Seat blocking system and method
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United States of America Patent
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Dec 12, 2023
Grant Date -
Sep 15, 2022
app pub date -
Mar 12, 2021
filing date -
Mar 12, 2021
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Abstract
A seat blocking system can comprise a seat. The seat can include a seat understructure and an overlying seating surface. The seat understructure can form a seat base and a seatback arranged in a seating configuration. The seating surface can be configured to morph between a sittable shape, in which the seating surface is coextensive with the seat understructure, and an unsittable shape, in which the seating surface is expanded over at least a portion of the seat understructure. The seat blocking system can include a seat blocker. The seat blocker can be integrated with the seat. The seat blocker can be operable to morph between a deactivated state, whereby the seat blocker leaves the seat understructure to impart the sittable shape to the seating surface, and an activated state, in which the seat blocker acts on the seating surface to impart the unsittable shape to the seating surface.
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- 2021 Application Filing Year
- G06Q Class
- 17360 Applications Filed
- 8028 Patents Issued To-Date
- 46.25 % Issued To-Date
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- 4 Citation Count
- G06Q Class
- 80.11 % this patent is cited more than
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