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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109568 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a seat bottom, a seat back pivotably attached to the seat bottom, a seat belt. The seat bottom has a support frame to be attached to a vehicle body, and a bottom cushion supported by the support frame. A pretensioner is disposed between the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8042867 | Seat pan drop down link A chair having an adjustable seat pan is disclosed. The chair includes a seat frame having a front end and a rear end, a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame, a seat pan pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a seat drop down link having a first ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7780230 | Seat assembly with movable seat and backrest and method A seat assembly (21) for a vehicle including a seat (22), a seat mounting assembly (20) mounting the seat (22) for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate path, a backrest (25) assembly with a backrest member (23) having... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7229133 | Vehicle seat adjustment system including an occupant protection adjustment A vehicle seat adjustment system for adjusting the position of a portion of a vehicle seat. The system comprises a hydraulic actuator, a primary activation system for operating the hydraulic actuator and adjusting the seat position, and a secondary activation system... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219957 | Vehicle seat with articulating cushion component An articulated seat cushion component for the seat of a vehicle may include a seat cushion component, wherein the seat cushion component is arranged to detach from a seat cushion of the seat and to be positioned between an occupant of the seat and an intruding body ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195311 | Safety device for vehicle seats Safety device for a vehicle seat which is fixed inside a vehicle including lateral guides. The safety device consists of at least one safety rail fixed in the vehicle, in the region between the guides, and comprises associated securing mechanisms which are connected... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192087 | Adjustable seat cushion thigh support system and method An adjustable seat cushion thigh support system 10 for the use of a seat and method for providing same. The seat has a cushion pan 12 that is fixed in relation to a vehicle. A pair of side rails 14 and a rear cross member 16 form the fixe... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182385 | Vehicle seat track with hydraulic actuator A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat, and a seat track mounting adapted to slidingly mount the seat to a vehicle floor. The seat track mounting comprising an elongate slidingly engaged seat track member including a pair of spaced apart side flanges which define... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7134718 | Vehicle seat An upper end portion of a seat backrest and a lower end portion of a head rest are superposed together. A rear end portion of an upper portion cushion member and a lower end portion of the seat backrest are superposed together. These superposed portions are sewn tog... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124851 | Seat mounting structure for mitigating injury in side impacts A seat mounting structure is disclosed for reducing injury to vehicle occupants in side impact collisions. The seat mounting structure may include an inflation module, a linkage system, a sensor system, and a side airbag. The inflation module may include an inflatab... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073855 | 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... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068178 | Combination of a seating system and a shared sensor A seating system and a shared sensor is described and shown. The seating system includes a seat section and a back section, adjustable bolsters coupled to the seat section and the back section, and a control unit coupled to the adjustable bolster. The shared sensor ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052088 | Reclining chair Reclining chair includes a leg (4), a seat base (3) and a backrest, with the seat base and backrest being able to be moved and tilted in respect of said leg, for maintaining the center of gravity. A tilting arrangement includes a first body (5) ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044543 | Height-adjustable vehicle seat having a crash locking unit A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by at least four link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21). The link mec... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6921133 | Seat for car A catch member (14) extending in the width direction of a seat cushion (1) is arranged inside a front portion of the seat cushion (1) and is supported so as to be vertically movable. There are also provided a torsion spring (16) for urgin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6851753 | Seat lifting devices Seat lifting devices disposed between a seat support for supporting a seat cushion and a seat mount for mounting the seat support are taught that comprise a front and rear linking mechanisms movably interconnecting the seat support and the seat mount. These linking ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851505 | Occupant protective apparatus The present occupant protective apparatus includes a vehicle body in which a portion to be deformed on receiving a collision load (in the illustrated embodiment, the front side frames) is formed at least in front of a vehicle room (3), a structure made of a r... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843532 | Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat In a longitudinal adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a first seat rail (5), a second seat rail (8) that can be slid lengthwise relative to the first seat rail (5), and at least one locking element ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6755469 | Seat lifting devices Seat lifting devices disposed between a seat support for supporting a seat cushion and a seat mount for mounting the seat support are taught that comprise a linking mechanism movably interconnecting the seat support and the seat mount, so that the seat cushion is ve... