Patents
US 11713020 B2: Restraint system for a vehicle seat operatively mounted in a motor vehicle
- Granted
- 2023-08-01
- Filed
- 2020-01-17 application 17422256
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An occupant restraint system for a vehicle seat operatively mounted in a motor vehicle may include a restraint web operatively coupled to at least one of the vehicle seat and the motor vehicle, an elongated sleeve received on and at least partially about the restraint web, and a sleeve position adjuster coupled to the sleeve and including an actuator normally engaging a portion of the restraint web to fix a position of the sleeve relative to the restraint web and responsive to actuation thereof to disengage from the restraint web to allow the sleeve to be moved along the restraint web.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230801.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 | |
| Chris P. Jessup | Sheridan, IN | 27 | 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 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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