Patents
US 9758248 B2: Coupling assembly
- Granted
- 2017-09-12
- Filed
- 2015-04-28 application 14698359
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract
Described are portable electronics device coupling assemblies including a cradle configured to electronically couple and releasably engage a portable electronics device, and an adaptor configured to electronically couple and releasably engage the cradle to a passenger seat. Other examples may include a passenger seat having an electronics port configured to electronically couple to the portable electronics device, and a receptacle coupled to the electronics port and configured to releasably engage the portable electronics device. As examples, the portable electronics device may be a tablet computer, a cell phone, a smart phone, a handheld video game system, a personal digital assistant, a palmtop computer, a DVD player, data or audio-video media, or a multi-media enabled device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Seats US LLC 69 patents | US company or organization | Gainesville, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Procter | Sherman, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rik Westerink | Corinth, TX | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D11/00152 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/79 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R11/0235 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-04 | Name change Change of name | ZODIAC SEATS US LLC signed 2018-12-01 | SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC GAINESVILLE, TX | 49535/876 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WESTERINK, RIK signed 2015-06-02 PROCTER, JOHN signed 2015-08-25 | ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX | 36511/130 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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