Chairs and seats inventions 03/09

20090079235 - Structure of chair capable of being stacked vertically and horizontally: A chair assembly capable of being stacked vertically and horizontally includes a frame assembled with a turnable seat, a backrest, and armrests; wherein the frame is comprised of two frontal supports and two rear supports; an assembling shaft is horizontally disposed within the frame for holding and allowing the seat... Agent: Tsung-chieh Huang

20090079236 - Air conditioning seat: An air conditioning seat includes a seat pad having a seating portion and a side support portion, blowing means for blowing air to an air path formed at the seat pad, a seat cover covering the seat pad, and a net-like cushion member capable of permeating air in a thickness... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090079237 - Bicycle saddle: There is disclosed a bicycle saddle, of the type that has two identical portions (1,1′)longitudinally symmetrical. The saddle has a central channel (20) which is closed at the bottom by a thin wall (24) permitting an optimal use of the saddle when the cyclist peddles in adverse climatic conditions, in... Agent: Bucknam And Archer

20090079238 - Body support structure: A body support structure includes a body support member and a base having an upper component coupled to the body support member and a lower component adapted to be supported on a floor. An adjustable spring mechanism biases the body support member. A weighing mechanism is coupled to the adjustable... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090079239 - Passenger's weight measurement device for vehicle seat and attachment structure for load sensor: There is disclosed a passenger's weight measurement device for a vehicle seat, capable of suppressing generation of an initial load. The passenger's weight measurement device includes an upper rail disposed to be movable back and forth on a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor; a load sensor fixed on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090079240 - Remote release with powered actuator: A powered actuator includes a rotating output member that may be operatively connected to one or more cables or mechanical links for release/actuation of a lock, latch, or the like, of a vehicle seat or other component. The powered actuator may be configured to provide a required force on the... Agent: James W. Bach

20090079241 - Storage bag for stadium seats: A storage and advertising bag for a seat. In one embodiment, the bag includes a top pocket that slips over the top of a seat. On the other side of the bag is a top pocket that holds advertising material, and beneath that is a storage pocket for holding personal... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090079242 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat (1) having a squab (2) and the backrest (3) may be provided with a child squab or booster cushion (4). Various elements are provided on the seat which may move in response to the child squab (4) being provided. A first element that may move is a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090079244 - Seat caddy having rear bench-engaging members: A seat caddy having at least one rear member suitable to engage a bench. According to one embodiment of the subject matter disclosed herein, typically two bench-engaging members are rotatably attached to the bottom rear of a seat cushion such that when rotated into an engagement position, the bench-engaging members... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP / Jablonski Law Group

20090079243 - Seat with 3d motion interface: There is disclosed a seating system which may included a left seat and a right seat independently supported by left and right suspensions systems, respectively. The left and right suspension systems may provide independent vertical, lateral, azimuthal, and longitudinal roll motion of the left and right seats.... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20090079245 - Lumbar support: The lumbar support for a seat backrest according to the invention has a lumbar pad and a toggle linkage to adjust the position of the lumbar pad. Furthermore, it comprises a motor with a spindle and a nut, wherein the motor rotates the spindle to move the nut along the... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090079246 - Spiral spring assembly: A spiral spring assembly 1 includes a central shaft 2; a spiral spring 3 that is disposed on the periphery of the central shaft 2 and includes an outer end 3a, an inner end 3b, and a spiral portion 3c that connects the outer end 3a and the inner end... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090079247 - Motor vehicle seat featuring coupling between the backrest movement and the seat part movement, and motor vehicle comprising such a motor vehicle seat: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat (2) comprising a seat part (6) which may be moved by means of a seat part mechanism (20) from an operating position into a non-operating position, a backrest (4) which may be swiveled by means of a backrest mechanism (8) about... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090079248 - Vehicle seat having a recliner mechanism: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back that is pivotally connected to a seat bottom, a lock mechanism that is configured to inhibit the seat back from pivoting when locked and to permit the seat back to pivot when unlocked, and a release and drive mechanism. The release and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090079249 - Multi-load floor smartfold hybrid: A seat support system for supporting a seat in a manner that ameliorates or eliminates load applied to a driving mechanism. The system may be configured to support a seat back when the seat back in pivoted upwardly and downwardly relative to a seat bottom. The support system may create... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090079250 - Actuating device for adjusting and/or removing a head restraint taking into consideration federal motor vehicle safety standard 202a (fmvss 202a): A head restraint is guided and at least indirectly held in a frame part of a seat, in particular of a backrest of a motor vehicle seat, via at least one holding element which can be positioned at various height levels relative to the frame part by way of an... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090079251 - Floating bearing and clamp system for patient procedures chair mounting and positioning posts: The headrest and side rails of a patient procedures chair are mounted on posts which are slidably received in elongated, self-aligning or floating plastic bearings. With this construction, any misalignment of the posts due to manufacturing tolerances will be accounted for as the bearings readjust themselves. Clamping devices engage the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090079252 - Criss-cross harness system for use with seats: A Criss-Cross harness system with a single strap mechanism that can be threaded through guides formed along a seat to allow restraint of an infant in a seat. The strap can be held behind the seat by a quick release mechanism that can also be disengaged by pressing a single... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC Registered Patent Attorneys

