Top Inventors for class "Chairs and seats" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Johnathan Andrew Line | US | Northville, MI | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289086 - SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR SEATING ASSEMBLY | 46 |
2 | Larry P. Lapointe | US | Temperance, MI | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220257021 - Furniture Member Having Lumbar Adjustment Mechanism | 28 |
3 | Yukifumi Yamada | JP | Toyota-Shi | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023577 - SEAT RECLINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | 27 |
4 | John W. Jaranson | US | Dearborn, MI | May 12, 2016 / 20160129768 - BI-DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT DRIVE SYSTEM | 21 |
5 | Erwin Haller | DE | Birgland | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220001782 - STEERING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | 20 |
6 | Curtis M. Hartenstine | US | Birdsboro, PA | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210380025 - SUPPORT BASE FOR A CHILD SAFETY SEAT | 20 |
7 | Marcus L. Murphy | US | Lexington, NC | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220225771 - RECLINING SEATING UNIT WITH WALL-PROXIMITY CAPABILITY | 20 |
8 | Naoki Goto | JP | Tokai-Shi | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023577 - SEAT RECLINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | 20 |
9 | Arjun Yetukuri | US | Rochester Hills, MI | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220259902 - MODULAR ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD | 20 |
10 | Daniel Ferretti | US | Commerce Township, MI | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200290484 - VEHICLE SEATING ASSEMBLY | 20 |
11 | D. Stephen Hoffman | US | High Point, NC | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160100687 - GLIDING-RECLINING SEATING UNIT WITH POWER ACTUATORS | 19 |
12 | Asad S. Ali | US | Troy, MI | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220001780 - VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A SURFACE TEXTURING INTRUSIONS | 18 |
13 | Gordon J. Peterson | US | Rockford, MI | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220287466 - BODY SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR THE USE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF | 18 |
14 | Ingo Kienke | DE | Wermelskirchen | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160297330 - VEHICLE SEAT WITH A RECLINER | 17 |
15 | Rik Westerink | US | Corinth, TX | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150246645 - Coupling Assembly | 16 |
16 | Andrew W. Marsden | US | Hingham, MA | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150108800 - CHILD CAR SEAT WITH HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE SEAT CUSHION | 16 |
17 | Kenichi Nitsuma | JP | Tochigi | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160096453 - VEHICLE SEAT | 16 |
18 | Karsten Mueller | DE | Ingolstadt | May 28, 2015 / 20150145306 - Seat Assembly Having a Cross Member | 16 |
19 | Jay R. Machael | US | Muscatine, IA | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160073784 - CHAIR WITH PIVOT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF MAKING | 15 |
20 | Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha | JP | Aichi-Ken | Aug 01, 2013 / 20130193737 - SEAT CUSHION FRAME FOR VEHICLE | 15 |
21 | Karl Pfahler | DE | Stuttgart | May 19, 2011 / 20110115263 - Motor vehicle comprising a vehicle seat | 15 |
22 | Stefano Segato | IT | Vicenza | May 16, 2013 / 20130118035 - CYCLING FOOTWEAR STRUCTURE WITH A COMPOSITE SOLE AND A METHOD TO REALISE SUCH STRUCTURE | 15 |
23 | Walter S. Bezaniuk | US | Berkley, MA | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150307120 - STROLLER | 14 |
24 | Mladen Humer | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220097640 - ENERGY ABSORBING FEATURE FOR SEATBACK | 14 |
25 | Ulrich Lehmann | DE | Alfter | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160046212 - ADJUSTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ADJUSTING DEVICE | 14 |
26 | Ashford A. Galbreath | US | Troy, MI | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150272333 - THORACIC REGION COMFORT SEATING SYSTEM | 14 |
27 | Shun-Min Chen | TW | Taipei | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130214564 - HIGH CHAIR | 14 |
28 | Hermann Bock | DE | Pyrbaum | Oct 21, 2021 / 20210321775 - DEVICE FOR A SEATING FURNITURE | 14 |
29 | Robert J. Mcmillen | CA | Tecumseh | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205551 - FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 14 |
30 | Roland Uebelacker | DE | Pfreimd | May 05, 2016 / 20160121757 - FOLDING SEAT | 13 |
31 | Burckhard Becker | DE | Solingen | Jul 17, 2014 / 20140197658 - ACTUATING DRIVE FOR A RAIL GUIDE OF A LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT | 13 |
32 | Jeffrey P. Carroll | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Mar 12, 2015 / 20150069808 - One Touch Stow In Floor Seat Assembly With Automatic Lateral Displacement | 13 |
33 | Robert J. Battey | US | Middleville, MI | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180103759 - CHAIR ARM ASSEMBLY | 13 |
