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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167370 | Seat cushion adjusting apparatus A seat cushion adjusting apparatus includes a support member configuring a frame of a seat cushion, a seating member supported by the support member and configuring an outer shape of the seat cushion, an adjustment member fastening a front end portion of the seating... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162397 | Adjustable seat assembly An adjustable seat assembly for a vehicle includes a frame and a covering. The covering has a first portion and a second portion. A flexure region, having an arched shape, is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The covering at least partially ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128167 | Seat cushion extension mechanism A vehicle seat including a seat base. An extension member is operably connected to the seat base. A seat cover partially extends over the extension member and seat base and partially stored on a roller below the seat pan. A bladder is disposed between the seat base ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8011728 | Vehicle seat with a seat depth adjustment device The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat surface device that forms a seat surface and that is provided with a pad cover, in particular an outer pad cover, wherein the seat depth of the seat surface is adjustable. A seat depth adjustment d... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997648 | Motor vehicle seat with adjustable seat depth An adjustment device for a seat depth adjustment of a motor vehicle seat that has (a) a seat pan comprising a seat part and a supporting plate, the supporting plate being slidably connected to the seat part via a guide in a longitudinal direction and (b) an electric... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7909401 | Device for adjusting the seat depth of a motor vehicle seat A device for adjusting the seat depth of a motor vehicle seat includes a seat depth adjustment part which is movable relative to a seat lower part of the motor vehicle seat substantially in the direction of travel, an adjusting unit for the seat depth adjustment par... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7878589 | Occupant restraint device An occupant restraint device having a high degree of freedom in attachment of an airbag is provided. A retainer 16 is applied to the inner surface of a lower portion of an airbag 12. A stub bolt 20 projecting downward from the lower surface of t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871126 | Vehicle seat with adjustable seat depth The seat depth adjustable vehicle seat has a seat frame that has an adjustable front edge and a padding carried by a seat frame. The padding extends about the front edge and adopts different positions with respect to the front edge. The padding has at least two laye... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7806476 | Seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat A seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat, has a seat part placed on the stand-type seat structure (12) in relation to a base and provided with a bearing part (18) on its front side. The bearing part (18) is embodied in a flexible manner an... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7758121 | Active material based conformable and reconfigurable seats A seat assembly includes an active material in operative communication with a seat surface configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to change at least one f... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753446 | Adjustable seat A seat which may be adjusted in its longitudinal direction, in particular a vehicle seat, contains a seat cushion with a front part and a rear part. The front part may be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the seat and in its height relative to the rear part.... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735922 | Passenger seat with adjustable seat depth A passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, has seat components such as a seat frame (20), a backrest (12), and a seat cushion carrier (30) with seat cushion (16). The seat depth between backrest (12) and a seat fro... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7669928 | Adjustable thigh support for automobile seat via adjustment plate A vehicle seat having an adjustable thigh support, the vehicle seat comprising an adjustable thigh-support component, wherein the component is an adjustment plate that is moveable in the fore and aft directions of the vehicle; and wherein the adjustment plate is pos... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669929 | Motor vehicle seat with seat depth adjustment An adjustable motor vehicle seat with an underframe (20), a seat carrier (28) carried by the underframe (20), a cushion shell (34), a first longitudinal guide (44) being disposed between the seat carrier (28) and the cushion... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7614693 | Seating area adjuster A seating area adjuster for a seat of a vehicle includes a seating member having a seating surface, a support portion supporting the seating member, an adjustment mechanism connected with the seating member and supported by the support portion to be movable in an ad... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7597398 | Vehicular seat with adjustable thigh support A seat for installation in a vehicle that is adjustable to support an occupant's thighs. The seat includes a generally-horizontal seat frame supporting a seat cushion including a front edge that at least partially extends outwardly beyond the seat frame, a seatback ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581789 | Adjuster device for adjusting and holding a first part of a vehicle seat relative to a second part A seat adjuster device for setting a first part of a motor vehicle seat relative to a second part comprising a curved piece connected to the first part and having a center and a regular front face; and a support piece connected to the second part and mounted to rota... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578554 | Thigh extension system for a vehicle seat A system configured to allow adjustment of a vehicle seat includes a securing bracket, an extension bracket, and a latching member. The securing bracket is configured to be secured to structure within a vehicle, and includes an adjustment guide track having a plural... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7506930 | Passenger seating with variable length seat bottom A seat bottom assembly for a passenger seat includes a flexible support panel having a left portion and a separate right portion, and a structural support member underlying the support panel. The structural support member is selectively moveable between a first, for... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7419215 | Chair having a seat with adjustable front edge A chair is provided having a seat with a resiliently deflectable shell defining a front portion thereof. The front shell is deflectable downwardly in response to the user. An adjustment mechanism is provided which controls the deflected position of the front shell s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416256 | Base net supporting mechanism for seat and seat structure thereof In order to improve seating comfort and vibration absorbency, a structure including a first torsion bar unit 70 disposed in the rear of a seat cushion, and a second torsion bar unit 80 disposed in the front of the seat cushion, and a base net 60... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404602 | Vehicle seat apparatus A vehicle seat apparatus including a cushion body provided on a frame member, a seat cushion, a gear member, a driving mechanism, an arm, and a link mechanism having a first bracket rotatably supported at the gear member, a second bracket rotatably supported at the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360835 | Seating with comfort surface A chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The seat and back include a stiff perimeter frame with opposing perimeter sections, and a plurality of rods e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350863 | Height-adjustable work chair Work chair, comprising a seat, supported in a height-adjustable manner by a column on a foot, and an adjustable backrest, the seat, at least in part, having a substantially horizontal position, and the backrest promoting an upright position of the user's back, chara... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347498 | Seating device A solid frame orthotic seating device for use in a sling seat that is supported by solid rails, such as a wheelchair. The solid frame orthotic seating device comprises a solid, rigid, non-collapsing, and durable interior skeletal frame with an elevated anterior wedg... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347499 | Marine seat interchangeable component assembly and method A seat for marine use including a hollow primary seat structure. The primary seat structure has a generally upright back portion and a seat portion formed integrally with the back portion and extending forwardly therefrom. The back portion includes at least a pair o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341309 | Passenger seating with variable length seat bottom A seat bottom assembly for a passenger seat, includes a flexible component; and a structural support member underlying the flexible component. The support member is selectively moveable between a first, forward position in which the seat bottom has a nominal length ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338126 | Vehicle seat suspension with omni directional isolator The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat suspension apparatus that is mechanically simple, inexpensive, occupies little space, and operates effectively with force inputs from any horizontal direction. The invention comprises a base, an isolator, and a plu... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331632 | Footrest for wheelchairs or the like A footrest for wheelchairs or the like comprises a foot plate (37) for the foot of a wheelchair patient, a supporting element for connection of the foot plate (37) to a wheelchair, and a bearing unit for supporting the foot plate (37) on the sup... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325878 | Chair with extendable footrest A chair with an extendable footrest for accommodating users of different height includes a seat frame, a slide frame mounted to slide on the seat frame between a retracted and extended position and a footrest frame mounted on the slide frame to move between down and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322649 | Child safety seat A child safety seat, including a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back. A vehicle seat attachment assembly is carried by the safety seat for securing the safety seat to rigid anchorage units carried by a vehicle proximate to a vehicle seat. The attachment a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311354 | Seat for aircraft A seat for aircraft provided with integrated components for the user's comfort includes an outboard armrest to which is mounted a folding table that is movable between a stowed position where it lies on top of the armrest to an operational position. The armrest also... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234777 | Chair with adjustable armrests and backrest A task chair is disclosed, including a base, a seat supported by the base, and a pair of uprights connected to the base and extending upwardly from the seat. A pair of armrests are attached respectively to the uprights, and are selectively positionable along the upr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234561 | Industrial truck with a swivelling seat An industrial truck, such as a forward control fork-lift truck, has dual pedal control with one pedal (5) assigned to the operator's right leg for forward travel and another pedal (6) assigned to the operator's left leg for reverse travel. A driver's s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229134 | Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes supporting member and a moving member whose position is adjustable relative to the supporting member while a posture of the moving member is in a predetermined posture comprising a link member rotatably connected to the suppor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226127 | Ergonomic chair backrest A “task” chair intended primarily for a person working at a computer terminal has a back provided with a pair of upright struts that incorporate respective parallelogram linkages operative to increase the curvature of the lumbar region of the seat back while at ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222921 | Wheelchair with foot rest A wheelchair has a frame which includes a right fore member and a left fore member, and a footrest between them. The footrest includes a right supporting arm extending rearwardly from the right fore member, a left supporting arm extending rearwardly from the left fo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211753 | Vehicle seat assembly with operator presence switch The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat support pan, a seat cushion, a spring biased lever and an operator present switch. Both the lever and the switch are located between the cushion and the pan, effectively integrated within... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201349 | Medical unit in an aircraft An aircraft cabin includes an area to permit administration of first aid medical care to a passenger. The area includes at least a regulatory space located in front of an access door to the cabin. The rest of this area is occupied by a medical module fully dedicated... | 04/10/2007 |