20090079253 - Rotational vehicle restraint system: A rotational vehicle restraint system includes an anchoring component configured to be attached to a vehicle seat assembly; a rotatable component attached to the anchoring component and configured to rotate relative to the anchoring component about an axis of rotation; and a harness connected to the rotatable component and configured... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090072592 - Recliner with locking mechanism: A recliner includes a folding frame including two arm rests, a chair frame coupling with the folding frame, and a locking mechanism. The chair frame includes a seat frame, a back frame, and a leg frame, wherein the chair frame is adapted to be selectively adjusted an inclination angle thereof... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090072593 - Reclining seating unit with headrest: A reclining seating unit includes: a base configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat; a backrest that includes a body and a headrest that is positioned above the body; a reclining mechanism that interconnects the base, seat and backrest that controls the movement thereof between an upright position,... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090072594 - Heated portable battery powered sports chair: The technical disclosures of the invention are as follows: The chair is heated, with the heating element being powered by a battery, which is attached to the heating element through a power cord. The chair is mobile and portable for two reasons: 1. Because it is powered by a battery,... Agent: Michael Korytowski

20090072595 - Seat for vehicle: This seat for a vehicle is provided a seat cushion which is rotatable toward a seat back in an upright condition around an axis provided on the seat back side, the seat for a vehicle comprising: a storage recessed portion which is provided in a bottom face of the seat... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090072596 - Pre-crash seat positioning mechanism: An occupant protection system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a seat moving mechanism configured to move the vehicle seat in a substantially vertical direction, and a vehicle rollover sensor signaling a safety controller. The safety controller determines if a rollover situation is imminent or is occurring. The seat... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072597 - Kit for securing a pole to a sport chair: The present invention features a fastening system for fastening a pole, e.g. and umbrella pole or a fishing pole, to a sport chair. The system comprises a tubular member, at least one securing member to secure the tubular member to a leg of the sport chair, at least one gripping... Agent: Nw-ip-law

20090072598 - Transportation seating system: The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and held together by compressive force. The body... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090072599 - Chair: The present invention provides a chair that comprises: a seat portion; two or more front leg members coupled to the seat portion, each front leg member comprising at least one first tube member; two or more rear leg members coupled to the seat portion, each rear leg member comprising at... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP

20090072600 - Child seat: A child seat for transporting a child in a car includes a seat support with a support bottom and a support back which extends above the support bottom, a seat frame that has harness belts for holding the child against the seat frame, and slides between the seat support and... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090072601 - Laser welded seat structure: A seat structure includes a frame having a plurality of parts having respective joining surfaces. Two respective joining surfaces, which belong to two respective different parts, are joined to one another by laser-welding. A method of forming a seat frame having a plurality of parts includes the steps of positioning... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072602 - Motor-driven actuator for a vehicle seat: A motor-driven actuator for a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, is for being situated between two components of the vehicle or vehicle seat that can be displaced in relation to one another. The motor-driven actuator comprises a motor, at least one first gear stage that is located on... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090072604 - Recliner adjustment utilizing active material sensors: A recliner including a power adjustment system operable at a first rate, and at least one sensor including an active material element, wherein the sensor is configured to determine an obstacle to adjustment and selectively retard the rate when the obstacle is determined.... Agent: Slj, LLC

