Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Severance

Andrew B. Severance 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: 11628938
    Abstract: Described are consoles for use in a passenger seat row. The console may include a base of a support material. The base may include a top surface, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. A tray may be configured to be releasably affixed to the top surface of the base. The tray be manufactured as a piece of molded plastic. The molded plastic may be molded to include one or more storage compartments. A bottom of the molded plastic may be configured to fittingly mate with the top surface of the base. The base may further include one or more straps configured to secure the base to a passenger seat cushion, passenger seat support structure, or a passenger seat restrain system. The one or more storage compartments may be a cupholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Safan Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance
  • Patent number: 11530044
    Abstract: Seat assemblies (200) including structural components (212, 222, 232) made of foam are described. A seat sub-assembly (210, 220, 230) can include a frame (214, 224, 234) and a foam support (212, 222, 232). The foam support (212, 222, 232) can be coupled to the frame (214, 224, 234) for receiving a load on the seat sub-assembly (210, 220, 230), dissipating at least half of the load, and dispersing the load through the frame (214, 224, 234).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Jason K. Smith, Raul G. Reyes, Andrew B. Severance
  • Publication number: 20210284342
    Abstract: Seat assemblies (200) including structural components (212, 222, 232) made of foam are described. A seat sub-assembly (210, 220, 230) can include a frame (214, 224, 234) and a foam support (212, 222, 232). The foam support (212, 222, 232) can be coupled to the frame (214, 224, 234) for receiving a load on the seat sub-assembly (210, 220, 230), dissipating at least half of the load, and dispersing the load through the frame (214, 224, 234).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Jason K. Smith, Raul G. Reyes, Andrew B. Severance
  • Patent number: 10391951
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats that include a system for storing objects disposed on a rear side of the passenger seat. The system may include a cavity and a divider wall disposed within the cavity, wherein the divider wall separates a lower portion of the cavity into at least two compartments including a personal electronic device compartment on a rear side of the cavity and a secondary compartment on a forward side of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance, Jason K. Smith
  • Publication number: 20170369172
    Abstract: Described are consoles for use in a passenger seat row. The console may include a base of a support material. The base may include a top surface, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. A tray may be configured to be releasably affixed to the top surface of the base. The tray be manufactured as a piece of molded plastic. The molded plastic may be molded to include one or more storage compartments. A bottom of the molded plastic may be configured to fittingly mate with the top surface of the base. The base may further include one or more straps configured to secure the base to a passenger seat cushion, passenger seat support structure, or a passenger seat restrain system. The one or more storage compartments may be a cupholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance
  • Publication number: 20170313258
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats that include a system for storing objects disposed on a rear side of the passenger seat. The system may include a cavity and a divider wall disposed within the cavity, wherein the divider wall separates a lower portion of the cavity into at least two compartments including a personal electronic device compartment on a rear side of the cavity and a secondary compartment on a forward side of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Argyle, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance, Jason K. Smith