Patents by Inventor Sylvain Gonfalone

Sylvain Gonfalone 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 extension with modular length, unit comprising a seat extension and passenger cabin
    Patent number: 11608179
    Abstract: A cabin of a vehicle for transporting passengers includes a plurality of units, each unit including a seat and a modular seat extension arranged staggered in the units. Each extension includes a shell having a front bottom and a rear opening determined by a hollow volume open towards the rear and a footrest area inside the hollow volume suitable for receiving the feet of a passenger. The shell of each extension includes an invariant portion and a modular portion located in front of the invariant portion. The modular portion making it possible during the fastening thereof to the invariant portion to obtain an extension with a length that can be modified between the opening and the bottom of the shell and, a width of passage towards the aisle between the seats and the extensions of the units is maintained constant during the use of the extensions by the passengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS ATLANTIC
    Inventors: Gabriel Martin, Laurent Texeraud, Sylvain Gonfalone
  • SEAT EXTENSION WITH MODULAR LENGTH, UNIT COMPRISING A SEAT EXTENSION AND PASSENGER CABIN
    Publication number: 20190241269
    Abstract: A cabin of a vehicle for transporting passengers includes a plurality of units, each unit including a seat and a modular seat extension arranged staggered in the units. Each extension includes a shell having a front bottom and a rear opening determined by a hollow volume open towards the rear and a footrest area inside the hollow volume suitable for receiving the feet of a passenger. The shell of each extension includes an invariant portion and a modular portion located in front of the invariant portion. The modular portion making it possible during the fastening thereof to the invariant portion to obtain an extension with a length that can be modified between the opening and the bottom of the shell and, a width of passage towards the aisle between the seats and the extensions of the units is maintained constant during the use of the extensions by the passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Gabriel MARTIN, Laurent TEXERAUD, Sylvain GONFALONE
  • Seats for means of transport
    Patent number: D598665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Eads Sogerma
    Inventors: Frédéric Cloet, Sylvain Gonfalone, Gabriel Martin
  • Seat for means of transport
    Patent number: D598666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Eads Sogerma
    Inventors: Frédéric Cloet, Sylvain Gonfalone, Gabriel Martin