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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2016
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);

Kevin Preuss, Berkley, MI (US);

Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);

Christian J. Hosbach, Taylor, MI (US);

David Frederick Lyons, New Haven, MI (US);

Scott Ferrier, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/829 (2018.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.01); B60N 2/48 (2006.01); B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/66 (2006.01); A47C 7/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/46 (2006.01); A47C 31/12 (2006.01); A47C 7/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/829 (2018.02); B60N 2/4829 (2013.01); B60N 2/4876 (2013.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.02); A47C 7/14 (2013.01); A47C 7/405 (2013.01); A47C 7/46 (2013.01); A47C 7/462 (2013.01); A47C 31/126 (2013.01); B60N 2/0232 (2013.01); B60N 2/66 (2013.01); B60N 2002/4888 (2013.01); B60N 2002/899 (2018.02);
Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly has a seat having a lower seat and a seatback extending upwardly from the lower seat. The seatback has a lower stationary seatback base portion having a seatback frame assembly, and an upper movable seatback hood module vertically adjustable relative the lower stationary portion. The upper movable seatback hood module has an upper seatback slide bracket, and a plurality of rail guides slidably engaging a rail. An electric motor drive unit engages a driven member to vertically adjust the upper movable seatback hood module relative the lower stationary portion when the electric motor drive unit is actuated.


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