Vehicle and occupant support for a vehicle
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United States of America
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Oct 29, 2024
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Jul 27, 2023
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Jan 24, 2022
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Abstract
An occupant support for a vehicle includes a seat bottom arranged to overlie a floor of the vehicle, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the floor, and a seat mode-change system that allows the rear occupant support to adjust the seat bottom and the seat back to provide a storage space.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING LLC | 2800 HIGH MEADOW CIRCLE AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 |
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- B60N Class
- 1172 Applications Filed
- 594 Patents Issued To-Date
- 50.69 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bonk, Jeffery T | Chesterfield, US | 58 | 870 |
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 870 | |||
Fitzpatrick, Robert C | Auburn Hills, US | 36 | 510 |
# of filed Patents : 36 Total Citations : 510 |
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Jan 21, 2022 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:BONK, JEFFERY T.;FITZPATRICK, ROBERT C.;REEL/FRAME:059468/0862 Owner name: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC, MICHIGAN Effective Date: Jan 21, 2022 |

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