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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zhenyan Gao, Northville, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/686 (2013.01); B60N 2/143 (2013.01); B60N 2/42727 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback having a seat frame. The seat assembly includes a panel having an end slidably supported by the seat frame. The panel is bowable outwardly from the seat frame to a deployed position. The seat assembly includes an actuator supported by the seat frame and connected to the end of the panel.