Patents Assigned to AMI Industries
  • Patent number: 9950645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brake assembly for aircraft cabin fixtures. A brake assembly includes a carriage, a lever having a ramp, a shaft, and a pivot, wherein the lever is coupled to the pivot, wherein the shaft is coupled to the lever, and wherein the carriage is configured to ride along the ramp. A brake assembly may comprise a spring in communication with the lever. The shaft may comprise a first end and a brake plate coupled at the first end. The ramp may comprise a slot. A brake assembly may comprise an actuation lever coupled to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Patterson, Keith M. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20180099597
    Abstract: A modular monocoque backrest is provided. The modular monocoque backrest may comprise a front shroud, a back shroud, and an at least one back spar. The front shroud may be coupled to the back shroud, and the back spar may be configured as a mounting point, enabling the modular monocoque backrest to mount to an aircraft floor. The front shroud and the back shroud may comprise a carbon fiber composite material, allowing the modular monocoque backrest to be modular in nature. The carbon fiber composite material may enable the modular monocoque backrest to have a lightweight design while also maintaining resistance to dynamic crash loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Douglas E. Hoover
  • Publication number: 20180016015
    Abstract: An energy absorbing assembly includes an attachment component configured to be coupled to a mounting structure. The energy absorbing assembly also includes an anchor that has a tip portion, a shaft, and a head. The anchor is configured to extend through the attachment component such that the head is disposed on a first side of the attachment component and the tip portion is disposed on a second side of the attachment component and is configured to be coupled to the mounting structure. The energy absorbing assembly also includes a deformable member configured to be positioned concentrically around the shaft of the anchor. The deformable member is configured to be retained between the first side of the attachment component and the head of the anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Kyler J. Marutzky
  • Patent number: 9803406
    Abstract: As described herein, a hinge system may comprise one or more a guide wire hinges. In general, the guide wire hinges may be unitary members having a generally constant diameter. A pair of guide wire hinges may be utilized to hingeably couple a stow box door to the stow box housing. The hinge system may be configured to be deformable in response to experiencing a warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Timothy Brownsberger
  • Publication number: 20170283072
    Abstract: A contoured stowable seat is provided. The contoured stowable seat may comprise a housing, a seat pan, a contoured backrest, and a deployment lever. The contoured stowable seat may be configured to be in a stowed position and a deployed position. In response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, the deployment lever may contact the contoured backrest, causing the contoured backrest to deploy and form into a contoured shape. The contoured stowable seat may also further comprise a tension cord and a headrest. The contoured backrest may also further comprise a cushion located on the outer surface of the contoured backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith M. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20170267146
    Abstract: A modular monocoque backrest is provided. The modular monocoque backrest may comprise a front shroud, a back shroud, and an at least one back spar. The front shroud may be coupled to the back shroud, and the back spar may be configured as a mounting point, enabling the modular monocoque backrest to mount to an aircraft floor. The front shroud and the back shroud may comprise a carbon fiber composite material, allowing the modular monocoque backrest to be modular in nature. The carbon fiber composite material may enable the modular monocoque backrest to have a lightweight design while also maintaining resistance to dynamic crash loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Douglas E. Hoover
  • Patent number: 9744881
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a drive system with a motor rotary actuator driven linkage and an override system is provided. The override system may be a manually actuated override system that, in response to a power loss or outage, is configured to disengage one or more links of drive system 100 from the electric motor rotary actuator, allowing the disengaged link to be moved and/or repositioned. Moreover, drive system 100 and, more specifically, the override system may be configured to restore normal operation to the disengaged link in response to power being restored (i.e., by reengaging the link).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Douglas E. Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170232869
    Abstract: A seat actuation control system is disclosed. The seat actuation control system may permit multiple functions to be controlled by a single actuator. For example, a seat floor tracking function, and a seat pan track and swivel function may be individually controlled by a single actuator, such as a rotary actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Douglas E. Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170210474
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an energy attenuating mounting foot comprising a load beam having a longitudinal axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner track interface lobe, and an outer track interface lobe, the inner track interface lobe and the outer track interface lobe extending laterally from the load beam, and a channel along the longitudinal axis having a depth extending from the load beam bottom surface toward the top surface. In various embodiments, the inner track interface lobe has a first length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface and the outer track interface lobe has a second length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the first length being less than the second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Douglas Foisie
  • Publication number: 20160281404
    Abstract: As described herein, a hinge system may comprise one or more a guide wire hinges. In general, the guide wire hinges may be unitary members having a generally constant diameter. A pair of guide wire hinges may be utilized to hingeably couple a stow box door to the stow box housing. The hinge system ay be configured to be deformable in response to experiencing a warping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Timothy Brownsberger
  • Publication number: 20160280377
    Abstract: A stowable seat is provided. The stowable seat may comprise a housing, a back rest coupled to the housing at a top of the back rest, and a seat bottom coupled to a bottom of the back rest. A track may be coupled to a housing with the seat bottom configured to slide along the track. A linkage may be coupled between the housing and the track and configured to translate the track away from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Pinkal
  • Patent number: 9446849
    Abstract: A stowable seat is provided. The stowable seat may comprise a housing, a back rest coupled to the housing at a top of the back rest, and a seat bottom coupled to a bottom of the back rest. A track may be coupled to a housing with the seat bottom configured to slide along the track. A linkage may be coupled between the housing and the track and configured to translate the track away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Pinkal
  • Patent number: 9388615
    Abstract: As described herein, a hinge system may comprise one or more a guide wire hinges. In general, the guide wire hinges may be unitary members having a generally constant diameter. A pair of guide wire hinges may be utilized to hingeably couple a stow box door to the stow box housing. The hinge system may be configured to be deformable in response to experiencing a warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Timothy Brownsberger
  • Patent number: 9353808
    Abstract: A bi-directional linear clutch lock is provided that may selectively restrain a rack from translating. A bi-directional rotary clutch lock is provided that may selectively restrain a rotary rack from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Othar Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20150097407
    Abstract: A headrest assembly for an aircraft seat includes a headrest frame having a body portion, a top member interconnected with the headrest frame, a spring clip member interconnected with the top member, a bracket member with a locking rivet, and a headrest tube having a longitudinal slot. The top member includes a plurality of elongated slots and the bracket member is coupled to the headrest frame. The headrest tube is configured to receive the locking rivet in the longitudinal slot in a locked position and thereby lock the headrest tube to the headrest frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: AMI Industries
    Inventor: Robert Duckert
  • Patent number: 8998323
    Abstract: A track-mounted aircraft seat has seat track locking pins that are capable of moving independently to remain engaged with the seat track assembly in a warped-floor condition. The seat track locking pins are actuated by means of a pair of torque tubes that rotate independently about a common pilot shaft. A control link, which is operated by the user, acts on a pair of bell cranks each of which acts on one of the torque tubes. The control link is attached to the bell cranks by means of a spherical joint. Because the torque tubes rotate independently and because the spherical joint allows the bell cranks also to move independently, in the event of a warped-floor condition, rotation of one torque tube caused by the skewed seat track will not cause the other torque tube to release its track locking pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin S. Day, Chad R. Pacheco, Donald R. Pinkal
  • Publication number: 20150054323
    Abstract: An aircraft is provided and includes a fixed frame including a ledge and a seat pan on which seating elements for seating an aircraft crewperson are disposable. The seat pan includes a hinge about which the seat pan is pivotable relative to the fixed frame and a flange disposable on the ledge to establish a first pivot position for the seat pan relative to the fixed frame and a seat pan lifter coupled to the fixed frame and selectively interposable between the flange and the ledge to establish a second pivot position for the seat pan relative to the fixed frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Mastrolia, John Hampton, James Tulloch, Jeremy Ochs
  • Publication number: 20140327283
    Abstract: A vertical seat motion lock apparatus is provided and includes a seat base, a locking system coupled to the seat base and disposable in a locking position, at which the locking system is configured to permit upward seat base movement and to prevent uncommanded downward seat base movement, and an unlocked position and a control system coupled to the locking system, the control system being biased to cause the locking system to assume the locking position and configured to be selectively actuated to cause the locking system to assume the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brownsberger, Donald Pinkal
  • Patent number: D717054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Fenton, Anthony Harcup
  • Patent number: D717055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Fenton, Anthony Harcup