Patents Assigned to Inflight Canada Inc.
  • Patent number: 6863344
    Abstract: A support for entertainment or personal electronic equipment associated with a passenger seat mounted to a floor in a passenger cabin having a base adapted to anchor to the cabin floor laterally adjacent and forward of said seat. A post extends upwardly from the base and has an elongate pocket for housing each articulated support arm. A proximal end of the arm is mounted to the post and a distal end includes an equipment mount. Each arm has independent deployment from a stowed position housed within an associated pocket and a deployed position extending upwardly and laterally from the post toward a central portion of the associated passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Inflight Canada Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Smallhorn
  • Patent number: 6824104
    Abstract: A remote cluster system for providing a number of passenger seats with passenger services within an aircraft passenger cabin. The cluster includes a motherboard, having a power input connection in communication with an aircraft electrical power source; a signal input connection in communication with an aircraft passenger seat services unit; a number of circuit board slots in communication with the power input connection and signal input connection; and a number of passenger seat output connectors, each output connector communicating with at least one of the circuit board slots. A number of circuit boards are each removably engaged in an associated circuit board slot of the motherboard and passenger seat service cables communicate between the passenger seats and each passenger seat output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Inflight Canada Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Smallhorn
  • Patent number: 6585189
    Abstract: An under floor housing system for a plurality of passenger seat electronic units within an aircraft, the aircraft including a passenger cabin with a floor supporting a plurality of passenger seats, the passenger cabin having an air circulation system; the individual passenger seat electronic units each being connected to a master control and communicating via at least one conduit to a passenger interface accessible from an associated passenger seat, the units and interface capable of providing passenger services selected from the group consisting of: audio entertainment; video entertainment; telephone; intercom; television; video games; internet; email; and electrical power supply, the under floor housing system comprising: at least one housing recessed beneath the floor surface adjacent the passenger seats, each housing having: a removable top cover; side walls; and a bottom wall defining an interior compartment; and air cooling means, for cooling each electronic unit within the interior compartment of each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Inflight Canada Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Smallhorn
  • Publication number: 20030106963
    Abstract: An under floor housing system for a passenger seat electronic units within an aircraft, where the aircraft includes a passenger cabin with a floor supporting the passenger seats and an air circulation system. Conventionally such electronic units are shoe box sized metal boxes hung under the passenger seats exposing them to damage, occupying valuable cabin space, and impeding access for servicing. The individual passenger seat electronic units are connected to a master control and communicate via conduits to a passenger interface accessible from an associated passenger sea. The units and interface are capable of providing passenger services such as: audio entertainment; video entertainment; telephone; intercom; television; video games; Internet; email; and electrical power supply for laptop computers. The under floor housing system has several individual housings recessed beneath the floor surface adjacent the passenger seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: INFLIGHT CANADA INC.
    Inventor: George R. Smallhorn
  • Patent number: 6572054
    Abstract: An under floor housing system for a passenger seat electronic units within an aircraft, where the aircraft includes a passenger cabin with a floor supporting the passenger seats and an air circulation system. Conventionally such electronic units are shoe box sized metal boxes hung under the passenger seats exposing them to damage, occupying valuable cabin space, and impeding access for servicing. The individual passenger seat electronic units are connected to a master control and communicate via conduits to a passenger interface accessible from an associated passenger sea. The units and interface are capable of providing passenger services such as: audio entertainment; video entertainment; telephone; intercom; television; video games; Internet; email; and electrical power supply for laptop computers. The under floor housing system has several individual housings recessed beneath the floor surface adjacent the passenger seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Inflight Canada, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Smallhorn