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Thomas R. Hetzel
Also filed as: HETZEL THOMAS · HETZEL THOMAS R · HETZEL THOMAS ROBERT
14 granted patents·1 pending application·530 citations·filing 1975–2021
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15 records- 0195US7373678B2Seat cushion with adjustable contour and method of adjusting the contour of a seat cushionASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 20, 2008·77 cites·16 claims
- 0289US4275999AAir compressor with ramped intake valveTHOMAS INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 30, 1981·52 cites·8 claims
- 0388US7216388B2Contoured seat cushion and method for offloading pressure from skeletal bone prominences and encouraging proper postural alignmentASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 15, 2007·81 cites·23 claims
- 0488US4730550APiston cup and cylinder assemblyTHOMAS INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 15, 1988·63 cites·7 claims
- 0586US8517469B1Three-axis adjustable back support assembly and methodHETZEL THOMAS R·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 27, 2013·26 cites·37 claims
- 0686US4995795ANoise reducing wear shield for piston faceTHOMAS INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 26, 1991·43 cites·18 claims
- 0784US7140057B2Reinforced and adjustable contoured seat cushion and method of reinforcing and adjusting the contoured seat cushionASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 28, 2006·61 cites·34 claims
- 0883US4028015AUnloader for air compressor with wobble pistonTHOMAS INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1975·Granted Jun 7, 1977·35 cites·7 claims
- 0982US7220376B2Individually-contoured seat cushion and shape capturing and fabricating method for seat cushionASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 22, 2007·19 cites·61 claims
- 1081US8567863B2Back support, orientation mechanism and methodHETZEL THOMAS R·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·19 cites·45 claims
- 1176US6990744B2Apparatus and method for evaluating clearance from a contoured seat cushionASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·40 cites·44 claims
- 1272US7395566B2Method of reinforcing and adjusting a contoured seat cushionASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 8, 2008·14 cites·13 claims
- 1353US12090102B2Wheelchair back support adjustment system with central spherical jointSUNRISE MEDICAL US LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 1439US2005023872A1Modular seat cushion with interlocking human support and base portions and method of creating and using a seat cushionFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1537US11103395B2Techniques for shape capture and wheel chair seat creationASPEN SEATING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·30 claims
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