Patents
US 9994321 B2: Reclining passenger seat
- Granted
- 2018-06-12
- Filed
- 2015-04-02 application 15127436
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described is a passenger seat that includes a seat back with a lower portion disposed adjacent to the seat bottom, and recline mechanism configured to move the passenger seat between an upright position and a reclined position. The recline mechanism may move the passenger seat in two directions. The recline mechanism may include a plurality of corresponding members configured to interface with a plurality of elongate motion members.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180612.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin K. Murnan | Whitesboro, TX | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ty Parker | Sanger, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marc W. Kinard | Corinth, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Josh Smith | Denton, TX | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andreas Bucher | Brackley, GB | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Allen | Sanger, TX | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Raul G. Reyes | Denton, TX | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hollie C. Driscoll | Gainesville, TX | 1 | 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 | B64D11/064 | 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 |
| 2016-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KINARD, MARC W. signed 2015-05-05 MURNAN, JUSTIN K. signed 2015-05-05 PARKER, TY signed 2015-05-05 REYES, RAUL G. signed 2015-05-05 SMITH, JOSH T. signed 2015-05-05 DRISCOLL, HOLLIE C. signed 2015-05-20 ALLEN, JOHN D. signed 2015-05-27 BUCHER, ANDREAS signed 2016-01-11 | ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX | 39893/221 | 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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