Patents by Inventor Anthony R. Parkington

Anthony R. Parkington 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).

  • Variable thermal resistance device for vehicular seats
    Patent number: 9914540
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprising: a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning the opening in the frame; a variable thermal resistance device that opposes the support surface when the variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, the variable thermal resistance device being movable from the closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from the open state to the closed state; and an actuator coupled to the variable thermal resistance device. The actuator is operable to actuate movement of the variable thermal resistance device between the open and closed states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Trevor M. Laib, Anthony R. Parkington, Shawn A. Claflin, Henry V. R. Fletcher, III
  • Variable Thermal Resistance Device for Vehicular Seats
    Publication number: 20150239566
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprising: a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning the opening in the frame; a variable thermal resistance device that opposes the support surface when the variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, the variable thermal resistance device being movable from the closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from the open state to the closed state; and an actuator coupled to the variable thermal resistance device. The actuator is operable to actuate movement of the variable thermal resistance device between the open and closed states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Trevor M. Laib, Anthony R. Parkington, Shawn A. Claflin, Henry V.R. Fletcher, III
  • Variable thermal resistance device for vehicular seats
    Patent number: 9056570
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprising: a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning the opening in the frame; a variable thermal resistance device that opposes the support surface when the variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, the variable thermal resistance device being movable from the closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from the open state to the closed state; and an actuator coupled to the variable thermal resistance device. The actuator is operable to actuate movement of the variable thermal resistance device between the open and closed states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Trevor M. Laib, Anthony R. Parkington, Shawn A. Claflin, Henry V. R. Fletcher, III
  • Variable Thermal Resistance Device for Vehicular Seats
    Publication number: 20140239677
    Abstract: A seating assembly comprising: a frame having an opening; a support surface spanning the opening in the frame; a variable thermal resistance device that opposes the support surface when the variable thermal resistance device is in a closed state in which airflow is obstructed, the variable thermal resistance device being movable from the closed state to an open state in which airflow is not obstructed and from the open state to the closed state; and an actuator coupled to the variable thermal resistance device. The actuator is operable to actuate movement of the variable thermal resistance device between the open and closed states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Trevor M. Laib, Anthony R. Parkington, Shawn A. Claflin, Henry V.R. Fletcher, III