Patents by Inventor James P. Mehlos

James P. Mehlos 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).

  • Seat pan for an aircraft
    Patent number: 11046438
    Abstract: An example seat pan for an aircraft includes a first portion having a first end and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion and is adjustable to be in a first position in which the second portion forms a seating surface together with the first portion, the seating surface having a width that is wider than a width of the first end of the first portion. The second portion is adjustable to alternatively be in a second position in which the first end of the first portion extends beyond the second portion to be insertable into a footwell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Tony Bravetti
  • Seat Pan for an Aircraft
    Publication number: 20200148362
    Abstract: An example seat pan for an aircraft includes a first portion having a first end and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion and is adjustable to be in a first position in which the second portion forms a seating surface together with the first portion, the seating surface having a width that is wider than a width of the first end of the first portion. The second portion is adjustable to alternatively be in a second position in which the first end of the first portion extends beyond the second portion to be insertable into a footwell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Tony Bravetti
  • Seat pan for an aircraft
    Patent number: 10549858
    Abstract: An example seat pan for an aircraft includes a first portion having a first end and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion and is adjustable to be in a first position in which the second portion forms a seating surface together with the first portion, the seating surface having a width that is wider than a width of the first end of the first portion. The second portion is adjustable to alternatively be in a second position in which the first end of the first portion extends beyond the second portion to be insertable into a footwell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Tony Bravetti
  • Seat Pan for an Aircraft
    Publication number: 20190375509
    Abstract: An example seat pan for an aircraft includes a first portion having a first end and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion and is adjustable to be in a first position in which the second portion forms a seating surface together with the first portion, the seating surface having a width that is wider than a width of the first end of the first portion. The second portion is adjustable to alternatively be in a second position in which the first end of the first portion extends beyond the second portion to be insertable into a footwell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Tony Bravetti
  • Over bulkhead air intake for reduced snow ingestion
    Patent number: 8540043
    Abstract: A bulkhead cover for a vehicle air intake system includes a forward wall defining a bulkhead cover primary port for receiving an air flow admitted through a grille of a vehicle, a first side wall extending from an outer lateral side of the forward wall to an outer lateral side of an intake enclosure, and a second side wall extending from an inner lateral side of the forward wall to an inner lateral side of the intake enclosure. The intake enclosure defines an intake port between the outer and inner lateral sides of the intake enclosure. A bulkhead cover auxiliary port is defined in the second side wall for receiving additional air flow admitted through the grille and thereby reducing snow ingestion through the bulkhead cover primary port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Brandy Kay Laakso, Clifford Randall Salvesen, Timothy T. Laakso, Anthony John Leanza, Patrick M. Shafer
  • OVER BULKHEAD AIR INTAKE FOR REDUCED SNOW INGESTION
    Publication number: 20120048632
    Abstract: A bulkhead cover for a vehicle air intake system includes a forward wall defining a bulkhead cover primary port for receiving an air flow admitted through a grille of a vehicle, a first side wall extending from an outer lateral side of the forward wall to an outer lateral side of an intake enclosure, and a second side wall extending from an inner lateral side of the forward wall to an inner lateral side of the intake enclosure. The intake enclosure defines an intake port between the outer and inner lateral sides of the intake enclosure. A bulkhead cover auxiliary port is defined in the second side wall for receiving additional air flow admitted through the grille and thereby reducing snow ingestion through the bulkhead cover primary port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: James P. Mehlos, Brandy Kay Laakso, Clifford Randall Salvesen, Timothy T. Laakso, Anthony John Leanza, Patrick M. Shafer