Francois Fourrey
54Patents
19h-index
45Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 25, 1974 → Nov 8, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6291803A | Method and system of regulating heat in a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 150 | Expired |
| US5590931A | Articulation having a memory of an adjustment position for a seat structure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 79 | Expired |
| US4938529A | Device for turning out a lateral wing of a seat and bucket seat for an automobile vehicle or the like including said devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 51 | Expired |
| US5769494A | Articulation for a seat, and seat for a motor vehicle equipped with this articulation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US6663178B2 | Seat pan producing a massaging effect, in particular for automobile vehicle | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US5857746A | Articulation for a seat, and seat for a motor vehicle equipped with this articulation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5052748A | Seat with a tilting and folding back | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US4736985A | Convertible rear seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US4045043A | Transport and display trolleys | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| US4993778A | Reinforced framework for a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US4588172A | Device for locally adjusting the tension of an elastic sheet, in particular for a vehicle seat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5567017A | Framework element for a seat, component making use thereof, and its use especially for vehicle seat | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US5397167A | Seat and its application particularly to a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US5121964A | Motor-vehicle seat sitting unit equipped with a raisable central part for receiving a child's seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4637655A | Adjustable head-rest for a motor vehicle seat or the like | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US4834451A | Seat element, in particular for an automobile vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US6767067B2 | Structure for a vehicle seat element, and a method of making such a structure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US4895412A | Motor-vehicle seat having lateral wings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US3944302A | Sliding runners, especially for seats in vehicles | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US4569563A | Slide element employing balls and slide structure including said element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US6695405B2 | Seat device including a fold-down back | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US4470633A | Inclinable backrest pivot rod and an inclination adjusting system comprising such a rod | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7240950B2 | Seat that is retractable into the floor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US4679850A | Device for fixing a headrest on a vehicle seat structure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US6648392B2 | Modular seat layout system for an automobile vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.