34 | Goran Bajic | CA | Belle River | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369523 - ELECTROTHERMAL TRANSDUCER, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE | 12 |
35 | Johann Burkhard Schmitz | DE | Berlin | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220248853 - CHAIR | 12 |
36 | Gerald S. Locke | US | Lake Orion, MI | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150272333 - THORACIC REGION COMFORT SEATING SYSTEM | 12 |
37 | Michael Kolich | CA | Windsor | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185266 - SUSPENSION SEAT BACK AND CUSHION SYSTEM HAVING AN INNER SUSPENSION PANEL | 12 |
38 | Todd Rupert Muck | US | Fowlerville, MI | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150115679 - VARIABLE LUMBAR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY | 12 |
39 | Peter Thiel | DE | Remscheid | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160001680 - DETENT FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT | 12 |
40 | Gregory S. Sellers | US | Christiana, PA | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160114706 - CHILD SAFETY SEAT | 12 |
41 | Paul D. Gaudreau, Jr. | US | Indianapolis, IN | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150375660 - CHILD RESTRAINT WITH CUPHOLDER | 12 |
42 | Sadao Ito | JP | Anjo-Shi | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329020 - SEAT DRIVING APPARATUS | 12 |
43 | Chad E. Adams | US | Perrysburg, OH | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180153309 - TRANSFORMABLE SOFA | 12 |
44 | Taiyo Otsuka | JP | Toyota-Shi | Jun 27, 2013 / 20130161993 - VEHICLE SEAT | 12 |
45 | Ward Fritz | US | Chelsea, MA | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110272985 - CHILD RESTRAINT FOR VEHICLE | 12 |
46 | Eric Veine | US | Wixom, MI | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170020289 - Recliner Mechanism | 12 |
47 | Tatsuo Sayama | JP | Tochigi | May 29, 2014 / 20140145057 - LATCHING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | 12 |
48 | Claudia Plikat | DE | Berlin | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150300009 - PARTITION SYSTEM | 12 |
49 | Satoru Kuno | JP | Aichi-Ken | Dec 25, 2014 / 20140375087 - SEAT BACK INTERLOCKING OTTOMAN DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT | 12 |
50 | Joe Langley | US | Foxboro, MA | Jan 12, 2012 / 20120007398 - CHILD RESTRAINT FOR VEHICLE | 12 |
51 | Jacob Sclare | US | Dacula, GA | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220232995 - DEPTH-ADJUSTABLE BASSINET | 12 |
52 | Omar D. Tame | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Dec 23, 2021 / 20210394648 - Swivel Mechanism For Rotation Of A Seat In An Automotive Vehicle | 11 |
53 | Uwe Assmann | DE | Remscheid | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160046211 - FITTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT | 11 |
54 | Daniel R. Grace | US | Old Saybrook, CT | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220225773 - STOWAWAY COMPACT ROCKER | 11 |
55 | Gregory Brncick | US | Holland, MI | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150210192 - SEAT CUSHION FOR A VEHICLE SEAT | 11 |
56 | Wilfried Beneker | DE | Leichlingen | Jan 30, 2014 / 20140026391 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPINDLE DRIVE OF AN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT | 11 |
57 | Kurt R. Heidmann | US | Grand Rapids, MI | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220248856 - BODY SUPPORT STRUCTURE | 11 |
58 | David Amirault | US | Easton, MA | Nov 25, 2010 / 20100295347 - ENERGY-DISSIPATION SYSTEM | 11 |
59 | Marinko Lazanja | CA | Windsor | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150151608 - SEAT CONDITIONING HOOD APPARATUS AND METHOD | 11 |
60 | Martin Pos | DE | Bayreuth | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059747 - CHILD SEAT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 11 |
61 | Kurt A. Seibold | US | Whitmore Lake, MI | Aug 21, 2014 / 20140232164 - TAILOR WELDED SEAT AND COMPONENTS | 11 |
62 | John F. Aldrich | US | Grandville, MI | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160374475 - BACK SUPPORT | 11 |
63 | Renato Colja | CA | Windsor | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205551 - FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 11 |
64 | Kendrick Alden Harper | US | Temperance, MI | May 28, 2015 / 20150145303 - FLEXIBLE SEATBACK SYSTEM | 11 |
65 | Robert Joseph Hazlewood | US | Plymouth, MI | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160159257 - SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY WITH INTERFERENCE MEMBER | 11 |
66 | Thomas Dill | DE | Heiligenmoschel | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220281363 - DOUBLE FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT | 11 |
67 | Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka | US | Novi, MI | May 30, 2013 / 20130134751 - Two-Way Zipper Closeout for Folding Head Restraint Slots | 11 |
68 | Gregory M. Lawson | US | Tupelo, MS | May 18, 2017 / 20170135486 - ZERO-WALL CLEARANCE LINKAGE MECHANISM INCLUDING A SINGLE DRIVE LINK | 10 |
