Vehicle seat with muscle massage system
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United States of America Patent
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Apr 16, 2019
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Aug 11, 2016
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Feb 9, 2015
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Feb 9, 2015
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a cushion and a seatback coupled with the cushion. The vehicle seat further includes a first set of independently inflatable massage bladders coupled within the seatback. The massage bladders of the first set are arranged to extend diagonally from adjacent a center line of the seatback at a first vertical location toward a first lateral side of the seatback at a second vertical location above the first location.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1 AMERICAN RD FL4 DEARBORN MI 48126-2701 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- A61H Class
- 971 Applications Filed
- 690 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.07 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Boland, Brian | Pinckney, US | 29 | 183 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 183 | |||
Hall, Amber LaVerne | Oak Park, US | 15 | 175 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 175 | |||
Himmel,, IV Joseph August | Livonia, US | 3 | 47 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 47 | |||
Kolich, Michael | Windsor, CA | 47 | 642 |
# of filed Patents : 47 Total Citations : 642 | |||
Lem, Jeroen | Maastricht, NL | 48 | 549 |
# of filed Patents : 48 Total Citations : 549 | |||
Medoro, Michael | Livonia, US | 21 | 232 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 232 | |||
Rausch, Jessica | Moenchengladbach, DE | 2 | 23 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 23 |
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- 6 Citation Count
- A61H Class
- 45.07 % this patent is cited more than
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