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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061770 | Motor vehicle seat with an underframe, a seat carrier and a seat back A motor vehicle seat having an underframe comprising at least one base and at least one rear rocker, which is connected to the base through a rear pivot axis, a seat carrier carried by the underframe, a seat back connected to the seat carrier, and a drive device. A ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7918501 | Vehicle safety seat A vehicle seat with that is movable in response to a collision that automatically shifts the position of an individual sitting the seat while having minimal change in the space behind the seat. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7862114 | Seat restraining device The embodiments described herein provide a vehicle seat assembly that is coupled to a floor of a vehicle. The assembly comprises a seat back frame, a seat cushion frame, at least one leg and at least one blocking member. The seat cushion frame is pivotally coupled t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7717509 | Vehicle seat apparatus A vehicle seat apparatus includes a pair of vehicle-width spaced lower arms attached to a seat cushion, each of the lower arms having a rear portion; a connecting member fixed to the rear portion of each of the lower arms; a pair of vehicle-width spaced upper arms a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7604293 | Vehicle seat structure A vehicle seat structure, which comprises a seat cushion (10), a seat back (20) connected to a rear end of the seat cushion (10), and a downward displacement suppression device (70, 80, 90, 100) operable, when a rearward load is input int... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7407226 | Childrens safety seat A car seat for several children and to sit on top of a regular car seat has leg assemblies arranged to absorb energy and reduce pitching in the event of a car crash. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338118 | Seat A seat having a collision stopper (51) activated in a short time period in collision. The seat is constituted of a supporting link (23), a stopper link (55), a recess/ridge surface (61), a stopper (65), and urging means (67)... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328930 | Automobile vehicle seat including a backrest pivoting in relation to the seat pan and which can be placed in table position The seat includes a backrest (2) installed so as to pivot on the seat pan (1) and arranged to be placed in a table position where the rear wall of the backrest is maintained in horizontal position, more or less parallel to a seat support frame (3 | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7243992 | Vehicle seat structure, and a vehicle provided with a seat having such a structure The structure of the seat proper of a vehicle seat comprises: a frame for a seat proper, the frame including a side cheek plate; and a coupling system comprising a link mounted to pivot on a base to enable the seat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237839 | Automobile vehicle seat with hinged back featuring means for blocking the seat back in the event of front crash The automobile vehicle seat features a seat back hinged on the seat pan and device for blocking the seat back with respect to the seat pan in the event of forward impact. The automobile vehicle seat features a height adjustment mechanism. The device for blocking the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7195319 | Reclining chair A reclining chair, in particular a passenger chair, for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft, bus or mobile home. The chair includes a base assembly, a seat frame located above the base assembly, a seat attached to the seat frame, and a seat back connected to the se... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163261 | Automobile seat An automobile seat includes a seat cushion frame, a side frame, and a seat back frame mounted on the side frame to be rotatable within a limited angle. An elastic member and a guide portion having an elastic member holding portion are mounted on the side frame and t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097242 | Anti-backdriving active head restraint A vehicle seat for use with a vehicle includes a seatback frame having a first locking element, and a head restraint arrangement movably associated with the seatback frame. The head restraint arrangement includes a second locking element that is engageable with the ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083230 | Hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat A hybrid composite-metal energy absorbing seat is described. According to one embodiment, an aircraft seat includes a seat base assembly and a seat back assembly. The seat base assembly includes multiple rigid metal seat base side frame elements joined by a lower se... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080881 | Flexible seat frame A support frame for a seat, in particular an aircraft seat, where the support frame includes a seat support member having an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of leg members that each have a first end and a second end, with the first end attached to the... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077467 | Cable raceway A cable raceway assembly includes an elongated raceway adapted for being mounted to a supporting structure. The raceway defines an open, upward-facing trough for receiving a cable and includes a mounting structure for attaching the raceway to the supporting structur... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6902234 | Vehicle seat with a catch on one side and with a retaining device The motor vehicle seat of a motor vehicle comprises an underframe and a seat carrier that is height-adjustably connected to the underframe through rear oscillating cranks. A catch device is directly assigned to one of the two rear oscillating cranks. A non-rotatable... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6644738 | Aircraft passenger seat frame construction A passenger seat frame assembly, including a seat bottom chassis including a plurality of leg modules and section assembly modules. The leg modules are attached to fixed, spaced-apart attachment points on a supporting surface, such as the deck of an aircr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6557936 | Integrated child seat for an automobile seat An integrated child's seat (10) is provided for a motor vehicle seat. The child's seat (10) is displaceable between a low and an unfolded raised position. It has a base portion (12) and a support portion (14) which are pivotably connected by front and rea... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543722 | Child restraint system for aircraft use A child safety restraint system is disclosed for use on private and commercial aircraft. The invention includes a removable, portable strap assembly for safely securing automotive child safety seats to aircraft seats and frames in compliance with present ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533351 | Vehicle seat with a seat height adjustment device A vehicle seat frame includes a locking device that prevents the seat frame from moving during a crash. A first spring holds an inertia-sensitive locking element and an interlocking element in a first position. In the event of a crash, the inertia-sensiti... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6412864 | Side facing multi-passenger divan assembly A side facing, multi-passenger aircraft divan assembly having a seat pan support assembly, with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side, and defining at least two passenger seating zones, a seat back assembly operatively coupled to the sea... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5967604 | Vehicle seat apparatus A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion for being secured to a vehicle floor, a seat back arranged on a rear portion of the seat cushion, a sliding unit mounted on the seat cushion to permit the vehicle seat to slide relative to the vehicle... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5743592 | Leg for an aircraft seat, a leg assembly including such a leg, and a seat including such a leg assembly A leg for the leg assembly of an aircraft seat presents over at least a portion of its length, at least one segment whose cross-section has at least a portion that is generally U-shaped defined by a web extending in a transverse direction and two flanges ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5730492 | Load-limiting seat A leg assembly for mounting passenger seats in transport vehicles especially configured to absorb energy, in the event of a survivable crash or other sudden deceleration. The seat legs deform in a controlled manner to prevent loads at its floor attachment... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5662376 | Force dissipation seat pedestal The present invention generally relates to a force dissipation seat pedestal that is particularly useful in aircraft seat design. The seat includes two rear supports having multi-strip legs, two front supports having unibody legs, and two gussets located ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657950 | Backward-leaning-movement seat leg structure A backward-leaning-movement seat leg structure is provided for attaching a seat to the floor of a vehicle or an aircraft. The backward-leaning-movement seat leg structure comprises a framework having a front beam; a rear beam parallel to the front beam; a... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5651514 | Recline safety lock assembly A recline safety lock assembly to be secured to an aircraft passenger seat of the type including a reclining seat back portion, a seat foundation and at least one recline cylinder structured to permit reclining of the seat back portion. The recline safety... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5522640 | Apparatus for an energy dissipating seat leg A saddle assembly for securing an aircraft seat to a seat leg assembly wherein the seat leg assembly has a pair of elongated openings and a chamber formed therein. A compression tube extends through the chamber formed in the seat leg such that opposite en... | 06/04/1996 |