69 | Christer Andersson | SE | Trollhattan | Jun 12, 2014 / 20140158852 - Beverage Holder Assembly | 10 |
70 | Chuen-Jong Tseng | TW | Chiayi Hsien | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140270932 - Modular Furniture Part | 10 |
71 | Derek Shane Lindsay | US | Marysville, OH | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150343957 - INTEGRATED DEVICE HOLDER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF | 10 |
72 | Etsunori Fujita | JP | Hiroshima | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130030256 - DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF LIVING ORGANISM | 10 |
73 | Chan Ho Jeong | KR | Seoul | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120228910 - SEAT FOR VEHICLE | 10 |
74 | James M.f. Hutchinson | US | Mohnton, PA | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009385 - CHILD RESTRAINT BASE AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM | 10 |
75 | Yao-Chuan Wu | TW | Minhsiung Hsiang | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160374474 - ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR SEAT BACK | 10 |
76 | Kurt J. Huntsberger | US | Arcade, NY | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150289677 - Repositionable Infant Support Structures | 10 |
77 | Martin Stilleke | DE | Recklinghausen | May 29, 2014 / 20140145491 - FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | 10 |
78 | Sang Do Park | KR | Ansan-Si | Jun 13, 2013 / 20130147243 - MOUNTING APPARATUS OF SIDE AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE | 10 |
79 | Eric B. Harwood | US | Toledo, OH | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160058191 - FURNITURE MEMBER WITH POWERED MECHANISM PROVIDING LIFT AND ZERO GRAVITY POSITIONS | 10 |
80 | Eric B. Michalak | US | Northville, MI | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329033 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT HAVING AN EMBEDDED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG | 10 |
81 | Wolfgang Pluta | DE | Heiligenmoschel | May 18, 2017 / 20170136921 - BACKREST ADJUSTER FOR A SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT | 10 |
82 | Bruce L. Williams | US | Narvon, PA | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220212575 - CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND RELATED SPIN LOCK MECHANISM | 10 |
83 | Brian Robert Spahn | US | Plymouth, MI | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170259771 - VEHICLE SEAT SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY | 9 |
84 | Kent Wallace Parker | NZ | Lower Hutt | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210368984 - Chair and Components | 9 |
85 | Gm Global Technology Operations Llc | US | Detroit, MI | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203552 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 9 |
86 | Samuel B. Homans | US | Oakland, CA | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160066693 - PORTABLE CHAIR | 9 |
87 | Andrew B. Mendenhall | US | Mooresville, IN | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200262608 - CONTAINER WITH HIGH MOISTURE BARRIER PROPERTIES AND A RECLOSEABLE POUR SPOUT | 9 |
88 | Stanislaw Andrzej Wieclawski | DE | Hohenkammer | Feb 27, 2014 / 20140056639 - SLIDING PIN TYPE FLOOR LATCH | 9 |
89 | Robert D. Daley | US | Pittsburgh, PA | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160058201 - INFANT-SUPPORTING DEVICES | 9 |
90 | Paul W. Alexander | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220097581 - WEFT KNIT INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES FOR AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR HEATING ELEMENTS | 9 |
91 | Achim Tscherbner | DE | Ingolstadt | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130069412 - SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A GUIDE BUSHING | 9 |
92 | Lyall Douglas Stewart | NZ | Porirua | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170258231 - CHAIR AND SUPPORTS | 9 |
93 | Jens Kolb | DE | Koenigstein | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170167566 - VEHICLE VIBRATION DEVICE | 9 |
94 | Christoph Peters | DE | Wermelskirchen | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150298585 - FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT | 9 |
95 | Christian J. Hosbach | US | Allen Park, MI | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160096459 - REAR SEAT CUSHION WITH H-POINT ARTICULATION | 9 |
96 | Kyle L. Greenwood | US | Bryan, TX | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170153092 - Collapsible Flash Bang Pole Platform and Method of Use | 9 |
97 | Paul Michael Wilkinson | NZ | Wellington | Sep 10, 2015 / 20150250319 - CHAIR AND SUPPORTS | 9 |
98 | Atsutaka Mitsuhashi | JP | Aichi-Ken | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336486 - VEHICLE SEAT | 9 |
99 | Kenichi Niitsuma | JP | Tochigi-Ken | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130082496 - VEHICLE SEAT | 9 |
100 | Timothy W. Terleski | US | Richardson, TX | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150359643 - Polycentric Prosthetic Knee | 9 |