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Vehicle seat

Granted 17 Feb 2026 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Thk Co., Ltd. · originally THK Co., Ltd.

Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Toshiro Minami, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Hiroomi Kuribayashi · Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/917,424

filed 20 Nov 2023

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US D1113189

granted 17 Feb 2026

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle seat, showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top front and right side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top rear and left side perspective view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the vehicle seat that form no part of the claimed design.

The article of this design is a seat for an automobile, a railroad car, an aircraft, and other vehicle.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a vehicle seat as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/356D6/708.17D6/708

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D1113189-S	S1	17 Feb 2026	20 Nov 2023	granted	Vehicle seat
JP	JP-1765077-S	S	7 Mar 2024	26 May 2023	granted	乗物用座席ja

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