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736458 | Device for the vertical and automatic wedging of a vehicle seat A device for wedging an adjustable removable seat vertically in a C-shaped slideway, the seat being secured to an underframe having a subassembly able to run in the C-shaped slideway, the subassembly including a catch collaborating with a return of the slideway, and... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6682146 | Structure of seat cushion frame in vehicle seat A structure of seat cushion frame including a pair of side frame members and a square backward frame member connected between the two side frame members. In this structure, a reclining device is securely attached to predetermined securing points in each o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6641214 | Chair with improved cradle motion, particularly for aircrafts Chairs employed in economy-class aircraft seating often incline by rotation of the back about a fixed point, usually the rear edge of the fixed seat. While increasing the comfort of one passenger, this form of seat inclination reduces the space available ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629575 | Vehicle occupant emergency system A vehicle occupant emergency system comprising: a front seat; a front seat horizontal adjuster; a front seat seat-belt system; releasing devices for releasing the front seat from its pre-emergency horizontal adjustment; moving devices for moving the front... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6505890 | Aircraft seat structure A passive restraint system in an aircraft utilizing a seat structure of the aircraft to store a source of pressurized gas or solid fuel necessary to expand the passive restraint is disclosed. The seat structure of the aircraft comprises multiple hollow tu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6439635 | Hydraulic seat lift for all-terrain vehicles The present invention 10 discloses a hydraulic seat lift 20 for an all-terrain vehicle 26 having the driver's seat 16 located on a top portion of a platform 20 and the superior end of the hydraulic scissor-lift mechanism 44 fastened to a side portion of t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435592 | Device for avoiding whiplash injuries In one embodiment, a device is configured to counteract the occurrence of whiplash injury to a person sitting in a seat, which can occur due to a rapid change in velocity, such as in a rear-end collision. The device comprises guide means that, during a ch... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435591 | Device for avoiding whiplash injuries A device for counteracting whiplash injury to a person sitting in a seat (1) which can occur due to a rapid change in velocity, such as a collision, primarily from the rear, or similar. The device is characterized by containing means of allowing controlle... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6416127 | Oscillating damped energy management device A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back pivotally connected with respect to the seat bottom, a seat track and an oscillating damped energy management device secured between the seat back and the seat bottom. The device includes a damper mechani... | 07/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6398285 | Occupant protective apparatus The occupant protective apparatus includes one or more seats 1 respectively supported on a car body so as to be movable along the direction of a force acting on the car body in the case of a car collision and each including a seat belt 3 for restricting a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390549 | Backrest for a vehicle seat A backrest for a vehicle seat, having a head restraint and backrest padding, and having a supporting element which is intended for the seat occupant's back and, is compliant, at least in the upper backrest region, in such a manner that the seat occupant's... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6352312 | Vehicle seat interlock A vehicle seat interlock mechanism includes a U-shaped channel member extending along a lower track of a seat and an interlock bracket mounted to a deformable mounting member at an upper track of the seat. The interlock bracket includes a seat belt anchor... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6312050 | Chair structure Chair structure (1) for a vehicle comprises a backrest (2), a seat (3) which has a front part (31) and a rear part (32), a support (4) which carries the squab (3), and means (10) to fasten the support to a vehicle floor. The chair structure (1) also inclu... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6227563 | Airbag responsive seat release safety system An airbag seat release system that releases the front seat mounted in a vehicle to move upon deployment of an airbag in the vehicle. The release system includes an actuator connected with a latch mechanism on the seat assembly powered by an electrical sig... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6193297 | Integrated active seat suspension and seat lockup device The vehicle seat suspension system of the present invention provides an active seat suspension system responsive to conditions indicative of a collision or rollover for moving the seat downwardly to the limit of its vertical travel. The seat assembly comp... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6089665 | Load transfer structural member for a seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back and a seat bottom and is attached to a vehicle support structure by a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a first track and a second track supported for movement relative to the first track; the s... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076887 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat (1) comprises a squab (2) and a back (3). The seat is associated with a roll-over sensor (11) which activates a pyrotechnic charge within a cylinder (12) to cause the seat (1) to move to an alternative configuration in which the head of the... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6045186 | High tension back frame for vehicle seat assembly A back frame for a vehicle seat assembly having an upright frame member capable of supporting compressive and tensile loading and a secondary, tensile load carrying member capable only of supporting significant loads in tension. The tensile load carrying ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042190 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat with a seat cushion, adjustably fixed to the floor of the vehicle, and a backrest, which can be adjusted with respect to the seat cushion, is provided with a restraining device for the seat user. The restraint comprises a three-point safety... | 03/28/2000 |
