Patents

US 9902335 B2: Adjustable support assemblies for portable electronic devices

Granted
2018-02-27
Filed
2014-07-21 application 14906190
Type
Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract

Described are adjustable support assemblies that include a base (16), a support platform (14) elastically coupled to the base, and a slide bar (12) elastically coupled to a pair of tracks on the base, wherein the adjustable support assembly is positioned within a recess (62) of a passenger seat back (64) and at least partially surrounded by a shroud (72) so that only portions of the support platform and the slide bar extend through the shroud, wherein the adjustable support assembly is configured to securely hold portable electronic devices having a range of heights, widths, and thicknesses.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180227.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Zodiac Seats US LLC 69 patentsUS company or organizationGainesville, TXPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Aram Aris KrikorianLadera Ranch, CA11PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Raul Daniel Flores AguirreIzamal, MX8PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Maria Fernanda Molinar GutierrezIzamal, MX1PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Juan Manuel Cruz HernandezIzamal, MX10PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Oscar Ruiz LaraIzamal, MX20PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
John AllenSanger, TX19PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Merardo Vela HinojosIzamal, MX1PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided forB60R11/02PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B60NSeats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided forB60N3/004PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2019-04-04Name change
Change of name
ZODIAC SEATS US LLC signed 2018-12-01SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC GAINESVILLE, TX49535/876PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2016-02-03Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
ALLEN, JOHN signed 2014-07-28
FLORES AGUIRRE, RAUL DANIEL signed 2014-07-28
RUIZ LARA, OSCAR signed 2014-07-28
VELA HINOJOS, MERARDO signed 2014-07-28
KRIKORIAN, ARAM signed 2014-08-07
HERNANDEZ, JUAN signed 2014-08-11
MOLINAR GUTIERREZ, MARIA FERNANDA signed 2014-08-11
ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX37652/117ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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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