Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364237 | Seat assembly including a toothed pawl interengageable with a seatback A seatback assembly including a frame exhibiting a side-disposed and arcuate edge. An arm is pivotally secured to the frame. A pawl is in turn pivotally secured to the arm and is biased in engaging fashion relative to the arcuate extending edge via alternating and m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7204555 | Detent fitting for a vehicle seat In the case of a detent fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, with a first fitting part (2), a second fitting part (3) which is movable relative to the first fitting part (2), at least one locking element... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195318 | Reclining device of vehicle seat A reclining device of a vehicle seat for easily locking and releasing the vehicle seat so as to increase performance of the vehicle seat and to improve quality thereof. The reclining device is easily assembled, by removing minor shortcomings that may occur during th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7146684 | Retention element Retention element, especially a lid stay or a flap holder, comprising a first arm, having a first friction face, a second arm, connected pivotably around an articulation axis to the first arm, an operating element and a locking element, forming a locking face, where... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7015545 | Split source RF MOSFET device An RF MOS transistor having improved AC output conductance and AC output capacitance includes parallel interdigitated source and drain regions separated by channel regions and overlying gates. Grounded tap regions contacting an underlying well are placed contiguous ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6923416 | Adjustable device with a musical keyboard stand An adjustable device includes a first disk mounted on a side of the first stand to have a finger hole to movably receive therein a finger, a second disk mounted on a side of the second stand to combine the first disk and having multiple adjusting holes defined in a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6799801 | Seat device A seat device equips a walk-in mechanism and a fold down mechanism (a seatback is turned down with large angle so as to attain the flat condition). These mechanisms can be operated selectively using a simple operation without using plural levers. A base bracket of t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6789848 | Articulation mechanism particularly for lounge chairs An articulation mechanism has a central part and a head part each made of a pair of shaped elements. The pairs of shaped elements form inner and outer shells. The inner shells are positioned inside the outer shells. The pairs of shaped elements are pivotable relativ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6755470 | Seat reclining apparatus for automotive vehicle A seat reclining apparatus for an automotive vehicle which employs a differential transmission mechanism in which an inner gear and an outer gear having slightly smaller number of teeth than the inner gear are supported in their partly engaged states by a rotation s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6733077 | Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat composed of first arm member attached to a frame structure of a seat cushion or a back rest; a second arm member attached to a frame structure of the other of the back rest or the seat cushion, the second arm member connected... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6715835 | Seat reclining apparatus To provide a smaller sized seat reclining apparatus, the seat reclining apparatus includes an outer gear portion, a first engaging portion which is formed at a pawl and which is capable of being engaged with a mesh regulation portion, a second engaging portion which... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6688695 | Inclination adjustment lock for seat backs In an inclination adjustment lock for partial areas of seats, such as seat backs, a first lock part is firmly attached to a first partial area and a second lock part is attached to a second partial area. Both partial areas are connected together so that t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669296 | Seat reclining device A seat reclining device includes a first circular shaped concave portion formed in a first arm and a second concave portion which is concentric with the first concave portion and formed inwardly of the first concave portion. The device also includes an en... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6568759 | Adjustment device, especially for adjusting a seat in a motor vehicle An adjusting device for carrying out an adjusting function particularly for adjusting a seat of a motor vehicle comprising a housing (5) and a pivoting lever (3) whose one end is applied to a clamping roller switch gear (1) arranged in the housing (5) and... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6543851 | Adjustment mechanism for an automobile seat, particularly an incline adjustment mechanism for the seat back An adjusting mechanism for a seat includes two mechanism parts that form parts of a staggered transmission. An eccentric cam consists of an eccentric segment and two wedge segments completing this eccentric segment. The wedge segments are arranged one abo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6520584 | Adjustment mechanism for an automotive seat A mechanism (16) adjusts a relative position of a component (14) within the vehicle. The mechanism has a mounting bracket (18). A drive drum (20) is mounted rotatably on the bracket for providing a rotary output to adjust the component (14). An actuation ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6488338 | Reclining mechanism for an automotive seat A reclining mechanism for an automotive seat includes a bracket 23 welded to a side surface of a lower arm 2 and a spiral spring 25 provided around a pair of projections 22, 22 of the bracket 23. One end of the spiral spring 25 is engaged with a pin 26 an... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6390557 | Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat composed of a first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion or a back rest of the vehicle seat; a second arm member for attachment to a frame structure of the other of the back rest or the ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6328382 | Locking structure for a reclining seat A reclining seat has a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally mounted on the seat cushion. A locking structure for the reclining seat include first and second brackets fixed to the seat cushion and the seat back, respectively. The locking structure also i... