Patents
US 11691591 B2: Motor vehicle and occupant seat combination
- Granted
- 2023-07-04
- Filed
- 2021-02-16 application 17176236
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination may include any one or combination of means for selectively preventing forward pivoting of at least one vehicle seat, one or more web attenuators for dampen forces applied thereby by one or more respective shoulder webs of at least one occupant restraint system, at least one sleeve received on at least one shoulder web and a corresponding sleeve adjuster for adjusting a position of the sleeve along the respective shoulder web, and one or more ratcheting web retractors for selectively tightening a lap web or a thigh web about an occupant of at least one vehicle seat.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230704.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. 70 patents | US company or organization | Westfield, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas W. Bittner | Indianapolis, IN | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey A. King | Markleville, IN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Gale | Colfax, IN | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R22/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2022-06-09 IMMI SAFEGUARD, INC. signed 2022-06-09 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 60365/76 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BITTNER, DOUGLAS W. signed 2021-12-09 GALE, STEVEN signed 2021-12-09 KING, JEFFREY A. signed 2021-12-09 | INDIANA MILLS & MANUFACTURING, INC. WESTFIELD, IN | 58347/809 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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