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Chairs and seats February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/11

20110043003 - Foldable chair: A chair that is reconfigurable between a folded and an unfolded configuration includes a first leg having a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends. A second leg has a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20110043004 - Foldable chair: A chair that is reconfigurable between a folded and an unfolded configuration includes a first leg having a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate portion is located between the first and second ends. A second leg has a first end and an opposite second end. An intermediate... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20110043006 - Entertainment seat: An entertainment seat (10) including a seat back (18) and seat base (24) having a seat architecture for providing structural support relative to a base (floor) and also having two seat motion actuators (92, 94) located toward the front of the seat (10) for providing seat movement in response to... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20110043005 - Piece of seating furniture and fitting for the same: According to the invention, the leg segment (40) is mounted on the main segment (20) by means of a rigid connecting member (80) which is pivotally connected to the main segment (20) or a base frame of the piece of furniture so as to be pivotable about a first pivot... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20110043007 - book hammock: The Book Hammock is a fabric shelf installed onto student chairs using a nylon cord that allows for the storage of books and supplies under the seat of the chair. The Book Hammock's angled design with fashioned sides and a back help to prevent the supplies from falling off the... Agent: Karen Jones

20110043009 - Apparatus and method for determining impact on vehicle and apparatus for warning impact on vehicle: An apparatus for determining an impact on a vehicle includes: a load detecting portion attached to an end portion of a seat portion of a seat for the vehicle, and detecting a compressing-direction load, and a pulling-direction load; and an impact determining portion determining that the impact is applied on... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110043008 - Passive energy absorbing seat: A vehicle seat back includes a frame and back support member. The back support member can connect with the frame at a first location and at a second location. The back support member can include a breakaway connection configured to rupture during a crash event to increase an operative length... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20110043010 - Sensor assembly for a movable seat: A slide assembly includes a first member and a second member support for movement relative to the first member. The slide assembly also includes a sensor supported on one of the first member and the second member and a target supported on the other of the first member and the... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20110043011 - Unsupported covering for seating and reclining furniture: A covering (3) for seating or reclining furniture (1), which is composed of a knit and aligned essentially in parallel with the mounting direction in a mounted condition transversely to a mounting direction, is elastically deformable, at least in one area, when under load transversely to the mounting direction. Accordingly... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20110043012 - Disposable protective mat: In one embodiment, a disposable protective mat comprises a blank of material consisting of comprises one of paper, a cellulose-based product, polylactic acid (PLA), poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), polyamide 11 (PA 11), bio-derived polyethylene or combinations thereof, the blank of material shaped as a square having sides of about 37.5 inches in... Agent: Maldjian Law Group LLC

20110043013 - Vehicle seat cover: A vehicle seat cover including separately formed parts that are configured to wrap a seat main body and are joined by a joining unit, wherein a band-shaped covering member, which can visually cover a joining state by the joining unit, is disposed in an annular shape, the covering member provided... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20110043014 - Car seat for a child: The invention concerns a child seat for a car with a rear passenger seat that divides a passenger cabin space and a rear storage space and that is foldable to provide access to the rear storage space from the passenger cabin space. The child seat comprises a seat for a... Agent: Douglas Gergich Intellectual Property Docketing Department

