Vehicle seats
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United States of America Patent
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Apr 25, 2017
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Dec 3, 2015
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Dec 17, 2013
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Dec 27, 2012
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Abstract
A tiltable vehicle seat has a seat frame, a pad formed in a mold associated with the seat frame and a bracket attaching a seatback to the seat frame. The pad is formed through foaming to expand and engulf the seat frame and is integrated with the seat frame. The bracket allows for the seat frame and the pad contained therein to be tilted relative to the seatback to provide multiple vehicle seat modes. The bracket is formed separately from the seat frame and attached to the seat frame thus allowing for the pad to be formed from a relatively compact mold.
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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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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | TOYOTA-SHI | |
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA | AICHI-KEN |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- A47C Class
- 735 Applications Filed
- 692 Patents Issued To-Date
- 94.15 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Muramatsu, Tomohiro | Aichi-ken, JP | 6 | 77 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 77 | |||
Shiga, Kazuyuki | Aichi-ken, JP | 12 | 50 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 50 | |||
Yamamoto, Keisuke | Aichi-ken, JP | 178 | 2120 |
# of filed Patents : 178 Total Citations : 2120 | |||
Yokoyama, Satoshi | Aichi-ken, JP | 72 | 421 |
# of filed Patents : 72 Total Citations : 421 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- A47C Class
- 15.45 % this patent is cited more than
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