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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038210 | Vehicle seating system with pivoting stop mechanism and method A vehicle seat system and method in which a seat belt restraint assembly is secured directly to the seat. The vehicle seat system includes a seat frame and a seat base that supports the seat frame. The system includes a first stop operating at rear portions of the s... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7731281 | Vehicle seat An impact absorbing plate 31 is disposed between a front part 31z of the impact absorbing plate 31 and a vehicle body 11 so that a rupture generating part 44 ruptured by impact is extended in the front and rear direction of ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7510240 | Vehicle seat system A vehicle seating system in which a seat belt restraint assembly may be secured directly to the seat. The vehicle seating system includes generally a seat and a base assembly that supports the seat. The base assembly may be a suspension base assembly or a pedestal b... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7360832 | Impact absorption structure of vehicle seat Impact absorption structure is provided in side frame element of seat cushion frame, wherein the side frame element is basically of a closed cross-section portion therein, including forward and backward support points therein. In the structure, an opened cross-secti... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316442 | Detachment prevention device of seat rail for vehicle A detachment prevention device of a seat rail for a vehicle, designed to allow an outer side wall of a lower rail to be extended in the event of a crash and to suppress bent portions from being deformed, thereby ensuring passenger safety. The seat rail comprises a l... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7159923 | Easy ejector seat with skeletal crash safety beam An arrangement in passenger vehicles, that harnesses the inertial loading caused by acceleration of occupants to reorient and relocate the occupants and enable shock absorbtion mechanisms to reduce the peak acceleration and reduce crush injury. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134717 | Backrest for a vehicle seat The backrest of a vehicle seat having a headrest, which may be displaced from an in-use position to a safety position by the effect of a force generation device, and which is fixed, by means of retaining elements extending into the backrest. The retaining elements m... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128359 | Device for fixing a rail to a motor vehicle floor pan and the method using said device A device used to fix a rail to a motor vehicle floor pan. The device includes a mechanism to position one of the ends of the rail in relation to the floor pan before the rail is fixed to the floor pan. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090240 | Tiltable seating apparatus for wheelchair A tiltable seating frame (10) for selectively positioning seating in a wheelchair, in which a seat platform (12) has opposing sides (18) that each extend to an arcuate distal edge (20) and each side defines an arcuate slot (22) par... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073854 | Back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat A back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat includes a pair of hollow left and right sliding rails that are disposed fixedly on two opposite sides of a passenger seat portion disposed immediately behind a driver seat portion. Two slidable elements are received... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059675 | Motion controlling plate for seat and seat system for a mobile vehicle The invention involves a two-piece seat for a passenger-carrying vehicle with the seat being capable of complying with the federal requirements with reduced complexity. A steel plate is rigidly attached to the rotating seat back. The steel plate will prevent the sea... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938956 | Chair backrest Chair backrest, comprising a support structure (12), an upper backrest member (30) connected in oscillating fashion to said support structure (12), a lower backrest member (32), and a connecting element (80) which is fixed relative... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6896325 | Occupant protection apparatus An occupant protection apparatus protects an occupant sitting on a seat adjacent to a side door of a vehicle when a side collision or a rollover occurs. The occupant protection apparatus includes a push-up device for pushing up a part of a hip portion of the occupan... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6851747 | Collapsible vehicle safety seat A collapsible vehicle safety seat is essentially designed to restrain movement of the occupant especially at the time of frontal, rear-end and lateral collisions in high and low speed or when an impact becomes inevitable. The seat includes an actuator controlled and... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6786543 | Vehicle seat recline and impact control mechanism A vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom. The vehicle seat also has a recliner mechanism for adjusting the angle between the seat back and the seat bottom. The recliner is capable of substantially supporting the seat... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776454 | Seat The invention concerns a seat (1) with a seat support (2) which has a seating surface (3) as well as a backrest (4) connected pivotable with it, which seating surface (3) and backrest (4) are mounted adjustably and fixably o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6720750 | Method for tilting a seat of a vehicle A method for tilting a seat of a vehicle based on a first threshold (low) and a first threshold (high) for a first parameter of the vehicle and a second threshold (low) and a second threshold (high) for a second parameter of the vehicle. The tilt angle of the seat i... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648409 | Motor vehicle seat part comprising an anti-submarining crosspiece A seat pan of an automobile vehicle seat includes an anti-sub-marining cross member to limit the movement of a pelvis of a user towards the front of the seat, the cross member extending crosswise to a seat pan framework and being able to move towards the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6637816 | Seating system for a vehicle having a deceleration sensor The seating system of the preferred embodiment of the invention has been specifically designed for a vehicle having a deceleration sensor adapted to sense a deceleration event of the vehicle. The seating system of this preferred embodiment includes a seat... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6565151 | Vehicle passenger seat A leg assembly for a vehicle passenger seat comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg comprising a first link pivotally connected at a first end to the rear foot, a second link pivotally connected at a first end to an intermediate point on the leg frame ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6454350 | Infant car seat/carrier assembly and method of controlling an infant carrier position An infant carrier assembly and a method controlling an infant carrier position use a base and a movable trolley mounted to a vehicle in a rearwardly facing direction. An infant carrier is detachably mounted to the trolley. The trolley is movable so that t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6416126 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a squab and a back which is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the squab. The seat incorporates an energy absorbing force limiter adapted to absorb energy as the back of the seat moves rearwardly when subjected to a force fr... | 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 |
| 6382718 | Automatically fastenable vehicle seat A vehicle seat having a seat part which is vibrationally movably supported on a seat subframe by way of a multi-spring arrangement. The seat part can be fixed, as required, at the seat subframe while the vibrational mobility is largely canceled.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6334648 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat (1) has a carrier part (8) connected to a seat back (2), preferably with an integrated headrest (3), and a seat part (4) having a sitting surface. The seat back (2) is movable from a predetermined starting position to a safety position duri... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6334643 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a support structure located beneath the seat and a squab located above the support structure. A back-seat extends substantially upwardly from the rear part of the squab. A mechanism pivotally connects the rear part of the squab to ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6302481 | Thrust and rock vehicle seat An apparatus (10) includes a seat (11) for a vehicle occupant (18), a support (20) for the seat (11), and an actuator mechanism (40). The seat (11) has a forward position in the vehicle (12) and a rearward position in the vehicle (12). The support (20) en... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6257663 | Vehicle seat for absorbing impact A vehicle seat apparatus for absorbing different types of forces, shocks, and vibrations commonly encountered in different types of vehicle accidents and sudden hard braking of a vehicle. The vehicle seat apparatus includes a seat cushion, a seat back cus... | 07/10/2001 |
