Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238164 | Cushion presenter system - A variety of cushion presenters may be provided in seats such as motorcycle. These cushion presenters are filled with air to envelop and support the hips of a rider. The cushion presenters may further be used to provide sacrum, support. Additional cushion presenters may be used in the buttock region to relieve tail burn. A linkage may further be provided to provide a actuated backrest. | 10-02-2008 |
20090001785 | Integrated Lumbar and Active Head Rest System - An integrated active headrest/lumbar seating system | 01-01-2009 |
20090108654 | Seating Element and Seating System - A seating element has an archable element with a first side to face an occupant of a seat when the seating element is installed in a seat and a second side opposite of the first side. A pneumatic arching element is arranged at the second side of the archable element. | 04-30-2009 |
20090188259 | Integrated Thermoelectric Cooling Element and Positive Temperature Coefficient Heater - An integrated thermoelectric cooling element and a positive temperature coefficient heating element are integrated into a single package. A heat sink is shared between the thermoelectric cooling element and the positive temperature coefficient. | 07-30-2009 |
20100207431 | SEAT ELEMENT AND SEATING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a seat element ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100244504 | ZONE LUMBAR MASSAGE SYSTEM - A lumbar system for use in a seat includes a frame having a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side, a pump mounted to the second side of the frame and operable to pressurize air, and a control module mounted to the second side of the frame. The control module is in communication with the pump to receive pressurized air. The lumbar system also includes a plurality of air cells mounted to the first side of the frame. Each of the plurality of air cells individually communicates with the control module to receive variable amounts of pressurized air provided by the pump such that each air cell is independently inflatable. The frame, the pump, the control module, and the plurality of air cells are installable in the seat as a single unit by coupling the frame to the seat. | 09-30-2010 |
20110062757 | PELVIC AND LUMBAR SUPPORT - A pelvic support apparatus for a seat having a seat back and a seat pan includes a frame positioned within the seat back and a pelvic support member coupled with the frame adjacent a bottom of the seat back and a rear of the seat pan. The pelvic support member is movable between a first, retracted position, and a second, extended position that provides support to a pelvic area of a person seated in the seat. The pelvic support member has first and second lateral support portions operable to provide support to the pelvic area, each lateral support portion spaced from a central axis of the seat back. | 03-17-2011 |
20110278891 | MODULAR CONTOUR SUPPORT APPARATUS - A four way lumbar support for an automobile seat includes a wire array, a fixed frame, and a basculating arm. When in its extended position, the basculating arm exerts pressure on the wire array thus providing lumbar support to the seat occupant at that point. A system of cables and sliding connections allows the basculating arm to slide along the fixed frame so that the lumbar support may be provided at different heights within the seat. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285189 | SEATING ELEMENT AND SEATING SYSTEM - A seating element has an archable element with a first side to face an occupant of a seat when the seating element is installed in a seat and a second side opposite of the first side. A pneumatic arching element is arranged at the second side of the archable element. | 11-24-2011 |
20130110318 | SIGNAL DISCRIMINATION FOR WIRELESS KEY FOBS AND INTERACTING SYSTEMS | 05-02-2013 |
20130306161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PRESSURE SIGNAL LINEARIZATION TRANSFER FUNCTION - A method for operating a pneumatic lumbar support between a deflated position and an inflated position. The method includes inflating a bladder of the pneumatic lumbar support; sensing a pressure within the bladder using a pressure sensor; producing an inflation output signal from the pressure sensor, wherein the inflation output signal is a function of time; and converting the inflation output signal using an inflation-deflation transfer function. | 11-21-2013 |
20140265506 | SEAT WITH PNEUMATIC HEADREST AND THIGH ADJUSTMENT - A pneumatically adjustable seat includes a seat frame having a seat back frame portion and a headrest coupled to the seat back frame portion. The headrest includes a resilient cushion. A drive assembly includes a contact member operatively associated with the resilient cushion. A first bladder is operatively coupled to the contact member and in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid. Inflation of the first bladder via the source of pressurized fluid extends the contact member from a first position nearer the seat back frame to a second position further from the seat back frame. A second bladder is operatively coupled to the contact member and in fluid communication with the source of pressurized fluid. Inflation of the second bladder via the source of pressurized fluid pivots the contact member away from an occupant of the seat. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSORLESS REMOTE RELEASE ACTUATING SYSTEM - A method for configuring a controller to operate a motor to position a seat, in which the controller includes an integrated current sensor and the seat includes a latch operatively coupled to the motor, includes determining an operating profile of the motor under one or more operating conditions, wherein the operating profile represents motor current values during activation of the latch, and wherein the activation of the latch includes at least one latch pulling condition and one latch release condition. The method further includes analyzing the operating profile in order to correlate the profile to the position of the latch. The method also includes loading the controller with instructions to enable comparison of a real-time current measured by the integrated current sensor to the stored operating profile, wherein the analysis enables determination of the latch condition in real-time. | 09-18-2014 |