Patents by Inventor Oliver Forgatsch

Oliver Forgatsch 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: 8613479
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat with seat components, such as a seating piece and a backrest (1) includes a back support structure (11) supporting a backrest cushion (13). On the back face of the support structure a food table may be folded against the same and extended into an in-use position. A pocket-like container (15), for housing useful objects, such as printed products (17) and traveling utensils 15 is arranged on the support structure. The container (15) is formed by a cavity, extending in the support structure (11) of the backrest (1), at least partly between the folded food table (3) and the backrest cushion (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schürg, Oliver Forgatsch, Christian Pilgram
  • Patent number: 7806476
    Abstract: A seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat, has a seat part placed on the stand-type seat structure (12) in relation to a base and provided with a bearing part (18) on its front side. The bearing part (18) is embodied in a flexible manner and can move in the direction of the seat structure (12) when a predefined seating load is exerted on it. When the load is discharged, it can move back into its initial position in the opposite direction from the seat structure (12). This arrangement creates a seat whose front part is maintained in a flexible manner such that the front area of the seat part yields according to the seating load exerted by the seat user. The pressure forces are limited to the lower side of the upper thighs of the seat user. As a result, the cross-sections of the veins in that region are not reduced, but are maintained such that the circulation of the blood is not impeded, significantly reducing the risk of thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Forgatsch, Hartmut Schürg, Sven Achilles
  • Patent number: 7614694
    Abstract: The invention to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat (10) and a backrest (12), in addition to at least one cover part (20), which is pre-tensioned in at least one direction and at least one section and which extends between frame parts (24) of an allocated seat component. As the seat is provided with at least one controllable adjusting unit (26), which permits the specification of different pre-tensions for the respective cover part (20) within a predefinable range and in a reversible manner, the respective seat user, who occupies the seat can adapt the seat to his or her comfort and health requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Forgatsch, Andreas Erb
  • Patent number: 7429085
    Abstract: A seat, particularly an air passenger seat, includes a seat part and a backrest. The backrest has a backrest element (10) with an arched, one-piece frame part (12) having at least one hollow profile (14). In order for the frame part (12) to have, at least in part, at least one additional hollow profile (16) and for the adjoining hollow profiles (14, 16) to be situated one behind the other in the normal direction of movement (flying direction (18)) of the seat, the backrest element is reinforced in the relevant areas in such a manner that, even in the event of a crash, the base frame structure remains intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hubert Krauth, Oliver Forgatsch, Andreas Nowak
  • Publication number: 20080116731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat (1), comprising seat components such as a backrest (9), seat section (5), seat frame, seat cushion and cover material and seat attachment parts such as a headrest (15), armrest and footrest. At least one of the seat components is equipped with at least one guide web (17), along which a seat attachment part (15) can be displaced and fixed in a friction fit in a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Hartmut Schurg, Oliver Forgatsch
  • Patent number: 7338131
    Abstract: A comfort system for a seat, in particular for vehicle and aircraft passenger seats mounted one behind the other in a row, has at least one support component (1) movable from a non-use position to a use position. Foot and leg components (3, 5) of a seat occupant rest on at least one support surface. The support component (1) is held in the use position by a fastening mechanism (15) and extends at least in part into a foot space which may be used by the occupant of the rear seat of two seats mounted in a row. The support component (1) clears the foot space when the component is in the non-use position and is essentially flexible. When in the use position, the fastening mechanism (15) at least in part follows a curved path, and is mounted on the front seat of two seats mounted in a row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Oliver Forgatsch
  • Publication number: 20080018153
    Abstract: The invention to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat (10) and a backrest (12), in addition to at least one cover part (20), which is pre-tensioned in at least one direction and at least one section and which extends between frame parts (24) of an allocated seat component. As the seat is provided with at least one controllable adjusting unit (26), which permits the specification of different pre-tensions for the respective cover part (20) within a predefinable range and in a reversible manner, the respective seat user, who occupies the seat to his or her comfort and health requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Oliver Forgatsch, Andreas Erb
  • Publication number: 20070228790
    Abstract: The invention is based on a seating apparatus with a settable supporting unit which is provided for integration in a seat component and has at least one pneumatic supporting means and at least one adjustable, mechanical supporting means. The pneumatic supporting means is coupled to the mechanical supporting means for actuation of the mechanical supporting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schurg, Lena Fakler, Oliver Forgatsch
  • Publication number: 20070029861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat, particularly an air passenger seat, comprising a seat part and a backrest, which has a backrest element (10) with an arched, one-piece frame part (12) consisting of at least one hollow profile (14). In order for the frame part (12) to have, at least in part, at least one additional hollow profile (16) and for the adjoining hollow profiles (14, 16) to be situated one behind the other in the normal direction of movement (flying direction (18)) of the seat, the backrest element is reinforced in the relevant areas in such a manner that, even in the event of a crash, the base frame structure remains intact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hubert Krauth, Oliver Forgatsch, Andreas Nowak
  • Publication number: 20070029853
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat, comprising a seat part which is placed on a stand-type seat structure (12) in relation to a base and which is provided with a bearing part (18) on the front side thereof. The bearing part (18) is embodied in a flexible manner and can move in the direction of the seat structure (12) when a predefined seating load is exerted thereon; when the load is discharged it can move back into its initial position in the opposite direction from the seat structure (12), thereby creating a seat whose front part is maintained in a flexible manner such that the front area of the seat part yields according to the respective seating load exerted by the seat user and the pressure forces are thus limited to the lower side of the upper thighs of the seat user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Oliver Forgatsch, Hartmut Schurg, Sven Achilles
  • Publication number: 20060238012
    Abstract: A comfort system for a seat, in particular for vehicle and aircraft passenger seats mounted one behind the other in a row, having at least one support component (1) which may be moved from a non-use position to a use position, in which the foot and leg components (3, 5) of a seat occupant rest on at least one support surface, the respective support component (1) being held in the use position by means of a fastening mechanism (15) and extending at least in part into a foot space which may be used by the occupant of the rear seat of two seats mounted in a row, the support component (1) clearing the foot space when the component is in the non-use position, the support component (1) being essentially flexible and when in the use position at least in part following a curved path, and the fastening mechanism (15) being mounted on the front seat of two seats mounted in a row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: Oliver Forgatsch
  • Patent number: D767293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Satoshi Hasegawa, Christopher Chilcott, Antje Schmidt, Oliver Forgatsch