Walter M Sutcavage

US Patent:

20090302158, Dec 10, 2009

Filed:

Dec 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/158637

Inventors:

Martin Darbyshire - London, GB
Matthew Round - London, GB
Dennis Isaac Waldrip - Winston Salem NC, US
Marc Schatell - Winston Salem NC, US
Alen Wyss - Winston Salem NC, US
Gregory Hall - Winston Salem NC, US
Walter Sutcavage - Winston Salem NC, US
John Lovingood - Winston Salem NC, US
Dan Alford - Winston Salem NC, US

Assignee:

British Airways Plc - Harmondsworth

International Classification:

B64D 11/06
B60N 2/22
B60N 2/34
B60N 3/06
B60N 2/46
B60N 2/44

US Classification:

2441186

Abstract:

An aircraft passenger seat comprises a primary seat () having a seat back () and a seat pan (), and a secondary support surface () located or locatable opposite the primary seat (), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat () is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface () is angled upwardly towards the primary seat () so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface () is substantially horizontal and the seat back (), the seat pan () and the secondary support surface () form a substantially flat and continuous surface wherein the secondary support surface () is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, said axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.

US Patent:

20120313406, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jul 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/557096

Inventors:

Martin DARBYSHIRE - London, GB
Matthew Round - London, GB
Dennis Isaac Waldrip - Winston Salem NC, US
Marc Schatell - Winston Salem NC, US
Alen Wyss - Winston Salem NC, US
Gregory Hall - Winston Salem NC, US
Walter Sutcavage - Winston Salem NC, US
John Lovingood - Winston Salem NC, US
Dan Alford - Winston Salem NC, US

Assignee:

British Airways Plc - Harmondsworth

International Classification:

B64D 11/06
B60N 2/02
B60N 2/44
B60N 2/34
B60N 2/46

US Classification:

29718811, 29735413, 2974631, 297232, 297340

Abstract:

An aircraft passenger seat having a primary seat () having a seat back () and a seat pan (), and a secondary support surface () located or locatable opposite the primary seat (), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat () is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface () is angled upwardly towards the primary seat () to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface () is substantially horizontal and the seat back (), the seat pan (), and the secondary support surface () form a substantially flat and continuous surface where the secondary support surface () is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, the axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.

US Patent:

20140084647, Mar 27, 2014

Filed:

Nov 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/083224

Inventors:

- Harmondsworth, GB
Matthew Round - London, GB
Dennis Isaac Waldrip - Winston Salem NC, US
Marc Schatell - Winston Salem NC, US
Alen Wyss - Winston Salem NC, US
Gregory Hall - Winston Salem NC, US
Walter Sutcavage - Winston Salem NC, US
John Lovingood - Winston Salem NC, US
Dan Alford - Winston Salem NC, US

Assignee:

British Airways Plc - Harmondsworth

International Classification:

B64D 11/06

US Classification:

2972171

Abstract:

An aircraft passenger seat comprises a primary seat () having a seat back () and a seat pan (), and a secondary support surface () located or locatable opposite the primary, seat (), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat () is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface () is angled upwardly towards the primary seat () so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface () is substantially horizontal and the seat back (), the seat pan () and the secondary support surface () form a substantially flat and continuous surface wherein the secondary support surface () is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, said axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.