Patents
US 9925895 B2: Passenger seat with close-out shroud
- Granted
- 2018-03-27
- Filed
- 2014-12-17 application 15101033
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described are close-out shrouds (10) formed of a flame retardant material with at least one living hinge (16). The flame retardant material is configured to substantially enclose an articulating opening to a cavity, and the at least one living hinge is configured to articulate through greater than 50,000 cycles before failure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180327.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Ellis | Fort Worth, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David A. Acuna | Denton, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/767 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47C | Chairs; sofas; beds | A47C31/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B61D | Body details or kinds of railway vehicles | B61D33/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B63B | Ships or other waterborne vessels; equipment for shipping | B63B29/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B64D | Equipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraft | B64D11/06 | 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 |
| 2016-07-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ACUNA, DAVID A. signed 2015-01-06 ELLIS, CLIFTON S. signed 2015-01-06 | ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX | 39255/603 | 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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