Vehicle seat
US-2015321590-A1 · Nov 12, 2015 · US
Closed cell foam vehicle interior component and method of making same
US8991930B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8991930-B2 |
| Application number | US-56455109-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A vehicle seat assembly including at least a component of the seat assembled made of closed-cell foam and having an integral exterior surface. The component may include a backrest, headrest, seat cushion or a component thereof such as an armrest. A method of forming a seat assembly including a first seat component and a second seat component wherein at least one of the first and the second components are made of closed-cell foam.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion coupled to a seat cushion frame assembly; a backrest coupled to a backrest frame assembly; a molded foam shell configured to be assembled after molding to one of said seat cushion frame assembly and said backrest frame assembly; and wherein said molded foam shell is formed from a closed-cell foam and having an integral exterior surface for use as one of said seat cushion and said backrest and wherein sai…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8991930B2 cover?
- A vehicle seat assembly including at least a component of the seat assembled made of closed-cell foam and having an integral exterior surface. The component may include a backrest, headrest, seat cushion or a component thereof such as an armrest. A method of forming a seat assembly including a first seat component and a second seat component wherein at least one of the first and the second comp…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Laframboise Gregg, Dluge Scott E, Koester Daniel J, and 9 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/643. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).