Patents by Inventor Darrel E. Santala

Darrel E. Santala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Continuous power bus for seat power
    Patent number: 7503522
    Abstract: A method of providing power and/or data to a seat in a seating area. A power distribution system having a continuous power bus is used to supply power and/or data to seats in a mobile platform or fixed structure. The power distribution system generally includes a bus strip that, in a mobile platform, extends along a length of a passenger cabin and a connector operable to provide a connection between the bus strip and the passenger seats. Power and/or data can be transmitted between the bus strip and the passenger seats, via the connector, at any point along the bus strip, thus eliminating the need to run separate connections between the power and/or data source and each seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James T Henley, Robert T Johnson, Darrel E Santala, Samuel J Feist, Trevor M Laib, Bradley J Mitchell, Kevin S Callahan
  • Continuous power bus for seat power
    Patent number: 7188805
    Abstract: A power distribution system having a continuous power bus to supply power and/or data to aircraft passenger seats in a mobile platform. The power distribution system generally includes a bus strip that extends along a length of the passenger cabin and a connector operable to provide a connection between the bus strip and the passenger seats. Power and/or data can be transmitted between the bus strip and the passenger seats, via the connector, at any point along the bus strip, thus eliminating the need to run separate connections between the power and/or data source and each passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James T. Henley, Robert T. Johnson, Darrel E. Santala, Samuel J. Feist, Trevor M Laib, Bradley J. Mitchell, Kevin S. Callahan