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7350864 Reclining rocker chair with inflatable lumbar support  
A reclining rocker chair, having a lower back support feature. The chair includes a base, a seat cushion, and a chair back extending upwardly from the base behind the seat cushion. The chair back...
7322651 Seat subportion adjustable in relative height and/or angle and backrest adjustable in shape based on user contact pressure  
A seat of an apparatus in one example comprises a front subportion and a rear subportion that is adjustable in height and/or angle relative to the front subportion. A backrest of the apparatus in...
7267404 Arrangement for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of seats  
A device for controlling a fluid volume in shape changing elements of vehicle seats has a sliding valve connectable with a fluid pressure source and with shape changing elements for filling the...
7264271 Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same  
A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support...
7261380 Pelvis remedial seating device  
A pelvis remedial seating device is provided having a seat including a seat cushion on which an occupant is to be seated and left/right seat sides provided uprightly at each side end of the seat...
7216934 Automotive seat with inflatable cushion device  
In a seat back of automotive seat with an inflatable cushion device, an inflatable cushion element and a pair of air supply units are provided as constituent elements of the inflatable cushion...
7156467 Device and method to control and/or regulate a pressure level  
A device to control and/or regulate the pressure level of at least one volume variable recipient ( 10, 12 ) of a pneumatic system, in particular a pneumatic system for a motor vehicle seat ( 14 )....
7152920 Vehicle seat with system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of person sitting on the seat  
A vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of a person sitting on the vehicle seat for many hours. The system includes an angle sensor...
7147279 Modular comfort assembly for occupant support  
A method of installing a modular comfort assembly within an occupant support includes the step of providing a modular comfort assembly including a heating element and at least one of a ventilation...
7113100 Vehicle tiredness alleviating system  
A vehicle tiredness alleviating system provided with at least one of a vehicle air-conditioning system for controlling a temperature in a passenger compartment, a seat heating system for heating...
7093898 Portable air-pressure applying assembly for seats  
An air-pressure applying assembly for a seat, having an occupant holding portion, for selectively applying a desired pressure to the body of a seat occupant. This assembly includes an air-bag...
7059678 Portable orthopedic support device  
A portable pneumatic orthopedic body support device for selectively supporting body and torso areas of a user being seated atop a chair or seat. The device includes individual inflatable...
6988508 Device and method for the pneumatic control, and regulation of hydraulic fluid flows  
The invention relates to a pneumatic open- and closed-loop control apparatus ( 10 ) for flows of pressure fluid, having one inlet conduit ( 14 ), two outlet conduits ( 16, 18 ), and one venting...
6950776 Method for weighting a seat profile  
A method is proposed for evaluating a seat profile, in which a quality parameter with which the profile is evaluated, is first weighted with a dynamic factor. This dynamic factor is determined with...
6935688 Fluidic control mounting system  
A mounting system for an air supply and control system used in an article of furniture is disclosed. The mounting system is especially suited for applications where the seat back has a hollow...
6929325 Portable ergonomic cushion  
A new and improved portable ergonomic cushion for relieving pressure on the coccyx (tailbone) and on the ischial tuberosities, for promoting correct positioning of the sacroiliac joint and for...
6916300 Seat massager  
A seat massager for massaging a person's back has, according to the present invention, a pair of inflatable, massage bladders configured so as to be received in close proximity to a person's back...
6895988 Self-actuating control valve for a bed pad or seat pad  
A fluid operated control valve for controlling fluid flow of a system which includes a first and a second fluid channels therein, the control valve includes: a hollow casing with closed first and...
6851755 Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats  
Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats, has a padded body predetermining the contour of the padded surface, which can be changed. In order to adjust the padded surface contour to support...
6823884 Method for controlling pressure  
A process for increasing or reducing the internal pressure of at least one hollow body (HK — 1 , HK — 2 , HK — 3 ) to a specified set internal pressure. The set internal pressure is adjusted...
6823549 Alternating pressure cushion with inflatable lumbar support  
The alternating pressure cushion is a cushion for prevention and treatment of decubitus ulcers in hemodialysis patients, patients who are wheelchair bound, and other persons confined in a seated or...
6814408 Folding chair equipped with inflatable waist pad  
A folding chair equipped with inflatable waist pad comprises a plurality of pedestals located on the floor and a plurality of rods connecting pivotally to the pedestals to form a chair bracket. The...
6782573 Body supporting, serial inflating seat  
A sequentially or serial inflating seat cushion comprising at least three transversely aligned inflatable air bladders connected to a pump and timer. The air bladders are inflated sequentially,...
6768321 Component position indicating apparatus  
A component position indicating system which provides an indication when a first component is at the same position relative to a second component as it was at some historical reference time has a...
6767060 Article of furniture having a support member with an adjustable contour  
An article of furniture includes a support having a support surface. A plurality of air bladders are mounted relative to the support surface, each air bladder having expandable foam therein. At...
