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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091964 | Blast mitigating seat A blast mitigating seat features a base and a seat frame. The seat frame includes a pan and a backrest including an open area for gear worn by a user. A first damping subsystem between the base and the seat frame has a first force/stroke relationship and a second da... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087723 | Crashworthy seat for a vehicle A crashworthy seat for a vehicle comprises a stand including a first and a second foot connected mechanically to a first and a second vertical support leg; a pan connected by the stand to a floor wherein the first and the second feet are disposed on each side of the... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7744155 | Protection system The protection system is used especially for the protection against a fatal effect of vertical accelerations triggered by a landmine on the passengers of an armored vehicle. For this, the sitting unit consisting of a seat body (7) and a backrest (8) is... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7585024 | Pre-crash seat positioning mechanism An occupant protection system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a seat moving mechanism configured to move the vehicle seat in a substantially vertical direction, and a vehicle rollover sensor signaling a safety controller. The safety controller determines if a... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7484799 | Seat assembly A seat assembly for an occupant of a vehicle possibly subjected to upsetting forces generally consisting of a base member mountable on a body portion of the vehicle, an occupant seat means for restraining an occupant positioned on the seat, means operatively interco... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7413247 | Occupant retraction system An Occupant Retraction System (ORS) retracts a partially exposed occupant into a vehicle. The system responds to a trigger, wherein an occupant support retracts and actively pulls the occupant into the vehicle interior. The triggering event may be initiated by a man... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354106 | Impact-injury-minimizing seat structure and methodology A vehicle safety seat and related methodology featuring (a) an anti-spring-back seat platform having a generally upwardly facing support surface, (b) a triggerable acceleration structure disposed cooperatively relative to that support surface in a manner whereby the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350734 | Seat belt pretensioner An in-line seat belt pretensioner is provided that includes a frame containing a first guide member and a second guide member for tensioning of seat belt webbing upon pretensioner activation. As the pretensioner is activated, the seat belt is tensioned by activation... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293830 | Shock-mitigating bolster A personal support device having particular utility for use by personnel in high-performance surface watercraft comprises a bolster adapted and dimensioned to support an occupant for shock isolation from accelerations experienced by the vessel. The bolster is mounte... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293818 | Seat for armored vehicle An armored vehicle having a floor, a roof above the floor, and a side wall extending vertically between the floor and the wall, is provided with a seat having a rigid frame, at least one ceiling mount suspending the frame from the roof, a cover on the frame forming ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270045 | System and method for induced acceleration mitigation for seat occupant A system for mitigation of induced acceleration to an occupant of a vehicle seat includes a substantially non-deforming structure having a top side with the vehicle seat mounted thereon and a bottom side forming a first portion of a floor of the vehicle, and at leas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246849 | Vehicle seat with arrangement for resisting loads applied to the seat A vehicle seat including an arrangement for resisting loads applied to the vehicle seat which comprises a seat base and a seat back; said arrangement including a link mechanism connected between the seat back and a support member connected to the vehicle. The link m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7134721 | Vehicle seat with dual independently adjustable supports A vehicle seat, which provides an enhanced level of comfort, by the use of dual independently supported seat cushions is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inner seat cushion and an outer seat cushion, each of which is independently supported by a compressed air ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7057503 | Vehicle rollover detection system A roll angular velocity sensor and a lateral velocity sensor are operatively coupled to a processor, which generates a signal for controlling a safety restraint system responsive to measures of roll angular velocity and lateral velocity. In one embodiment, the proce... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032874 | Suspension adjusting handle for a suspension system A suspension system for a seat. The suspension system includes a first frame member, a second frame member connectable to the seat and movably coupled to the first frame member, a suspension member coupled to both the first frame member and the second frame member a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008015 | Seat suspension assembly A seat suspension assembly including a base including a first pair of spaced legs adapted to be securable to a support structure. The first pair of legs is connected to a back member. A seat frame is adapted to support a seating surface and disposed between the firs... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6913319 | Power actuator Provided is a compact power actuator which is simple in structure, reliable in operation, and easy to install. The power actuator comprises a piston assembly which is received in a fixed cylinder for either directly or indirectly engaging a driven member, and a prop... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6820931 | Energy absorber An energy absorber for absorbing energy of a vehicle or component of a vehicle or occupant of the vehicle in a crash situation so as to allow relatively gradual deceleration of the vehicle, component or occupant, the energy absorber including a first part, a second ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6752455 | Vehicle seat, especially a motor vehicle seat In a vehicle seat, especially a motor vehicle seat, having a backrest (29; 129) and having a seat part (3; 103) which has an articulated structure (7; 107) which, in the event of a rear crash, experiences a change in geometry, the change in geom... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6672667 | Anti-submarine seat for an automobile The present invention discloses an anti-submarine seat for an automobile. The anti-submarine seat prevents the occupant pelvis from slipping forward during a collision. The present invention discloses installing spring-type actuator means at a lower porti... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6585190 | Crashworthy aircraft seat A crashworthy aircraft seat for protecting a passenger during a crash of the aircraft includes a support structure coupled to the aircraft, a seat assembly slidingly associated with the support structure, guide means coupled to the support structure for g... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582015 | Seat and occupant restraint system with adaptable actuator A restraint system for moving a vehicle seat and occupant toward the vehicle floor. Fluid cylinders or rotary spoolers are mounted to the seat and have respectively a pair of extendable piston rods or rotary outputs connected via rods or flexible members ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6409243 | Safety seat for land, air and sea vehicles A safety seat built into a land, air or sea vehicle is provided. A structure is fixed to the vehicle and comprises vertically disposed side components that are anchored at seat-width intervals. A safety belt member is secured to the structure and has two ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394393 | Crashworthy aircraft seat A crashworthy aircraft seat for protecting a passenger during a crash of the aircraft includes a support structure coupled to the aircraft, a seat assembly slidingly associated with the support structure, guide means coupled to the support structure for g... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378939 | Variable energy attenuating apparatus An energy attenuating apparatus for use with a seat includes an elongated attenuator having a resistance to bending which varies along its length. A bending mechanism defining a nonlinear path receives the attenuator. Translation of the bending mechanism ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6322140 | Seat and occupant restraint system A restraint system for moving a vehicle seat and occupant toward the vehicle floor. In one embodiment a fluid cylinder pivotally mounted to the floor has an extendable piston rod connected to a linkage mounted to the vehicle seat. A three point belt assem... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6267440 | Anti blast seat assembly with knee protection mechanism A vehicle designed to survive mines exploding underneath it has an impact absorbing seat assembly for holding a human occupant of the vehicle. The assembly includes a seat having lower and upper seat members and includes a mechanism connected to the floor... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6182783 | System for protecting a vehicle occupant during a vehicle rollover condition A vehicle occupant protection system (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant (33) during a vehicle rollover condition includes a rollover sensor (68) for sensing a vehicle rollover condition. The rollover sensor (68) provides a signal indicative of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179380 | Anti blast seat assembly with knee protection mechanism A vehicle designed to survive mines exploding underneath it has an impact absorbing seat assembly for holding a human occupant of the vehicle. The assembly includes a seat having lower and upper seat members and includes a mechanism connected to the floor... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6129313 | System for damping and distributing the stress exerted on the human body during an emergency ejection procedure by means of an ejector seat A device for protection of a spinal column of a pilot during an ejection shock comprises an ejectable seat with a seat back having tensioners integrated therein, a rigid framework and a buttock support. To prevent concentration of the weight of the upper ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6109691 | Seat and occupant safety system A restraint system having a seat (20) and a seat suspension mechanism (40) for supporting the seat and permitting the seat to move relative to a vehicle floor, the seat suspension mechanism including two movable members (52,54) which move apart as the sea... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5842669 | Crashworthy seat A crashworthy seat comprises a sitting platform and a back. The sitting platform is supported by a frame adapted to be secured to the aircraft. The frame has upright members supporting the back of the sitting platform for vertical sliding movement under c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5791597 | Energy attenuation system An energy attenuation system for absorbing at least a portion of the force impulse imparted to an occupant of an aircraft during a crash. The energy attenuation system comprises a seat and an air bag module. The air bag module includes an air bag position... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5746395 | Helicopter seat safety system A helicopter safety system provides an increased likelihood of survivability without injury during "survivable" helicopter crashes. The system provides spinal compression for precompressing an operator's spine in response to a crash signal from a crash se... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5676336 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat for absorbing energy exerted on the seat during impact including a seat frame having at least one generally vertical segment, a support apparatus including at least one generally vertical pole and at least one coupler fixedly mounted on the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5642916 | Locking and tensioning for a slidable seat A safety system comprising: an occupant seat (10) having a seating portion (12) and bracket device (28, 30) for slidably supporting the seat portion such that the seat is permitted to freely move in a fore and an aft direction in response to forces impart... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5558301 | Aircraft and in particular rotary-wing aircraft seat having an energy absorption device automatically adjustable as a function of the size of the occupant In order that the acceleration suffered by the occupant (O) of an aircraft, particularly a rotary-wing aircraft seat in the case of an accident remains below a humanly withstandable limit, no matter what the size of said occupant, a seat is proposed in wh... | 09/24/1996 |
