Lei Cao, 5727043 Greenwich Cir, Farmington, MI 48331

6905173, Jun 14, 2005

Dec 20, 2001

10/451137

Omar D. Tame - West Bloomfield MI, US
Radesh Vangipuram - Farmington Hills MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Brighton MI, US
Stephen P. Tokarz - New Boston MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Ashok K. Sahi - West Bloomfield MI, US

Magna Seating Systems Inc. - Aurora

B60N002/02

29737812, 2973781

A seat assembly comprising a seat cushion, a seat back and a recliner assembly operatively interconnecting the seat back to the seat cushion. The recliner assembly allows pivotal adjustment of the seat back relative to the seat cushion between one of a plurality of reclined seating positions and a stowed position. The recliner assembly is selectively moveable between locked and unlocked states. An input shaft is operatively assembled to the recliner assembly for switching the recliner assembly between the locked and unlocked states. The seat assembly further comprising a mechanism externally engagable with the input shaft of the recliner assembly for adjusting the angular position of the seat back in one of the reclined seating positions and for maintaining the input shaft in the unlocked position while the seat back is pivoted from one of the reclined seating positions to the stowed position. First and second levers are pivotally mounted to the seat cushion and moveable between unreleased and released positions. A guide pin extends from the first lever through a slot in the second lever to synchronize movements of the first and second levers between respective unreleased and released positions.

7144079, Dec 5, 2006

Feb 10, 2005

11/056374

Glenn F Syrowik - Ortonville MI, US
Alan R Mackey - South Lyon MI, US
Catherine A DeVoss - Plymouth MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Matthew R Abate - South Lyon MI, US
Ravi Hosalli - Troy MI, US
Ronald J Kaip - Sterling Heights MI, US

DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

B60N 2/02

297 92, 297 94, 297100, 2972832

A seat assembly arranged to pivot about a horizontal axis and capable of being repositioned between a forward seated position and a tailgate position. The assembly includes a first assembly including a pin. The assembly further includes a second assembly including a recliner link. The recliner link is arranged to engage or disengage the pin based on rotation of the seat assembly. Engagement of the pin with the recliner link locks the seat assembly into tailgate position and prevents the first assembly from inadvertently folding into a position parallel to said second assembly.

7374222, May 20, 2008

Apr 4, 2005

10/593888

Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Catherine A. DeVoss - Plymouth MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc. - Newmarket, Ontario

B60N 2/30

296 6509, 296 6505, 297 15

A seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a pivotally attached seat back movable between a seating position secured to the floor of a vehicle and a stowed position recessed in the floor. A pair of front legs are pivotally attached to the seat cushion and removably attached to a striker assembly in a floor. A pair of rear legs is attached between the seat cushion and the floor. A linkage assembly is coupled between the front legs and rear legs. The linkage assembly includes a lost motion slot for retracting the front legs relative to the seat cushion frame allowing the front legs to pivot between a support position extending between the seat cushion and the floor and a retracted position recess against the seat cushion in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the seating position and the stowed position.

7784860, Aug 31, 2010

Jul 17, 2006

11/996106

David Michael Schacht - Canton MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US
Catherine A. DeVoss - Plymouth MI, US
Thomas J. Domlovil - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc. - Newmarket, Ontario

B60N 2/36

297 15, 297331, 297334

A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.

8109555, Feb 7, 2012

Jan 27, 2009

12/360396

Catherine A. DeVoss - Plymouth MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Matthew J. McLaughlin - Chesterfield Township MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US

Intier Automotive Inc - Newmarket

B60N 2/02

296 6508, 296 6509, 29737812

A power riser assembly riser assembly includes a rear leg pivotally coupled between a seat assembly and a vehicle floor defining upper and lower axes. A drive linkage is operatively coupled between the seat assembly and floor. A drive mechanism coupled to the drive linkage actuates in a first direction causing the drive linkage to pivot the seat assembly about the lower axis from a seating position to an intermediate position whereat the drive linkage transfers pivotal movement of the seat assembly to the upper axis, thereby moving the seat assembly to the stowed position. The drive mechanism actuates in a second direction causing the drive linkage to pivot the seat assembly about the upper axis from the stowed position to the intermediate position whereat the drive linkage transfers pivotal movement of the seat assembly to the lower axis, thereby moving the seat assembly to the seating position.

2013034, Dec 26, 2013

Nov 15, 2011

13/885402

David A. White - Grand Blanc MI, US
Prasad D. Jagtap - Farmington MI, US
Alan Proulx - West Bloomfield MI, US
Timothy Jon Brush - West Bloomfield MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Omar D. Tame - West Bloomfield MI, US
Robert Thomas Coffey - Canton MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Brighton MI, US
Douglas A. Dingel - Brighton MI, US
Nelson E. Hurst - Westland MI, US
Jerzy Dziedzic - Milford MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Brian Adwell - Waterford MI, US

B60N 2/30
B60N 2/12
B60N 2/48
B60N 2/22

296 6501, 2973781

A seat assembly is provided for supporting in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a reclined seating position and a fold flat position. A recliner assembly is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion to provide pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and pivotally latched to the floor to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position. A release mechanism is coupled between the seat back and the riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of the recliner assembly and the riser assembly to provide movement of the seat assembly to the tumbled position in response to the pivotal movement of the seat back to the fold flat position.

2015006, Mar 12, 2015

Sep 19, 2014

14/491227

David A White - Grand Blanc MI, US
Prasad D. Jagtap - Farmington MI, US
Alan Proulx - West Bloomfield MI, US
Timothy J. Brush - West Bloomfield MI, US
Jeffrey P. Carroll - West Bloomfield MI, US
Omar D. Tame - West Bloomfield MI, US
Robert T. Coffey - Canton MI, US
Rabindranath Persad - Brighton MI, US
Douglas A. Dingel - Brighton MI, US
Nelson E. Hurst - Westland MI, US
Jerzy Dzledzic - Milford MI, US
Lei Cao - Farmington Hills MI, US
Brian Adwell - Waterford MI, US

B60N 2/48
B60N 2/30
B60N 2/20

29735412

A seat assembly is provided for supporting in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a reclined seating position and a fold flat position. A recliner assembly is coupled between the seat back and the seat cushion to provide pivotal movement of the seat back. A riser assembly is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and pivotally latched to the floor to allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a horizontal seating position and a forwardly upright tumbled position. A release mechanism is coupled between the seat back and the riser assembly for automatically synchronizing actuation of the recliner assembly and the riser assembly to provide movement of the seat assembly to the tumbled position in response to the pivotal movement of the seat back to the fold flat position.