The birth of Ullman Seats
Dr. Ullman’s research quickly led to a breakthrough. By understanding the human body’s natural reflexes and how muscles respond to protect against impacts, he designed a revolutionary seat, a seat with a progressive suspension system that absorbed impacts without needing any moving parts. This design performed far better than anyone had anticipated.
“I humbly named these after myself,” says Dr. Ullman, referring to the now famous Ullman Seats and the Ullman Leaflex Suspension system.
What followed is history. Today, over 22,000 Ullman seats have been installed in military, police, coastguard, and search and rescue vessels in more than 70 countries. And almost every single one of those seats is still in use. “They just never break,” Ullman explains. “Structural failure is not an option because it can cause even more severe injuries than the impacts we are trying to prevent.”
Image credit: Ullman Dynamics
Proven protection, zero injuries The performance of Ullman seats speaks for itself. In over 20 years of use, not a single impact-induced injury has been reported by operators using Ullman seats. Additionally, not a single overboard ejection has been reported, a unique testament to the effectiveness of the seats in even the roughest conditions.
For organizations operating in extreme environments, such as the U.S. Navy SEALs, Norwegian Special Forces, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, the decision to install
Ullman seats has been a game- changer. Each of these organizations conducted extensive trials in extreme sea states and found that Ullman seats provided unparalleled protection against slamming impacts.
A growing list of adopters As the cost of injuries rises and the need for faster, safer maritime operations increases, many agencies are replacing other suspension seats with Ullman models.
For example, the USSOCOM SEALION project could be put into operation first after installing Ullman seats,
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specifically designed for the task and named “Daytona.” Similarly, the Norwegian Special Forces, operating in the harshest sea conditions with their Combat Boat 90 (CB90), replaced all of their existing suspension seats with Ullman seats after extensive sea trials.
In the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, operators patrol waters where waves often exceed two meters. After a series of at-sea tests, the coastguard replaced all the seats on their 38’ Defiant boats with Ullman Atlantic seats.
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