Patents by Inventor John Kuyper

John Kuyper 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).

  • Patent number: 11466497
    Abstract: A dampened hinge construction for braking pivoting movement of one structure relative to another. The dampened hinge construction can be utilized in a folding table assembly in an aircraft passenger suite including a base panel and at least one folding panel pivotally attached to the base panel by multiple dampened hinges. Each dampened hinge includes a first assembly attachable to a first structure and a second assembly attachable to a second structure such that the first structure is pivotable relative to the second structure between a first condition and a second condition, such as a folded condition and a planar condition, and at least one damper that brakes pivoting movement of the first structure relative to the second structure as the first condition or second condition is approached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Deepak Chandra Kokkalla, Ian L. Frost
  • Publication number: 20210198930
    Abstract: A dampened hinge construction for braking pivoting movement of one structure relative to another. The dampened hinge construction can be utilized in a folding table assembly in an aircraft passenger suite including a base panel and at least one folding panel pivotally attached to the base panel by multiple dampened hinges. Each dampened hinge includes a first assembly attachable to a first structure and a second assembly attachable to a second structure such that the first structure is pivotable relative to the second structure between a first condition and a second condition, such as a folded condition and a planar condition, and at least one damper that brakes pivoting movement of the first structure relative to the second structure as the first condition or second condition is approached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Deepak Chandra Kokkalla, Ian L. Frost
  • Patent number: 10947766
    Abstract: A dampened hinge construction for braking pivoting movement of one structure relative to another. The dampened hinge construction can be utilized in a folding table assembly in an aircraft passenger suite including a base panel and at least one folding panel pivotally attached to the base panel by multiple dampened hinges. Each dampened hinge includes a first assembly attachable to a first structure and a second assembly attachable to a second structure such that the first structure is pivotable relative to the second structure between a first condition and a second condition, such as a folded condition and a planar condition, and at least one damper that brakes pivoting movement of the first structure relative to the second structure as the first condition or second condition is approached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Deepak Chandra Kokkalla, Ian L. Frost
  • Publication number: 20200355005
    Abstract: A dampened hinge construction for braking pivoting movement of one structure relative to another. The dampened hinge construction can be utilized in a folding table assembly in an aircraft passenger suite including a base panel and at least one folding panel pivotally attached to the base panel by multiple dampened hinges. Each dampened hinge includes a first assembly attachable to a first structure and a second assembly attachable to a second structure such that the first structure is pivotable relative to the second structure between a first condition and a second condition, such as a folded condition and a planar condition, and at least one damper that brakes pivoting movement of the first structure relative to the second structure as the first condition or second condition is approached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Deepak Chandra Kokkalla, Ian L. Frost
  • Patent number: 10562633
    Abstract: A control assembly for a pocket-style screen or door. Top and bottom guide rollers carried by the screen travel along adjustable guide rails mounted in the pocket. A magnet assembly includes a stationary magnet mounted in the pocket wall arranged to attract a moveable magnet carried on a cable to facilitate final opening and closing the screen. A damper cooperates with the magnet assembly to decrease the velocity of the screen as it moves into stowed and deployed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Ian L. Frost
  • Patent number: 10023315
    Abstract: A passenger seat table assembly including a table movable between a fully stowed position and a fully deployed position through at least one intermediate position in which the table rotates relative to a support arm, wherein the table rotates in a first direction relative to the support arm as the table moves from the fully stowed position toward the at least one intermediate position, and rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction as the table moves from the at least one intermediate position toward the fully deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Ian L. Frost
  • Publication number: 20170106980
    Abstract: A control assembly for a pocket-style screen or door. Top and bottom guide rollers carried by the screen travel along adjustable guide rails mounted in the pocket. A magnet assembly includes a stationary magnet mounted in the pocket wall arranged to attract a moveable magnet carried on a cable to facilitate final opening and closing the screen. A damper cooperates with the magnet assembly to decrease the velocity of the screen as it moves into stowed and deployed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Ian L. Frost
  • Publication number: 20160376008
    Abstract: A table movable between a fully stowed position forward of a seat and a fully deployed position over the seat through at least one intermediate position in which the table rotates relative to a support arm to provide room for a passenger to exit the seat between the seat and the table without having to fully stow the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: John Kuyper, Ian L. Frost