6682145 Inflatable lumbar support  
An inflatable lumbar support arrangement includes a pump unit for selectively inflating a bladder whereby the bladder is located in the lumbar region of the backrest. The pump unit is connected to...
6682059 Microvalve controller for pneumatically contoured support  
A pneumatic support system and controller combination including pressurizable expandable chambers ( 1 ); a source of pressure and an exhaust characterized by: a unitary manifold assembly ( 14 )...
6612646 Support and pneumatic pressure accumulator for a vehicle seat  
A support for a vehicle seat, which support can be fastened to a supporting element of the seat and is used to support a cushion of the seat upholstery. The support is designed as a hollow body...
6592184 Self-inflating cushion and valve therefor  
A self-inflating support device or cushion ( 10 ) consists of an envelope ( 11 ) defining a closed space, a compressible material contained within the envelope ( 11 ) and valve means ( 15 ) adapted...
6578916 Adaptable seat  
An adaptable seat having a supporting frame, and one or more supporting cushions appropriately arranged and fixed to the supporting frame to support the occupant; each supporting cushion having an...
6560803 Pressure relief pneumatic area support device and system  
A pneumatic seat adjustable for a bedside chair, wheelchair or other type of seats, having a series of air cells controlled and operated through a micro-chip. The cells are inflated to a level of...
6551450 Unique air and sonic massaging apparatus  
An air and sonic massaging apparatus for providing an improved massaging effect with opposing lower air nodes beneath the upper air nodes in order to provide the user with greater displacement when...
6497454 Vehicle seat control lever  
A setting arrangement for a seat in a vehicle and particularly the backrest. The backrest includes at least three separate support elements, perhaps with one above another, possibly with lateral...
6496994 Back support  
A sitting posture correction device for placement between a backrest and the back of a user. The device comprises an inflatable bladder which is generally spherical in shape when fully inflated and...
6390553 Back-support device  
Back-support device providing for expansion of a surface contour of a backrest of a seat, bed, lounge, or other type of body support device. The device includes a back-support that is arranged in...
6349991 Seat, in particular car seat  
In a seat, particularly a car seat, having a seat portion and a backrest, a pressure element is located in the rear of the seat portion and in the lordotic area of the backrest which can be used to...
6299250 Contour adjustable vehicle seat  
A vehicle seat with a contour adjustment mechanism and control for the lordosis region of the seatback portion including at least two air cushions arranged one above another, the control including...
6290295 Pump assembly for a chair  
A pump assembly is described for use in the field of workstation design. The pump assembly is described for use in combination with a chair back having an expandable fluid bladder for lumbar...
6267446 Compressed upholstered furniture assembly kit and method of manufacture  
A compressed upholstered furniture assembly kit, method of manufacture and assembled article of furniture. A consumer-assembled article of furniture having upholstered portions is provided in a...
6220667 Process for adjusting a vehicle seat  
6212719 Air massager cushioning device  
An air massager cushioning device that not only supports a weight of an individual who sits or rests on the air massager cushioning device with minimal surface tension but also creates a massaging...
6206474 Padding for a vehicle seat  
A car seat is provided with upholstery with liquid-filled chambers in which the liquid also has elastic bodies. The chambers are connected to one another through passages, so that a liquid exchange...
6203105 Vehicle impact responsive multiple bladder seating and headrest system and method  
A system of inflatable air cells (3,10) is constructed and installed in a seat (2) at locations that are strategic to the comfort of the user. The air cells are selectively pressurized to a desired...
6135550 Bicycle seat  
A bicycle seat that includes a foam seat cushion member having an inflatable edge cushion provided around the back and side edges of an upper cushion surface thereof and a centrally positioned dual...
6129419 Adjustable comfort seat  
A vehicle seat has a seat back hingedly connected to a seat cushion. The seat back includes a frame, an actuator and a seat cover. The frame has a support member at a lower lumbar region thereof....
6098000 Interactive, individually controlled, multiple bladder seating comfort adjustment system and method  
A system of inflatable air cells is constructed and installed in a seat at locations that are strategic to the comfort of the user. The air cells are connected to a pump through a manifold which...
6074006 Automotive seat with pneumatic pelvic stabilization  
An automotive seat assembly comprising a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes opposing sides defining a center line there between and a lower pelvic support region for supporting...
6058341 Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having controlled volume seat bladder  
A weight estimation apparatus for the passenger seat of a motor vehicle, in which a single bladder substantially encompassing the seat bottom is evacuated and then inflated with a known volume of...
6027171 Automotive modular seat frame assembly  
An automotive seat assembly which comprises a seat cushion, a seat back portion having a pair of spaced apart upright members each having upper and lower ends, and a cross member extending between...
6014784 Portable system for generating variable pressure point body support  
A system supporting a cushion, containing a plurality of covered inflatable air bladders and the controls and means for inflating the bladders. Bladders may be arranged in two or more arrays and...
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