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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly including a seat bottom including a seat frame and a seat cushion supported by the seat frame. The seat frame includes a first side portion and a second side portion spaced cross-seat from each other and the seat frame includes a seat pan extending from the first side portion to the second side portion. The seat assembly includes a cross-member supported by the seat frame between the seat frame and the seat cushion. The seat assembly includes a lifter extending from the seat frame to the cross-member. The lifter is extendable from a lowered position to a raised position. The cross-member abuts the seat pan when the lifter is in the lowered position. The cross-member is spaced from the seat pan when the lifter is in the raised position.