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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172320 | Impact absorption block for vehicle seatback assembly Disclosed herein are embodiments of impact absorption blocks and vehicle seatbacks and seats comprising impact absorption blocks. One embodiment of a vehicle seatback assembly comprises a seatback frame, a seat pad and an impact absorption block. The seatback frame ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157322 | Seat back assembly with low density frame A seat back assembly including a frame molded from expanded polypropylene (EPP). The expanded polypropylene frame includes a first surface and a second surface. The EPP frame is molded so as to include at least one standoff. The standoff extends outwardly from the s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8123293 | Seat assembly with rotatable seat bottom A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a pedestal for mounting to the vehicle. A seat bottom is coupled to the pedestal and is rotatable about a first axis between a seating position and a stowed position. A seat back is coupled to the pedestal and is rotatable abo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118361 | Seat assembly for a vehicle A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113578 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a headrest mounted on the seatback frame so as to be movable in a front-and-back direction, a cushion plate mounted on the seatback frame, and a collision detector provided at back side of cushion plate. The headrest is connected to the coll... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075053 | Seat A seat having a seat structure, a cover, and a back panel having at least one lateral wall covering a receiving space in a side wall of a backrest in which a side airbag module is arranged. An airbag will deploy between cover and free end of the lateral wall in a de... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8033602 | Vehicle seat The present invention relates to a vehicle seat that receives by a seatback a load that is input from the side of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a plate member that has a plurality of uneven portions in which a ridgeline portion extends along the vehicle widt... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7967385 | Hinge mechanism and vehicle seat comprising such a mechanism Hinge mechanism comprising first and second frames connected together by an adjustment device comprising a first set of gear teeth integral with the first frame and a first mobile toothed component engaging with the first set of gear teeth. The second frame comprise... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963602 | Vehicle seating system including seat mounted reversible pelvic bolster A vehicle system for aiding in the protection of a vehicle occupant is disclosed. The system includes a seat assembly having a seat base and a seat back and a pelvic bolster rotatably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly. The pelvic bolster is rotatably mo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959225 | Moveable back panel for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat back including an actuatable back panel. The back panel of the seat back may be moved between a normal, or flush position, and an actuated, or spaced position, relative to the seat back assembly. The back panel may be provided with conne... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931332 | Rear-seat occupant protection apparatus Disclosed is a rear-seat occupant protection apparatus, which is designed to protect, during a frontal collision of a vehicle, a rear-seat occupant (B) seated in a rear seat (5) located behind a front seat (3) equipped with a seat belt (7) havin... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926877 | Casing for a hinge attachment of a car seat and method for its manufacturing In a casing for a hinge attachment of a car seat and to a method for its manufacture, the height of a toothed element is significantly larger than the thickness of walls of the hinge parts and the hinge parts and the toothed element form a statically compact casing ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905544 | Carrier element A carrier element for an object. The carrier element has an essentially u-shaped form and includes two side pieces, which are interconnected by a bridge. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896434 | Seat assembly for a vehicle A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854477 | Seat back support mechanism A seat back support mechanism supports the back of a seat in a motor vehicle. One component of the mechanism (15) is effectively connected to the seat of the motor vehicle and another component (32) is connected to the back (44) of the motor veh... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841656 | Vehicle seat assembly with air bag seam rupturing means A vehicle seat assembly with a frame, a seat pad, and an air bag assembly housing an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the air bag release seam when the air bag seam is in an opened p... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837261 | Seat arrangement A seat arrangement for an aircraft seat includes a seat frame for mounting the seat on a cabin floor and a seat region. The seat arrangement has a backrest unit and is designed to improve stiffness of the backrest unit against one-sided torsional load. The backrest ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819469 | Explosion induced G-force absorption apparatus Energy absorption apparatus for protecting occupants from excessive G-force by absorbing energy during an explosion below the vehicle. A mitigating strip and an anvil are attached by first and second mounting members between the vehicle and the occupant's seat where... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819470 | Moveable back panel for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat back including an actuatable back panel. The back panel of the seat back may be moved between a normal, or flush position, and an actuated, or spaced position, relative to the seat back assembly. The back panel may be provided with conne... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819471 | Reclining device A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respec... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7789460 | Seat assembly for a vehicle A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766424 | Recliner mechanism A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a support plate (7) mounted on the squab (2) of the seat, and a support plate (11) mounted on the back rest (3) of the seat. There is a pivotal interconnection (10) between the plate... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753443 | Frame structure of seatback for vehicle A frame structure of a seatback for a vehicle includes a first frame including at least two panels and a divided portion therebetween and a second frame including tubing and bonded to the first frame substantially along a periphery of the first frame. The second fra... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748779 | Energy-absorbing device for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat has an energy-absorbing device connected to a transverse support member of the seat frame. The device has a plurality of rib members configured to plastically deform in response to an impact between an object and the device, thereby absorbing energy f... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7690723 | Vehicle seat side air bag A vehicle seat includes a seat back frame, a cushion, and an air bag assembly mounted upon the frame within a hollow provided in the cushion. A trim cover includes a side panel facing the side of the vehicle and a front panel facing forwardly, the side panel and fro... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7654612 | Vehicle seat assembly with air bag seam rupturing means A vehicle seat assembly with a frame, a seat pad, and an air bag assembly housing an inflator and a folded air bag that is inflated by the inflator to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through the air bag release seam when the air bag seam is in an opened p... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641281 | Vehicle seat having backrest width adjustment and integrated seat airbag A vehicle seat having a backrest, which has a backrest middle part and backrest side parts, which extend forward laterally from the backrest middle part and are provided for lateral body support is described. The backrest side parts each have an internal section con... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7549699 | Moveable back panel for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat back including an actuatable back panel. The back panel of the seat back may be moved between a normal, or flush position, and an actuated, or spaced position, relative to the seat back assembly. The back panel may be provided with conne... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7540563 | Seat A seat according to this invention comprises a seat part and a backrest attached to a rear side of the seat part. The seat part comprises a cushion attached to a pair of side supporting frame members connected with each other. The backrest comprises a cushion attach... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537283 | Automobile seat with impact-absorbable seatback In an automobile seat provided with a seatback having a metal-made seatback frame of a substantially quadrilateral shape, the seatback frame comprising a pair of spaced apart left and right side frame sections 10a, 10b, an upper frame sec... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7527334 | Automotive seat reclining system A cross member assembly for adjusting a reclinable vehicle seat includes a joint. The joint permits the cross member assembly to deflect during a vehicle impact if the reclinable vehicle seat is occupied. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7478874 | Vehicle seat and cabriolet vehicle with such a vehicle seat A vehicle seat, in particular functioning as a rear vehicle seat having a seat element provided at the free end of the backrest, and a vehicle with such a seat are specified in which the seat element is pivotably linked to a backrest structure of the vehicle seat an... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7441838 | Back support mechanism for vehicle seat A back support mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided with a track mounted to a seat back of the vehicle seat. A carriage is mounted to the track for linear translation along the track between a first position and an actuated position. A support member is connecte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427102 | Vehicle seat with seating components adjustable within a spatial constraint A vehicle seat has seating components, such as a seat piece (20), a backrest (22) and a leg-rest (24), which are adjustable as to their positions, particularly in their relative inclination, by at least one operating device (26, 44). A mo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7404606 | Device maintaining height of an active headrest A device for maintaining height of a headrest relative to a seatback frame includes: a suspension disposed in the seat back frame, configured to be pushed by a passenger during a crash; a linkage rotatably coupled to the seat back frame and rotatably supporting the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401852 | Actuatable back panel for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat back including an actuatable back panel. The back panel of the seat back may be moved between a normal, or flush position, and an actuated, or spaced position, relative to the seat back assembly. The back panel is provided with clips tha... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393052 | Vehicle seat having active head restraint system A vehicle seat assembly that includes a seatback frame and an active head restraint system. The active head restraint system includes a head restraint adapted to move between an upright position and an operative position relative to the seatback frame in response to... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384067 | Rollover protection for motor vehicles The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover cr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364231 | Self locking device of an active headrest An active headrest includes a panel inside a seat frame, a panel link supporting the panel and rotating in response to raising of the panel, and a frame which is raised by the panel. A self locking device of the active headrest includes: a guide cylinder in the seat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364237 | Seat assembly including a toothed pawl interengageable with a seatback A seatback assembly including a frame exhibiting a side-disposed and arcuate edge. An arm is pivotally secured to the frame. A pawl is in turn pivotally secured to the arm and is biased in engaging fashion relative to the arcuate extending edge via alternating and m... | 04/29/2008 |
