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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232174 | Adjustable vehicle seat for providing lateral torso support An adjustable seat includes a support bracket secured to a vehicle floor panel and a lower and upper portion pivotally connected thereto. The upper portion includes a plurality of lateral wing portions and each wing includes an elongated rod extending along a longit... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140681 | Occupant centering ergonomic support apparatus and method An ergonomic support for an automobile seat includes a pivoting bolster on a mounting rod. Behind the bolster is a slide rod. A lever is disposed between the bolster and the slide rod. The lever is pivotally attached to a medial position of the bolster and the lever... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7059682 | Seating structure having flexible seating surface A seating structure includes a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern and a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within the pattern. At least some of the web structures are non-planar and at least some adjacent web structures are ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040708 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has shoulder restraints extending forward from a backrest. The shoulder restraints may extend forward of a seated occupant's shoulder, providing effective restraint of lateral movement. The seat may also include head and thigh restraints and a beam ru... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6802563 | Adjustable seat bolsters A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back having a frame, and the frame has first and second bolster mounting portions. Each bolster mounting portion has first, second and third receptacles. The seat assembly also includes first and second bolsters selectively en... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6733083 | Seat, especially for a vehicle A vehicle seat includes a cellular plastic layer adjacent to the body of a user. The cellular plastic layer is a layer of a substantially energy absorbing cellular plastic having a density of 30-110 kg/m3, an ILD at 65% indentation of 100-500 N, and a reb... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726285 | Cellular chair construction An improved method of constructing seating surfaces, provides greater comfort through superior surface adjustments for a variety of users. The seating structure provides greater airflow to contact areas of the occupant's body, and is more efficient and economical to... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6652034 | Upholstery support The invention relates to an upholstery support for a seat, especially for utilization in an automobile. According to the invention, an especially lightweight of vehicle seat construction is achieved in that the upholstery support is built in the form of a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6543844 | Seating furniture for children A support cushion for children's furniture defines a seat cushion area and a back cushion area and has a seating surface that extends over those areas and is contoured to provide positional support and comfort for a child seated on the cushion. The cushio... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6102481 | Vehicle seat Vehicle seats are constructed with a seat cushion for supporting the lower body of a passenger and a seat back for supporting the upper body of the passenger. A side holder portion, which is filled with foam material for supporting said passenger at side ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6033024 | Seat, especially vehicle seat A seat has a seating surface with upholstery and side cushions supporting the user laterally. The seat has a frame stabilizing it that goes into the side cushions with its side parts. An additional reinforcing element reinforcing the middle part of the tr... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027171 | Automotive modular seat frame assembly An automotive seat assembly which comprises a seat cushion, a seat back portion having a pair of spaced apart upright members each having upper and lower ends, and a cross member extending between the upper ends. A support member having front and back sur... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5895096 | Vehicle seat back assembly and method of making a vehicle seat back assembly A vehicle seat back assembly having a seat back shell to which a foam and a skin layer may be applied to finish a rear facing surface of the seat back shell. First and second seat back support frame members are received in pockets formed by the seat back ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5842739 | Adjustable baby head and body support The present invention is directed to an improved baby head and body support that may be adjusted for babies of various sizes ranging from infants to toddlers. The baby support includes a main body comprising flexible padding and an upper portion movably c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5829833 | Vehicle rear seat provided with child seat To form a child seat having relatively wide regulated side walls in a relatively thin folding seat back for a wagon or light van, without changing the hip point of the rear seat passenger, the rear seat is divided into a first wide seat back and a second ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5704685 | Vehicle rear seat provided with child seat To form a child seat having relatively wide regulated side walls in a relatively thin folding seat back for a wagon or light van, without changing the hip point of the rear seat passenger, the rear seat is divided into a first wide seat back and a second ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5556169 | Multi-layer conformable support system The multi-layer support system for conforming to and supporting an object comprises a first, compartmented, fluid-sealed layer containing a plurality of beads which are movable within the first layer when fluid is introduced and which are inhibited from m... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5547251 | Back support adjusting apparatus for chair with backrest flexible upholstery An apparatus for adjusting the back support provided by a backrest of a wheelchair formed with sling construction. The backrest has flexible upholstery and two generally vertical support posts for anchoring the sides of the upholstery so that the upholste... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5544939 | Bucket seat and its application to a land-based motor vehicle The bucket seat comprising a seat part (10) with a cushion (11) carried by a framework (12) mounted on a subframe (14), a backrest (20) with a cushion (21) carried by a framework (22), and an articulation (30) connecting the subframe (14) of the seat part... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5452940 | Pressure relief back cushion An integral lower back pressure relief cushion with a substantially U-shaped aperture at the lower portion of the cushion open at the bottom and extending from the front to the rear of the cushion, such that the sacral and coccyx areas of the user are fre... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5425569 | Vehicle seatback with lateral wings A vehicle seat assembly is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a vehicle seatback frame with at least two spaced-apart rails defining a seating surface therebetween, a flexible seat suspension bridging over and connecting to the spaced-apa... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5048894 | Seat for special vehicle A seat for a special vehicle, includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a pair of elongated stays for interconnecting the seat back and the seat cushion. The seat back includes a back frame, a first cushioned padding having lower and upper sections, the l... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4753482 | Customized modular seating system A prospective user of a supportive seating system is initially measured in an approximately correct seating posture to determine which one of respective pluralities of modular preformed seat and back bases can best accommodate him. Elements of firm resili... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4747638 | Vehicle seat A seat for use in a vehicle such as an automobile which comprises a trim cover assembly including a center portion having a fixed width, two side portions sewn to the sides of the center portion and margins produced when the two side portions are sewn to ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4572578 | Back rest Back rest having a semi-rigid frame having the shape, in longitudinal section, of a shallow S formed by an upper concave portion and a lower convex portion, a cervical support affixed to and projecting from the upper end of the frame, a thoracic support e... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4535495 | Back rest cushion A back rest cushion constituting a therapeutic pad of resilient material is formed with a curving front surface to support the full length of the spine. The cushion is cut away at its upper corners to give freedom of movement to the scapulae.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4512047 | Support cushion A support cushion adapted to be located on a sitting material for gently supporting a person comprises a central section having a flat back portion and a front portion, and two bolsters foldably connected to the vertical side edges of the back portion of ... | 04/23/1985 |
