Patents by Inventor Alexander Grauls

Alexander Grauls 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).

  • Publication number: 20080061606
    Abstract: A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seat back mounted to a frame. The passenger seat includes at least one storage feature. One of the storage features may be a storage unit positioned underneath the seat bottom which is moveable between a first position in which the unit is readily accessible by a seated passenger, and a second position in which the unit is held upright or against a lower side of the seat bottom to reduce the intrusion of the unit into the under-seat space. Another storage feature may be a recess formed in the upper part of the seat bottom. The recess is covered by a moveable lid which forms part of the seating surface when closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
  • Publication number: 20060261655
    Abstract: A passenger seat includes a frame, a bottom, a back, and a headrest, and incorporates a cylindrical motion support member. The support member includes a stationary member carried by the passenger seat, including a concave surface having a cylindrical curvature. A moveable member has a convex surface with a cylindrical curvature disposed in contact with the concave surface, and a support surface for supporting at least a part of a passengers body The moveable member is selectively positionable along the concave surface. In another variation, the seat back and/or seat bottom is moveable in a conical motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dowty, Alexander Grauls
  • Publication number: 20060006704
    Abstract: A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seat back mounted to a frame. The passenger seat includes at least one storage feature. One of the storage features may be a storage unit positioned underneath the seat bottom which is moveable between a first position in which the unit is readily accessible by a seated passenger, and a second position in which the unit is held upright or against the said seat bottom to reduce the intrusion of the unit into the under-seat space. Another storage feature may be a recess formed in the upper part of the seat bottom. The recess is covered by a moveable lid which forms part of the seating surface when closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
  • Publication number: 20050151405
    Abstract: A passenger arrangement for a vehicle includes a plurality of seats each having a backshell, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The seat back and the seat bottom are selectively movable in a coordinated manner from an upright seating position to at least one alternate seating position. The seats are disposed within a vehicle separated by a selected pitch equal to or greater than about 71 cm and less than about 140 cm in a fore-and-aft direction, such that each passenger is allotted a preselected volume of living space defined between the backshell of the passenger's seat and the backshell of the seat immediately forward of the passenger's seat. The living space of each passenger remains fixed regardless of the seating position of any of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dowty, Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
  • Publication number: 20050151404
    Abstract: A passenger seat includes a frame, a bottom, a back, and a headrest, and incorporates a cylindrical motion support member. The support member includes a stationary member carried by the passenger seat, including a concave surface having a cylindrical curvature. A moveable member has a convex surface with a cylindrical curvature disposed in contact with the concave surface, and a support surface for supporting at least a part of a passenger's body The moveable member is selectively positionable along the concave surface. In another variation, the seat back and/or seat bottom is moveable in a conical motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dowty, Alexander Grauls