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6106067 | Seat adjustment and dumping mechanism with memory adjustment coordinated with seat positioning The system (10) controls reclining and dumping of a seat and the return of the seat back to its upright position depending on the position of the seat. The system (10) has a master unit (6) and a slave unit (8). The master unit (6) has a base plate (12) t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5979986 | Linear seat recliner with easy entry memory feature A seat assembly having a linear recliner assembly is disclosed that is operable for permitting selective reclining movement of a seatback relative to a seat bottom from an upright position through a range of reclined positions to a preselected use positio... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5882080 | Bi-directional inertial latch A bidirectional inertial latch locks the position of a seat back of a seat on a motor vehicle during rapid changes in velocity. The inertial latch has a bracket mounted on the seat base or bottom. An arm is pivotably mounted on the bracket and securely at... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5806932 | Seat adjustment and dumping mechanism with memory of adjustment A system for controlling the recline and dumping of a seat has a master unit and a slave unit. The master unit has two base plates that attaches to a seat and pivots with respect to ground. A master lock, which attaches to the base plate, allows the base ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5733008 | Safety lock for non-linear recliner mechanism A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion assembly for supporting an occupant seated thereon. A seat back cushion assembly is provided for supporting the back of an occupant seated on the seat cushion assembly. An adjusting mechanism is operatively associate... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5685610 | Reclining device for seat A reclining device for seat which has circular inwardly and outwardly toothed portions as a full meshing lock element, which permits for reducing pitches in the teeth of them for fine adjustment of reclining angle. A male lock member having the circular o... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5664836 | Reclining device for vehicle seat A reclining device for a vehicle seat, which has a base arm and an upper arm rotatably connected via a shaft to the base arm, with an arcuate inwardly toothed portion formed in the upper arm. A lock gear member is rotatably supported on a pin fixed to the... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664837 | Reclining device for vehicle seat A reclining device for a vehicle seat, which has base arm and an upper arm rotatably connected via a shaft to the base arm, with an arcuate inwardly toothed portion formed in the upper arm. A lock gear member having an outwardly toothed portion is movably... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5611596 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in a vehicle comprises a seat body having a seat portion and a backrest portion. Guides on the seat body define a strap path for a strap of an adult seat belt which secures the seat body to a vehicle seat. A strap deflecting le... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5593207 | Seat for child swing A child seat is provided having an adjustable seat back arranged to pivot relative to a seat bottom between an upright position and a reclined position. The child seat includes a seat shell having a proximal end, a distal end, a seat bottom, and a first p... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5547254 | Pawl and ratchet type seat tilt control apparatus A seat reclining apparatus includes a release lever provided on one side of a pair of lower arms, a lever corresponding to the release lever provided on the other side of the pair of lower arms, a connecting bar consisting of a torsion rod connecting the ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5507564 | Baby deck chair having an adjustable back A baby deck chair having an adjustable back wherein the back has two distal ends each of which is inserted to a corresponding socket which is pivotally engaged to a block and the block is connected to a base, an extending portion connected between the two... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5143419 | Collapsible infant carrier with pivot-open lock, pivot-closed lock and coaxial handle lock An infant carrier includes a collapsible shell assembly including a seat and a backrest which are pivotally connected for movement between open and closed positions. The carrier further includes a latching assembly for locking the seat and the backrest in... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4995669 | Adjustable latching device with memory feature for vehicle seat assemblies This invention provides an improved adjustable latching device for use with a vehicle seat assembly having a first and a second seat member pivotally foldable relative to one another about a pivot axis between folded and unfolded operative configurations.... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4913494 | Seat apparatus having a reclining apparatus A reclining apparatus comprises a back arm pivotally mounted to a holder plate and having a latch gear portion; a lower teeth section pivotally mounted to the holder plate and engaged with and disengaged from the latch gear portion to lock and unlock the ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4793653 | Reclining device for automotive seat Herein disclosed is a reclining device of an automotive seat. The device comprises substantially identical two units which are spaced from each other, each unit having an operation handle for achieving an angular position adjustment of a seatback relative... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4736986 | Seat recliner assembly A cam plate is pivotably installed to the base plate by means of the pin, the base plate being to be secured to the lateral side of the seat cushion. The base plate has the toothed member pivotable installed thereon, and the toothed member has formed at t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4717204 | Reclining angle adjustment device A reclining angle adjustment device has a pawl angularly movably mounted on a lower arm, an upper arm pivotally mounted by an angularly movable shaft on the lower arm and having an inner gear, an intermediate gear plate having an outer gear meshing with t... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4626029 | Work chair The work chair is provided with a backrest support (13) which is connected movably to the seat shell (4) or respectively to a base plate (10) stiffening the latter, for the purpose of individual adjustment of inclination, and is flexible in terms of bendi... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4565404 | Hinge A hinge, particularly for an article for lying, sitting, and the like, has a hinge part supporting a rest member and turnable between and arrestable in a plurality of positions, a power element turning the hinge part in closing direction, an arresting ele... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564236 | Seat, particularly a power vehicle seat A seat, particularly a power vehicle seat, has seat rail elements arranged at both longitudinal sides and forming a connection between a vehicle body and the seat part, each of the seat rail elements has a guide rail and a movable rail displaceably longit... | 01/14/1986 |
