat back is pivotally coupled in the vehicle for independent angular adjustment relative to each other. Each of the f... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7425040 | Outdoor vehicle seat An outdoor vehicle seat is formed by placing a cushioning material on a bottom plate, and covering them with a surface skin, and fixing a surface skin end portion onto the bottom plate. Further, a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expandi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7309104 | Shape memory polymer seat assemblies A seat assembly includes a seat fabric, wherein at least a portion of the seat fabric comprises a yarn comprising a shape memory polymer adapted to undergo a change in a modulus of elasticity at a thermal transition temperature; a support material upon which the sea... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7255405 | Cushion for seat A cushion for a seat, including a foam padding integral with a three-dimensional cover covering the padding, the three-dimensional cover including a first piece, a second piece spaced apart from the first piece and facing the first piece, the second piece having fir... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222379 | Pillow kit with removable interior cores The pillow kit cover member, which includes substantially identical top and bottom portions, each of which includes inner and outer layers. The top and bottom portions are secured around the peripheries thereof, except for one side, which includes a zipper or simila... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7138907 | Spring sensor retention assembly for sensor apparatus mounted in a vehicle seat cushion A sensor assembly for use in a vehicle seat cushion for detecting the presence of an occupant includes a mat adapted to be installed in the vehicle cushion. The mat includes first mounting structure and a first sensor device attached to the mat. A first member has a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7025423 | Seat structure A plurality of trim retainers 6, 50 are joined at opposite ends thereof to a seat back frame 4a. A first tension member 16 is connected at one end thereof to an outer edge of a body-contact portion of a cushioning material 8 and to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6955402 | Office chair A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat fram... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6928677 | Therapeutic pillow A pillow includes a pillow base having a top, bottom, front, rear and opposite sides. The base includes first and second compartments defining areas which extend between the opposite sides. A quantity of fill material is disposed within the first compartment. A supp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918146 | Adjustable seat cushion for furniture The present invention provides an adjustable seat cushion for furniture that can be customized to an individual level of comfort by the user of the furniture. The adjustable seat cushion has an auxiliary support member that can be inserted into or removed from the s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6851755 | Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats, has a padded body predetermining the contour of the padded surface, which can be changed. In order to adjust the padded surface contour to support the body of a seated person in an individual and orthopaedically correc... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6578923 | Seat back for a vehicle A vehicle seat covering system that results in a vehicle seat having a good appearance with a simple mechanism, wherein a seat-cover assembly evenly covers the seat-pad assembly on the side parts of the seat, closely fitting to the shape of the seat-pad a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6540303 | Vehicle seat cover, and a vehicle seat including such a cover A flexible cover for a vehicle seat, the cover having an inside face against which a conductive thread is fixed by means of a flexible assembly thread forming a seam of chain stitches, which seam does not pass through the cover and is not visible on its o... | 04/01/2003 |
| 5967614 | Seamless thermoformed vehicular seat cover, and method and apparatus for making same A thermoforming apparatus for fabricating seamless vehicle seat covers includes a clamp assembly for clamping and holding a thermoplastic sheet, a heater for heating material held by the clamp assembly, and a female cavity mold having a base section and a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5887950 | Modular toy toddler car seat A modular toy toddler car seat includes a seat member, a backrest and two armrests. Each of the armrests is a plastic unitary piece and has an inner surface formed with a generally V-shaped open-ended slide slot and a plurality of blind holes which are lo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5820222 | Upholstery securing device for a motor-vehicle headrest and the like Upholstery securing device for motor-vehicle articles comprising a body of yelding material and a flexible upholstery sheet laid upon the body. The device comprises a retainer member fixed to the body and having at least one indented slot for receiving an... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5669670 | Leather trim cover assembly for vehicle seat and method for forming the same A leather trim cover assembly comprising a leather top cover layer and a foam wadding layer. Those two layers are cut in a predetermined shape, as by stamping, and then bonded together along their peripheral end portions to define a bonded area therein. S... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669799 | Vehicle seat, in particular for aircraft The invention concerns a vehicle seat, in particular for aircraft, comprising: a cushion made of plastic foam, a supporting body of an open-cell, resilient plastic foam with a first relative density; a middle layer with a second relative density different... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5628545 | Method and a cover for covering a cushion of a motor vehicle seat The cover comprises a panel, a skirt (6) and a margin (7) that extend mutually one from the other and that are designed respectively to cover the top of the cushion, at least a major fraction of its flanks (3b), and a corresponding marginal band around it... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5573305 | Cushion portion and process for the production thereof A cushion portion has a core comprising a foamed reaction mixture optionally covered at its front side with a cover. A covering device which is stable in respect of shape is provided at the rear side of the core. Provided between the rear side of the core... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5543213 | Motor vehicle seat cushion An upholstery layer for a motor vehicle seat is provided in a preferred embodiment with a resilient bottom layer, for example of foam and/or rubberized hair, and on top of this a buffer layer covered by a seat cover fabric. The buffer layer consists of at... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5292180 | Upholstered seating furniture having backrest provided with occupant's upper-body-conforming capability The prior art discloses upholstered seating furniture having a forwardly positioned horizontal seat and a rearwardly positioned backrest (both intersected by a vertical central-plane) and which backrest includes parallel sidemembers provided with a primar... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5248185 | Seat with foamed plastic padding and process for its manufacture A seat (1), in particular for vehicles, with foamed plastic padding (4, 5), has a supporting body (7) made of an open-cell elastic foamed plastic having a first specific gravity. A flame-retardant layer (12) made of an open-cell elastic foamed plastic hav... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5235826 | Upholstery fabric An upholstered three dimensional structure incorporating an internal core and a knitted fabric cover, in which there is provided in the cover a line along which the fabric is less extensible compared to the surrounding fabric, the line being positioned on... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5142757 | Method of making an upholstered cushion article A method and structure for manufacture of a foam cushion article. The method of constructing the cushion article does not require the use of a conventional mold and is performed by placing a frame within the space to be filled with foam. Fabric is then di... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5096760 | Covered soft foam article A soft foam article (20) and a method for making the article are disclosed as including a permeable cover (24) of a cloth type sheet construction having an interior (26) and an exterior (28) as well as including an open cell soft polyurethane foam (30) mo... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5058953 | Seat back of automotive seat A seat back of an automotive seat of the type having upper and lower seat-back sections, in which the upper seat-back section is formed independently of the lower one and further inclinable relative thereto. The connection between the upper and lower seat... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5058955 | Skin covered formed plastic seat A skin covered foamed plastic seat capable of structurally preventing the appearance of creases due to the parting lines of the mold. The skin covered foamed plastic seat includes a skin cover including a surface skin to form an outer surface of the skin ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4927209 | Trim cover for use with seats in vehicles A trim cover for use with seats in vehicles and having an electric heater housed therein wherein its surface skin and base cloth are linearly joined with each other at the sitting areas of the trim cover in the longitudinal direction thereof to form an ap... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4896919 | Seatback of automotive seat A seatback of an automotive seat is disclosed which comprises a structural base including a rectangularly extending frame having opposed portions, and a plurality of springs extending between the opposed portions; a pad material covering the structural ba... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4836609 | Vehicle seat A seat assembly for use on a vehicle which comprises a seat pan having seat and backrest portions and a contoured edge. An inner support ring is provided that has a periphery to match the contoured edge, and an interior surface and an outer surface. Seat ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4711495 | Upholstered furniture The invention relates to the field of furniture typically described as upholstered furniture and relates to both individual chairs and multiple seats such as sofas, chesterfields, love seats and the like. The furniture comprises a tubular base having wire... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4691966 | Seat with garnished seat cushion A seat cushion is mounted on a seat cushion frame in such a manner that skin member of the seat cushion covers a front portion of the seat cushion frame. A zig-zag structure is secured to the front portion of the frame to provide near the front portion of... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4566735 | Upholstered seat for clean rooms To assist in maintaining the high degree of cleanliness required by Federal standards in industrial clean rooms, an upholstered seat is provided having a sealed filter unit through which air must flow when entering or exiting the seat structure. The filte... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4557522 | Vehicle seat A seat used for vehicles such as an automobile and airplane. This seat comprises a cushion member provided on its surface with one or more markings for positioning of a top member and a top member to cover the cushion member provided with a matching part ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4080675 | Cushion construction A cushion for a sofa or chair or the like, preferably formed of a polyurethane foam pad and a vinyl cover. Buttons are incorporated to provide dimples in the cover. The buttons are the heads of pins which project into the pad and are fastened in place at ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4042663 | Monolithic seat cushion and method for producing same A metal seat pan is placed inside a rotational casting mold to define part of a rotational casting cavity into which is introduced rotationally castable material for forming a flexible plastic seat cover. A rotational casting operation produces a closed, ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4040881 | Method of forming tufted cushion elements A method of forming tufted cushion elements comprising the construction of a pattern form with open cavities of various depths and wall inclinations. A piece of facing fabric is spread over the surfaces of the open cavities with its finish face toward the... | 08/09/1977 |