20110043015 - Seat state changing apparatus: A seat state changing apparatus changing seat states between a first state and a second state includes an actuator moving a seat between the first state and the second state, a change detection portion detecting a change according to a load applied to the seat when changing seat states, a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110043016 - Adjustable articulating crew seat: A vehicle occupant restraint system includes a seat base pivotally connected to a seat mounting point and seat back pivotally connecting to the seat base. The seat base pivot reside proximal to a forward edge of the seat base and the seat back pivot resides proximal to a rearward edge... Agent: Gray Robinson Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20110043017 - Lock mechanism for electric retractable seat for vehicle: A lock mechanism for an electric retractable seat for a vehicle, includes a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame, a guide groove, a latch including an engagement opening portion, a slide member disengaging from the engagement opening portion when the latch is in an unlocked position, engaging with the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110043018 - Seat controlling mechanism: A seat controlling mechanism includes motors for actuating a plurality of seat sections, a position detecting apparatus detecting positions of the seat sections and a controlling apparatus controlling the seat sections to move to a predetermined position, wherein an interfering range, an interference avoidable range in which an interference avoidance... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110043019 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat has a backrest that includes a user support surface and a structural part. The user support surface is configured to be adjusted at least partially relative to the structural part to a first position corresponding to a use position and to a second position corresponding to a... Agent: Johnson Controls, Inc. C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20110043020 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes an operating member that is provided for a seat back. The operating member is operated to release locking of a seat cushion to a floor and to release rotation-sopped state of a reclining device. By operating the operating member, a first link rotatably provided for the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20110043021 - Backrest safety mechanism for car seat: A backrest safety mechanism is disclosed. The backrest safety mechanism includes a backrest frame, a seat frame, and an angle adjusting device. A side of the angle adjusting device is connected to the backrest frame, and another side of the angle adjusting device is connected to the seat frame. When... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20110043023 - Lounge chair with adjustable arm rests: According to some embodiments, the convenience of lounge, pool, and patio furniture is increased by providing adjustable armrests that do not require cumbersome adjustments in order to reposition the armrest. According to some embodiments, an additional pair of armrests may be attached to existing conventional chair designs that have only... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20110043022 - Vehicle seat comprising fixtures: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, is provided including fixtures (7) that have a first fixture part (11) and a second fixture part (13), and a backrest structure (19) that has lateral cheeks (21) and at least one bar (23, 25) which connects the lateral cheeks... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20110043024 - Seat for vehicle: A seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion frame reciprocating between seating and retracted positions, a seat back frame rotatable between standing and forward-tilted positions, a head rest movable between stationary and retracted positions, a pair of links provided at both end portions of the seat cushion frame on... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110043025 - Cervical support harness assembly: A cervical support harness for a head of a user seated in a seat in a generally upright position has a flexible elastic headband and a cross strap that is configured to extend across the top of the user's head, from front to back. A crescent or U-shaped neck pillow... Agent: Keaty Law Firm, LLC

20110043026 - Armrest device: An armrest accessory attached or integrally made with an armrest placed between seats in a row of chairs wherein said armrest accessory provides individual space for the arms of both persons sitting at either side of the device without increasing the width of the division. The armrest accessory comprises a... Agent: Eugenio J. Torres

20110043027 - Vehicle seat: A slider rail is provided in the back face of the seat back of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat is formed of a framework having a plurality of frame members. The slide rail forms a guide path along which a slider is moved. The slide rail is attached outside... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20110043028 - System and method for protecting a leg of a passenger in a common carrier: A system and method for reducing injuries within an aisle entry using a leg arresting device (100). The leg arresting device (100) includes a leg engaging surface (502), an arm (204) coupled to the leg engaging surface (502), and an end member (506) coupled to the arm (504) and connected... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20110037296 - Foldable frame with detachable infant carrier capable of reclining the infant carrier: A foldable frame comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg frame, each having one or more leg units foldable or detachable with one another. The front leg frame and the rear leg frame are rotatable with each other such that the foldable frame can be folded to a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20110037297 - Baby high chair: A high chair includes a front support frame (31), a rear support frame (32) pivotally connected with the front support frame, an upper support frame (12) having a first end pivotally connected with the front support frame, and at least one locking device (2) mounted on a second end of... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20110037298 - Toy bar mounting assembly, and associated apparatus: A mounting assembly for mounting a toy bar arrangement to a frame of an infant seat assembly is provided. The assembly includes a mounting member adapted to fixedly engage the frame. The assembly further includes a receptacle member operably engaged with the mounting member and defining a cavity. The receptacle... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20110037299 - Climbing attachment for a child seat: The present invention relates to a climbing attachment for a child's car seat comprising: a padding portion, where said padding portion is place under an existing child seat; a series of rungs, where said rungs hang from the padding portion; and a mechanism to attach said climbing attachment to a... Agent: Law Office Of Jerry D. Haynes , P.a

20110037300 - Shock-absorbing seat system: A shock-absorbing structure comprises a frame having front and rear sides. The frame provides mounting points for first and second shock-absorbing assemblies. The mounting points are located side-by-side across a transverse dimension of the frame and may be provided on a single frame member. The frame has front and rear... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20110037301 - Vehicle safety restraint system: A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20110037302 - Belt retaining system for child safety seat: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a harness belt retaining system for a child safety seat. The system includes a first portion including a first attachment portion and configured to secure to a chest clip on a harness belt. The first portion may be configured to be removably secured... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20110037303 - Method and system for varying a speed of a motor using a bi-directional deflectable resistor: An electronic switch for controlling a motor. The switch includes at least one deflectable resistor including a substrate having a first configuration. The substrate being bendable to a second configuration relative to the first configuration. A layer of conductive material is disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP

20110037304 - Vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat: A vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat includes a base (9) which includes at least one front foot (11). A seat cushion (3) is connected in an articulated manner to the front foot (11) by at least one front leg (13). At least one rear foot (21) is locked... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20110037305 - Sliding latch system: A system for latching a seat to a guide track (102) is disclosed. The system generally includes a latch plate (122) being coupled to the seat, a first release member (124) coupled to the latch plate (122), and a second release member coupled to the latch plate. The first release... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110037306 - Gear stage: A gear stage (10), in particular of a vehicle seat (3), is embodied as a friction wheel gear stage. The gear stage (10) includes a housing (5), a drive (12), an output (14) that is set off from the drive (12) by an excentricity (e) and at least one sphere... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20110031783 - Foldable rocking chair: A foldable rocking chair includes a base having a curved rocking portion, a first adjustment rod pivotally connected to the base, a seat having a front end pivotally connected to a front end of the base, a second adjustment rod pivotally connected to the seat, and a folding joint for... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20110031784 - Drill bit extension: The present invention relates to a drill bit extension assembly comprising: a shaft; a chuck, where said chuck is attached to one end of the shaft and includes a mechanism for holding a drill bit; and an attachment end, where the attachment end is opposite to the chuck end of... Agent: Law Office Of Jerry D. Haynes , P.a

20110031785 - Chair arm transformable into a work surface: A chair arm transformable into a work surface.... Agent: Dykas & Shaver LLP

20110031786 - Centrifugal air blower and automobile seat: A centrifugal multi-blade impeller (10) that has a plurality of blades (11) around a central axis of rotation (10a) and that radially outwardly blows air taken in along the central axis of rotation is housed in a spiral scroll casing (20). The ratio of H/D of height H of the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20110031787 - Get a grip grab handle: One example embodiment includes a grab handle for a user to grip. The grab handle includes a handle, where the handle includes a rod and a cover, where the cover is placed over a portion of the rod and includes a squeezable material. The grab handle also includes a base,... Agent: Dlc Patents, PLLC

20110031789 - Car seat head rest with built-in screen: A car seat head rest, which is adapted for mounting on a car seat having two spaced apart retention slots, includes a head pillow, a display screen supported at the rear side of the head pillow, and an adjustable mounting arrangement including a length-adjustable sliding guider longitudinally supported within the... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20110031788 - Ergonomic computer chair: The present ergonomic computer chair relates to chairs for special purposes, and more particularly, to computer operator's chair which is ergonomically designed to prevention of orthopedic and cardiovascular diseases and creation of psychophysical comfort, especially as regards reduction of fatigability during long-lasting work with computer. The ergonomic computer chair includes... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20110031790 - Selective stabilization seatback support assembly: A selective stabilization seatback support assembly includes a back plate member or generally rigid back plate member having a plurality of adjustable, positionable cushion elements attachable to the inside surface thereof to provide unique and selective cushioning of a person positioned in the seat. The device is attachable to pre-existing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20110031791 - Inter-scapular bolster: A back support for supporting at least a portion of the back of a user is provided. The back support includes a backrest and an inter-scapular bolster. The backrest has a lumbar support that is shaped to engage the lumbar region of the user and to urge the lumbar spine... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20110031792 - Lower pelvic corner support device for automotive recliner seat: The present invention pertains to an automotive recliner seat support device to provide a dynamic support for a driver's foot-leg-hip axis at its lower pelvic end to ease the driver's muscle stress from lower limbs to upper back when the driver is using his/her lower limbs to push the clutch... Agent: Xi Sun

20110031793 - Reclining chair with enhanced adjustability: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (77012)

20110031794 - Link mechanism for a chair and a chair: There is provided a link mechanism for a chair that is a link mechanism that is used at a chair, the link mechanism for a chair having: a first link whose one end is connected to a bottom surface of a link that supports a seat surface portion of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20110031795 - Headrest support: The invention relates to a headrest support composed of a tube having means for receiving a headrest and a recess for joining to a seat. In order to guarantee flexible production, it is provided that a body is inserted into the tube in the area of the recess.... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. Four Penn Center

20110031796 - Height control unit of a headrest for a vehicle seat: The present invention relates to a height control unit of a headrest for a vehicle seat, in which the height of the headrest may be simply controlled by the driving force of an electric motor. The height control unit of a headrest for a seat of a vehicle includes a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20110031797 - Assembled product and garden chair: The invention provides an assembled product, comprising a main body, and a left part and right part which are of the same construction and symmetrically mounted to the main body. Each left and right parts have a connecting hole defined therein for engaging the respective connecting holes defined inside the... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20110031798 - Knock-down chair with intermediate support and compound leg: An intermediate support structure provides a device whereby individual members of a furniture item can be assembled into an optimized configuration. The use of the intermediate support structure provides a means whereby the individual members of a furniture item can be assembled to achieve maximum structural benefit from their arrangement.... Agent: John G Kovach Jr

20110031799 - Passenger head support: A head restraint assisting a sleeping or resting passenger may provide for a pleated fabric hammock portion supported by the back of the seat by a retaining strap, the tensioned hammock portion cradling the user's head and/or face.... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20110031800 - Vehicular seat belt: A vehicular seat belt device including: a belt reel on which a webbing that restrains an occupant is wound; an actuator that generates instantaneous rotational drive force by gas that is generated during an emergency; a flywheel that rotates by the rotational drive force of the actuator; a speed increasing... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20110025104 - Connecting structure and article of furniture having connecting structure: A connecting structure comprises a tubular connection joint and a tubular pipe-shaped cardboard tube for integral engagement with the tubular connection joint. The tubular connection joint is generally curved-shaped and has an insertion portion and a lock projection disposed along a curved inner surface of the insertion portion. The pipe-shaped... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20110025105 - Arm rest with drinking vessel holder: An arm rest with a drinking vessel holder is particularly intended for use as a back center arm rest for integration in the back rest of a vehicle. The need for a soft back rest and at the same time for integration of a drinking vessel holder is satisfied by... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20110025106 - Lifter device for vehicle seat: A vehicle seat lifter includes front and rear links with upper ends pivoted to a side frame of the seat and lower ends pivoted to front and rear floor brackets. A front hitting segment is in a front portion of the side frame spaced from a front catch in the... Agent: Hespos & Porco LLP

20110025108 - Driver interface assembly: A driver interface assembly (10) is provided comprising a controller element (15) mounted to a body (16) which forms an integral part of an armrest (11) associated with a driver's seat (12). The body is rotatable with respect to the armrest between two positions: (a) an operating position, in which... Agent: Agco Corporation, Legal Department

20110025107 - Spillguard: A system operable to detachably secure a bib to a restraint device (e.g. a strap in a vehicle). The system may include a clip having a strap section and a bib section that are rotatably interconnected. As such, the strap and bib sections may be rotated relative to each other... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20110025109 - Mesh seat for ride-on power equipment: Embodiments of the invention provide a mesh seat for use with a piece of ride-on power equipment. The mesh seat includes a lower frame and a bottom mesh coupled to the lower frame forming a bottom hammock surface for the rider. The mesh seat includes an upper frame and a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (phx)

20110025110 - Adjustable child safety seat assembly: An adjustable child safety seat assembly comprises a base, a seat adjustable between a plurality of angular positions relative to the base, and a latch mechanism provided between the base and the seat and operable to detachably lock the seat on the base at any one of the angular positions.... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20110025111 - Seating systems incorporating self-inflating adjustable supports: A chair or seat comprising seat back (11) and seat bottom (10) is provided with one or more self inflatable devices (12) inserted therein. Each inflatable device comprises a flexible, open celled foam filled bladder connected to a control valve (13), and optionally, a bleed valve (27). Control and bleed... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20110025112 - Erroneous operation preventing device and stowable vehicle seat: A seat has an erroneous operation preventing device for, locking movement of a seat strap to regulate the stowing or folding operation, the device including a movable member provided on a seat back side to be abutted with the strap, a first connecting member that is connectable to the movable... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20110025113 - Method for controlling the kinematics of a seat having movable portions by space of freedom and seat carrying it out: s

20110025114 - Round recliner mechanism: A recliner mechanism may include a guide plate and a ratchet plate selectively rotatable relative to the guide plate. At least two pawls may be disposed between the guide plate and the ratchet plate and may be movable between a first position removed from engagement with the ratchet plate to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110025116 - Head-rest guiding sleeve with security unlocking: A sleeve for a vehicle seat head-rest, including a hollow body which has a first cavity to receive said head-rest, and of which the upper end is surmounted by a top part, in which is formed a second cavity; a locking device adapted to move between a locking position in... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP (itw)

20110025115 - Seat back structure for seat for vehicle: A seat back structure reduces shocks from the rear, is simple and light, and has lower production costs. The center headrest stay inserting portions are on each proximate upper portion of each seat back of a half-half divisional type seat, respectively, and headrest stays extend from a center headrest downward... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC