Patents
US 9989191 B2: Friction stop device
- Granted
- 2018-06-05
- Filed
- 2014-07-09 application 14903106
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
Deployment apparatus (10) including a deployment object (12), a deployment arm (16) with a first end (22) coupled to the deployment object and a second end (24) having a pivot (26), and a hinge assembly (18) rotatably attached to the pivot of the deployment arm. The hinge assembly (18) includes an enclosure (44) and a friction stop device (82) disposed within the enclosure such that the friction stop device includes a friction portion (80) configured to be pressed against a lateral surface of the pivot (26) of the deployment arm such that the friction portion provides a predetermined torque. The predetermined torque may be calculated based on maintaining a deployed angle of the deployment arm (16) such that the deployment object (12) is held in a raised deployed position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180605.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Parker | Sanger, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey Ross Johnston | Tecate Mission Road, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Zemler | Corinth, TX | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sebastian S. Delgadillo | Denton, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matt Jones | Rosston, TX | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16M | Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports | F16M13/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/242 | 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 |
| B61D | Body details or kinds of railway vehicles | B61D33/0007 | 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 | B64D11/0015 | 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 |
| 2016-01-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSTON, JEFFREY signed 2014-07-09 JONES, MATT signed 2014-07-09 PARKER, TY W. signed 2014-07-09 DELGADILLO, SEBASTIAN S. signed 2014-07-10 ZEMLER, MATTHEW K. signed 2014-07-10 | ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX | 37428/215 | 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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