| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297452550 | Including a support panel (e.g., pan-type seat, etc.) | 25 |
| 20090134686 | Vehicle seat - A vehicle seat which comprises a seat cushion, a frame for the seat cushion, and a seat pan supported by the seat cushion frame. A surface of the seat pan is covered with a cushion material, and a cutout is formed in a front portion of the seat pan. The cutout is shaped such that a leg of an occupant sitting on the seat cushion can fit in the cutout while deforming the cushion material. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090179478 | SEAT CUSHION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A seat cushion having a seat pad with a channel therein, the channel having a web with apertures for drainage of water away from the seat pad. The web provides a channel area on top of the web and a channel area below the web for egress of water. In one embodiment, the seat cushion is secured to a tree stand frame by straps and has a dual-section back portion that secures to a tree via a fastener at the top thereof. The dual-section back portion folds together to form a single planar construct and also folds to the seat pad portion, again to form a single planar package of collapsed ‘Z’ shape for transport or storage. In an alternate embodiment, the seat cushion, optionally with or without a back portion, is secured to a boat seat. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100133892 | Contoured loveseat - Contoured loveseat with an internal support frame forming an elongate rectilinear shape having a pair of matching long rigid parallel side panels, a pair of matching short rigid parallel side panels and a contoured top panel. The short side panels and the contoured top panels are covered by a uniformly thick cushion material. The short side panels join the top panel in a radiused fashion. A plurality of supplemental support cushions can be slidably retained within cutout portions in the side panels. The cutout portions are shaped to match the profile of the supplemental cushions. A preferred embodiment includes one side of the contoured top panel being sized for a male body and the opposite side of the contoured top panel being sized for a female body. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100276979 | STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a backrest and a seat part, at least one of which has a structural element with a cavity. The cavity is formed by a base plate and at least two profiles secured to the base plate. A corner region of the two profiles has provided in it a filling configured to influence the stability and/or the deformation behavior of the backrest and/or the seat part. The filling has a foam support and a foam material at least partially surrounding the foam support. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100327647 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING LAYERED SEATING SYSTEM - A vehicle seat cushion composite is provided with a structural layer adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. The structural layer has at least two edge regions provided proximate two edges of the structural layer and an inner region at least partially bound within the at least two edge regions. The at least two edge regions have a plurality of concave channels. A cushion layer is adjacent to the structural layer and has a plurality of concave projections sized to be received within the plurality of concave channels of the structural layer for minimizing lateral movement of the cushion layer relative to the structural layer proximate the edge regions. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110127823 | BACKREST FOR A REAR SEAT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a backrest ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110148175 | ELASTIC MEMBER MADE OF EXPANDED RESIN BEADS, LAMINATED ELASTIC STRUCTURAL BODY, AND SEAT STRUCTURE - To achieve weight reduction while providing elasticity sufficient in a cushioning member for a vehicle seat, an elastic member made of expanded resin beads includes an elastic covering material having stretching properties stuck to an outer face of an expanded bead body. Therefore, when the elastic member made of expanded resin beads is bent or compressed, the respective beads themselves configuring the expanded bead body are elastically deformed according to stretching or compressing of the elastic covering material, and since the elastic deformation is not such deformation that a gap between beads of the expanded bead body largely expands, a crack occurring between beads or permanent deformation does not occur so that bending or compressing becomes possible. Accordingly, the elastic member made of expanded resin beads is suitable as a cushioning member utilizing an elastic recovering force in a bending direction and a thickness direction thereof. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110210597 | VEHICULAR SEAT, WATERCRAFT SEAT, METHOD FOR MAKING VEHICULAR SEAT, AND METHOD FOR MAKING WATERCRAFT SEAT - A vehicular seat, a watercraft seat, a method for making the vehicular seat, and a method for making the watercraft seat that can achieve a favorable riding comfort, reduce the number of work processes involved, and reduce a manufacturing cost even by foaming a first cushion member of urethane on a second cushion member of a thermoplastic elastomer to make an integrated assembly of the first cushion member of urethane and the second cushion member. A vehicular seat includes a first cushion member formed of urethane and covered with a seat skin and a second cushion member formed of a thermoplastic elastomer and disposed between the first cushion member and a bottom plate. A covering sheet is disposed between the first cushion member and the second cushion member. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120133193 | VEHICLE SEAT - A support member has a first part that abuts against a frame member to be engaged with the frame member, and a second part to which an edge of upholstery is attached. The first part and the second part are formed at one side of the support member in a row. The first part is formed by bending a portion of the one side of the support member so as to curve toward a first side of the frame member that is different from a second side of the frame member, at which a cushioning material is arranged. The second part is formed by bending another portion of the one side of the support member so as to curve in the opposite direction from the first part and so as to protrude toward the center of the frame member. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120228918 | Vehicle Seat With Function of Absorbing Volatile Substances - A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120256467 | Apparatuses and Methods for Increasing Support Provided by Cushioned Furniture and Other Occupant Supporting Furniture - Panel assemblies designed and configured to be installed into cushioned and other occupant-supporting furniture to increase the support provided to one or more occupants of the furniture. Each panel assembly is composed of interconnecting components, such as panels and slats. The components are interconnected in any one or more of a variety of manners, including side-to-side, overlapped, and stacked, and combinations thereof. Each panel assembly can be made from one or more kits of components that can be provided along with instructions, such as assembly instructions and installation instructions. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120326484 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat, a back side, that is a side opposite a seating side, of a cushion is covered by a backing that has less expandability than the cushion. The back side of the cushion is divided by a pair of first supporting members into a center portion arranged between the pair of first supporting members and a pair of side portions arranged on both sides of the center portion. The center portion and the side portions each have a semi-cylindrical outer shape that protrudes out from the back side of the cushion. First arranging portions that are recessed toward the seating side are formed between the center portion and each of the side portions. The first supporting members are arranged sinking into the cushion at the first arranging portions. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20160090182 | PANEL ASSEMBLY - An upholstered panel assembly includes an upholstery component having a foam layer provided on a substrate layer. The upholstery component covers the face of a base structure and is retained releasably by clips. The clips extend along the edges of the panel assembly. The panel assembly may be particularly suitable for aircraft cabins. | 03-31-2016 |
| 297452560 | Flexible panel (e.g., fabric or elastomeric sheet, web, etc.) | 12 |
| 20080309143 | Vehicle Seat Construction - A vehicle seat includes a foam cushion, a flexible cover at least partially defining the outer surface of the vehicle seat, and a spacer fabric. The spacer fabric includes a first fabric panel operatively connected to the flexible cover, a second fabric panel operatively connected to the foam cushion, and an interconnecting layer. The interconnecting layer resiliently interconnects the first and second fabric panels. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080315661 | Chair having Adjustable Weight Proportion Accepting Elements - A seat includes a tray, a net mounted on the tray and a supporting device provided between the tray and the net. Thus, when a user sits on the seat, the net takes a proportion of the user's weight while the supporting device takes another proportion of the user's weight. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090051207 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL UNFILLED FURNITURE - One aspect is a furniture piece configured for seating. The furniture piece includes first and second contours and a spreader mechanism coupled between the first and second contours. A three-dimensional cover envelope having panels in each of three-dimensions is configured over the first and second contours and the spreader mechanism thereby surrounding the contours and spreader mechanism. The cover envelope is tensioned in each panel creating a simulated cushion. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090102270 | SEAT BACKS FOR VEHICULAR SEATS - A seat back for a vehicular seat has a plate member for supporting a back of a pad and an elastic support mechanism for elastically holding the plate member for moving the plate member in a forward and backward with respect to a seat back frame. The plate member includes a first plate portion, a second plate portion positioned on the lower side of the first plate portion, and a third plate portion positioned on the lower side of the second plate portion. The first and third plate portions are more narrow than the second plate portion. The elastic support mechanism includes a rod-shaped elastic bridge member extending horizontally over the seat back frame on the back of the second plate portion. In addition, the elastic bridge member includes a bent portion at the center position as bent along the second plate portion toward the first plate portion. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100026076 | LAYERED TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE SEATING - A vehicle seat assembly having a cushion composite attachable to a vehicle. The cushion composite has a structural layer of an expanded polymer and a cushion layer adjacent the structural layer. A trim material covers the cushion composite. The structural layer is proximate the vehicle when the cushion composite is attached to the vehicle. A surface of the structural layer defines a cavity extending into the structural layer. An opening of the cavity is disposed proximate the vehicle when the cushion composite is attached to the vehicle. The cavity is configured to facilitate flexure of the structural layer when a force is applied to the structural layer. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100176646 | Panel - A panel having particular utility in a chair or other apparatus for receiving an occupant in a seated position includes an envelope of resilient material having at least one small opening for receiving a substantially rigid and U-shaped envelope support frame. The envelope support frame is inserted into the envelope through the opening and positioned inside the envelope to tension the resilient material of the envelope in one or more tension zones. A rear support frame bar is then inserted into the opening and connected to the envelope support frame. The small opening may then be sewn closed, knitted, or heat sealed. The width of each tension zone when the envelope is in its relaxed state is different than the width of each immediately adjacent tension zone. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100259089 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE OF PLANAR ELASTIC BODY OF VEHICLE SEAT - An assembling structure for a vehicle seat includes: an assembly frame having a frame shape and configured to be detachably attached to a seat main body of the vehicle seat, the seat main body having a backbone frame having a frame shape; a planar elastic body configured to elastically support a body of an occupant and is stretched on the assembly frame; an elastic latching unit configured to be detachably attached to a part of the backbone frame, the elastic latching unit formed on a part of a periphery of the assembly frame, wherein the assembly frame further includes a hook portion, the backbone frame further includes a portion to be hooked, and the planar elastic body is prevented from moving in an out-of-plane direction of the planar elastic body when the hook portion of the assembly frame is hooked on the portion to be hooked of the backbone frame. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110198909 | Suspended pin chair - The Suspended Pin Chair is a piece of furniture intended for seating. The chair consists of a frame, tension material (which also serves as the seating material), and a suspended pin. The frame is built out of a rigid material and forms the basis of the structure of the chair. The tension material spans between the frame and the suspended pin, supporting the suspended pin in space in a fixed position, creating the seating surfaces of the chair. The geometry of the tension material is centered on the suspended pin with branches that extend outward from the suspended pin, connecting at corresponding locations on the frame. The suspended pin is built out of a rigid material that creates the center point around which the tension material is located. The suspended pin is not attached to the frame and is supported in a fixed position in space by the seating material. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120267939 | VEHICLE NET SEAT - A vehicle net seat includes a frame having a curved portion that inhibits interference with a buttock or hip of a seated person, and a net that is held taut over the frame and forms a backrest surface. An end portion on a seat cushion side of the net is held taut in a manner jutting out from the curved portion toward a seating side, such that a portion of a load from the seated person that is applied to the seat cushion is also received by a seat back. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120299359 | VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a vehicle seat which includes a pad support which includes a net for supporting a cushion pad, and a wire harness which is wired while being hung on the net via a clip attached to the net in a state of not causing a foreign-body feeling to a seated person. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130193738 | SEAT CUSHION WITH FLEXIBLE CONTOURING - A cushion for supporting a user relative to a support surface is provided. The cushion has material with sufficient flexibility to deform under a weight of the user and sufficient resilience to return to its original state when the weight is removed. A supporting face contacts the support surface and is characterized by a plurality of points. The supporting face is contoured such that, when the cushion is in an unloaded configuration, a first subset of the plurality of points contact the support surface and a second subset of the plurality of points do not contact the support surface. When a user then sits on the cushion so that it is in a loaded configuration, at least some of the points in the second subset are displaced under the user's weight and contact the support surface. The cushion thus both bends and compresses to distribute the weight of the user. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140117738 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention provides a vehicle seat which includes a seat frame, a seat cushion receiving member stretched across the seat frame, and a seat cushion placed on the seat cushion receiving member. In the vehicle seat, the seat cushion has such dimensions as to cover the seat frame as viewed in plan, and a lower surface of the seat cushion has a raised portion in a region covering the seat frame, and the raised portion is raised so as not to contact the seat frame. | 05-01-2014 |