20090072603 - Vehicle backrest structure: A backrest structure capable for a vehicle having seats that are supported on a vehicle body frame via a seat frame as a seat support member. Each of the seats includes a seat back as a backrest supporting a back of a driver. The seat back is removably mounted in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090072605 - Recliner mechanism: An adjusting device for a vehicle component includes a first fitting part arranged on an axis of rotation and a second fitting part arranged on the axis of rotation. The relative position of the first fitting part and the second fitting part with respect to each other is adjustable. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072606 - Foot support for a safety seat: A foot support for a safety seat usable in land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft. The foot support is not connected to the floor of the vehicle, and comprises a frame made of flexible material. The frame is spaced from the floor of the vehicle and is secured to mounting devices... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20090072607 - Vehicle seat having buckle holding structure: A buckle holding structure for holding a buckle unit on a seat cushion, the buckle unit having: a belt of which one end is fixed to a vehicle body; and a buckle fixed to the other end of the belt, the buckle holding structure including: a band that has elasticity,... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090072608 - Seat belt system and seat: A seat belt stowage apparatus includes a seat with a backrest, a cavity, and a seat belt buckle. The cavity is located in the seat. The buckle is releasably attached to a seat belt tongue. The buckle is movable between a stowage position inside the cavity and an in-use position.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072609 - dynamic cinching latch plate: A seat belt system comprises a seat belt, a tongue, and a buckle. The seat belt includes webbing with a lap portion and a shoulder portion. The buckle receives and latches the tongue. The tongue includes a slot to receive the webbing. The webbing slides within the slot to connect... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090066121 - Transportation vehicle passenger accommodation assembly: A passenger accommodation assembly for a transportation vehicle, comprising a plurality of accommodation units placed along an aisle with each accommodation unit being convertible between an upright seat position and a reclined position. A first accommodation unit of the assembly is elevated relative to a second unit whereby the legs... Agent: John J. Brooks, Iii

20090066122 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat, in particular a rear seat, has a backrest with a backrest cushion having a ventilation layer through which air can flood, and with at least one ventilator for ventilating the cushion. The ventilator sucks up air from the rear space of the backrest cushion and blows it... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090066123 - Child-care instrument and hood: A hood (1) is provided such that opening states of right and left sides can be independently adjusted. The hood (1) comprises a hood body (2), a front cover member (4) connected to the front edge of the hood body (2) to cover the front of a seat and a... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090066124 - Seat supporting assembly of bicycle: A seat supporting assembly of a bicycle, comprises a seat tube having a shape as a wing of a plane; a seat rod received in a hollow shape of the seat tube; the seat rod having a shape as a plane wing corresponding to that of the seat tube; the... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090066125 - Energy absorption device: An energy absorption device including an elastic core. The elastic core includes an elastic material, a covering enclosing the elastic core, and at least one flow device. Air contained in the elastic core may escape through the flow device into the space outside the covering when the elastic core is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090066126 - Explosion induced g-force absorbtion apparatus: an absorbtion mechanism attached between the first and second mounting members, wherein the absorption mechanism comprises at least a mitigating strip provided on one of the mounting members and an anvil provided on the other of the mounting members such that when the vehicle, and hence the first mounting member,... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20090066127 - Acoustically tuned seating assembly: The present invention relates to an acoustically tuned vehicle seat assembly comprising a frame, a cushion supported on the frame, and a non-cloth trim material secured over the cushion, the non-cloth trim material having at least one slitted region having a plurality of scored slits.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090066128 - Carrier element: A carrier element for an object. The carrier element has an essentially u-shaped form and includes two side pieces, which are interconnected by a bridge.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090066129 - Rigid mounting device for a child safety seat with a hook connection: The present invention is a mounting device for a child safety seat. The child seat attaches to a motor vehicle seat through the use of mounting hooks attached to mounting brackets and mounting spikes that go through a set of receiver holes in the automobile seat. The mounting spikes connect... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20090066131 - Belt-anchor system for juvenile vehicle seat: A seat base for a child restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat. The seat base includes a first anchor belt and a second anchor belt for anchoring the seat base to a vehicle seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a belt anchor system for anchoring the first... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090066130 - Latch belt storage system for juvenile vehicle seat: A child restraint including a juvenile seat configured to be mounted on a seat base. The seat base includes a seat support and a LATCH system including first and second anchor belts for anchoring the seat support to the seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a storage compartment... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090066132 - Cushion structure for vehicle seat: A vehicle seat cushion structure whereby even when a steering wheel or other object is pushed closer toward a vehicle occupant after a vehicle is involved in a head-on collision and little space is left in front of the vehicle occupant, the space can be readily enlarged. The cushion structure... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090066133 - Adjusting structure for use in reclining chairs: An adjusting structure for use in reclining chairs includes a reclining chair including a seat, a chairback, two armrests, a pad and a frame. The frame includes a hydraulic cylinder pivotally disposed on the rear end thereof and two double rodded holders couplingly mounted on two sides thereof respectively. The... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090066134 - Permanent contact mechanism: A permanent-contact mechanism for an office chair or the like is formed as a comparatively flat permanent-contact mechanism with a seat frame, which can be positioned on a chair upright, with a backrest support, which is arranged on the seat frame such that it can be pivoted about a transverse... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090066135 - Inclination adjusting device for chair seat: An inclination adjusting device includes an upper seat mounted below a chair seat of a chair. A coupling member is mounted to a rear end of the upper seat and includes a plurality of vertically spaced engaging portions. A lower seat is pivotably mounted to and below the upper seat.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20090066136 - Adjustable backrest device: The present invention relates to an adjustable backrest device, the backrest is divided into an upper recliner and a lower recliner, the lower end of the lower recliner is fixed to the backside of the seat portion, and the upper recliner and lower recliner are each included a pivotal connected... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090066137 - Reclining device: A reclining device capable of eliminating mechanical play in a front-rear direction of a seat back is provided. Particularly, a reclining device reliably capable of locking and releasing is provided at an inexpensive cost. Movable guides are slidably disposed respectively between lock gears and a fixed guide. Each of the... Agent: Michael L. Crapenhoft C/o Hiroe & Associates

20090066138 - Motor vehicle seat tilt adjustment mechanism: The mechanism comprises first and second slugs, each comprising a first contact shoe engaging with a first locking bearing surface, and a second contact shoe engaging with a second, parallel locking bearing surface. The first contact shoes of the first and second slugs extend circumferentially about the tilt axis and... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20090066139 - Vehicle seat with two pivotable backrests: The invention relates to a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one first seat-back (3) and one second seat-back (5), which can be pivoted, respectively, from an operating position into a non-operating position, and comprising a locking device (11) which locks the two seat-backs (3,... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090066140 - Flat pack friction fit furniture system: An article of furniture and associated methods and kits comprising at least one first leg support structure, at least one second leg support structure, the at least one first leg support structure being inter-fitted with the at least one second first leg support structure via an interference fit to define... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20090066141 - Floor cushion with seat back: A floor cushion with a seat back has excellent ease of storage and is designed to improve heat preservation by adjusting the cushion size to a chair or increasing its fitting property. The floor cushion includes a sheet-like seat portion, a sheet-like seat back portion foldably connected to a rear... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090066142 - Automobile vehicle passenger seat and process for producing a vehicle passenger seat: The present invention relates to an automobile vehicle passenger seat which comprises a seat body (10) molded from EPP-foam, said EPP-foam having an average density of between 30 and 60 g/l, vehicle anchorage means (21) connected to said seat body for anchoring said seat to the automobile vehicle, and a... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090066144 - Device for fastening a car seat: A seatbelt guide for use in a child's car seat having a handle end and an engagement end with an extending length portion disposed between. The engagement end is effective for grasping a tab end of a seatbelt in a vehicle. The extending length portion is sized to be threaded... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20090066143 - Safety device: A safety device for laterally supporting a vehicle occupant, in particular a child, in the area of the pelvis, has two supporting devices that are spaced apart from each other. To improve lateral support of the vehicle occupant, the two supporting devices are connected rigidly to each other by an... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090066146 - Detachable seat belt for use with a vehicle seat belt to controllably restrain movement of a pet in a vehicle: A detachable seat belt is provided for use with a vehicle seat belt to controllably restrain movement of a pet in a vehicle. By anchoring the detachable pet seat belt to a prong and a buckle of a vehicle seat belt system safety may be provided to a pet traveling... Agent: Sanjeev Kumar Singh

20090066145 - Seatbelt shoulder strap management device: A managing device for use by an adult to compel the shoulder strap of a seatbelt restraint system from chaffing or irritating the user's neck in anyway without compromising the integrity or purpose of the restraint system.... Agent: James E. Mcwhirt Jr.

20090058149 - Self-raising headrest for vehicle seat and method: A vehicle seat that is foldable can include a linkage mechanism for operatively withdrawing the headrest during fold down procedures and automatically extending the headrest to a use position during unfolding procedures of the seat.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20090058150 - Vehicle seat having an integral, retractable step: A vehicle seat with an integral retractable step. A generally hollow base is attached to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of side walls. A generally horizontal seat cushion is attached atop the base. A generally vertical seatback is attached at a lower end to at... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20090058151 - Device for supporting a human body in various positions: A device (1) for supporting a human body comprising at least one support element (10) defining a cross-sectional area (50) and at least one longitudinal bar (13), whereby the support element (10) is positionable in height and depth. A support bar (11) for each of the at least one support... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090058152 - Movable seat back tray: A vehicle seat has a seat bottom and a seat back, which pivots at a rear side of the seat bottom. Within the rearward-facing surface of the seat back, a seat back tray is housed. When in a front passenger seat that is folded forward, the seat back tray is... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090058153 - Ergonomic carry handle for juvenile vehicle seat: An infant carrier includes a shell and a carry handle coupled to the shell. The carry handle includes first and second side arms coupled to the shell.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090058154 - Vehicle seat assembly: A vehicle seat assembly includes a first seat section, a second seat section, and a portioning panel. The first seat section has a first cushion portion and a first seatback portion that define a first seating area. The second seat section has a second cushion portion and a second seatback... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090058155 - Ganging device for chair: A connectable chair has a frame for supporting a seat and a back support. The frame including a pair of spaced apart leg members. A female ganging device and a corresponding male ganging device both have a mounting portion and an engagement portion. The engagement portion interconnects like chairs in... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090058156 - Chair which is used in waist enhancement: A chair for enhancing a waist strength is disclosed, which can be easily used by anybody for thereby exercising waist, pelvis and belly muscles. The chair for a waist exercise comprises a seat which has a circular plate for stably supporting a user's hips, and a receptacle which is vertically... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090058157 - Theatre chair: A theatre chair having a frame to which there is connected at least a seat component (21) and a backrest component and, providing means on the seat component (21) to co-operate with a seat member (30) and means on the backrest component to co-operate with a backrest member whereby the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20090058158 - 2 in 1 operating lever: An adjustment assembly including a 2 in 1 activating lever that has two operating positions, a forward position and a rearward position. The 2 in 1 activating lever is operatingly coupled to a bracket including a first and second cam that are operatingly coupled to an inner and outer rotating... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090058159 - Vehicle seats: A vehicle seat has a seat cushion, a seat bag, a lock mechanism and a belt anchor. The seat cushion has a cushion frame. The seat bag has a back frame that is rotatably connected to the cushion frame. The lock mechanism is provided on each of the frames, and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090058160 - Seating with shape-changing back support frame: A back includes an integrated articulating back frame and a back support. The back frame has a lower segment pivoted to a chair control, an upper segment for thoracic support, and links forming a four-bar linkage with the upper and lower segments, with a joint being formed at the lumbar... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090058161 - Vehicle seat neck protection device: A vehicle seat neck protection device (8) that protects and supports the nape of the neck (4) of a user wherein the device (8) has a body (27) of a predetermined size and shape and a convex surface (6) for positioning the device (8) behind the nape of a neck... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20090058162 - Adjustable head restraint for vehicle seat: A vehicle seat is disclosed that provides longitudinal adjustment and height adjustment of a head restraint by actuation of a manual release. One embodiment discloses a vehicle seat with a rod extending from a seat back and a frame mounted to the rod. A head restraint is mounted to the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090058163 - Height adjustable head restraint for a vehicle seat: A vehicle seat and vehicle seat head restraint are disclosed having a stop adapted to be mounted to a rod extending from a vehicle seat back. A frame is adapted to be mounted to the rod to slide along the rod. A head restraint foam padding and cover are mounted... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090058164 - Footrest apparatus: Footrests and spa apparatuses are provided. In this regard, a representative footrest, among others, includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure has a top wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The first sidewall has a pin attached on the outer surface of the first... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090058166 - Composite vehicle seat frame: A vehicle seat and vehicle seat back frame are disclosed with a plastic frame substrate extending across a rear surface of a seat back. A steel frame portion is connected to the plastic frame substrate within the seat back. The steel frame portion has an upper cross member extending across... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090058165 - Vehicle seat assemblies: The invention provides a design innovation to conventional air passenger seats. The design innovation relates to the positioning of IFE boxes. For a better understanding, the reader may recall the last flight in the airline seat and the way the passenger's leg room was inhibited by a box mounted on... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090058167 - Foam seat element, mold for the production thereof and method to manufacture the mold: There is disclosed an improved seat element having a seating surface element that incorporates a plurality of peak portions and a plurality of valley portions. Preferably, the plurality of peak portions and the plurality of valley portions is incorporated in an outermost surface of the seating surface element. The term... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090058168 - Composite seat cushion and method of making same: A cushion for a school bus seat can include a single piece of skinned foam including foam and a skin integrally bonded to the foam. The single piece of skinned form can include a cavity. The single piece of skinned foam can be configured to receive at least one of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090058169 - Seat slide apparatus: A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower rail; an upper rail; a lock arm including lock claws; a memory rail including engagement grooves; a memory base including an engagement member; a lock release lever; and a connection separation lever. The lock claws are arranged to be engaged... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090058170 - Transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system: A transporting means of a chair lift or of a cableway system has a safety bar, a device for closing the safety bar, an energy storage device, a device for charging the energy storage device and a blocking device which prevents the energy storage device from being charged. The blocking... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP