Patents by Inventor Ben Orson

Ben Orson 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: 10301026
    Abstract: A plurality of personal units for aircraft passengers is provided. Each personal unit is arranged to define a longitudinal axis. The personal units are arranged to form first and second columns along a floor to define respective first and second column axes, the personal units in each column being arranged side-by-side in a longitudinally offset relationship at an acute angle to the respective column axis. Each personal unit is arranged to define a personal space for accommodating a person in a seated position and accommodating the person in a recumbent position. At least some of the personal units are arranged such that a portion of the personal space of the respective personal unit is arranged in a stacked relationship, in a direction perpendicular to the floor, with respect to a portion of the personal space of a personal unit in the respective other column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: James Park Associates Limited
    Inventors: John Tighe, Ben Orson, James Park
  • Publication number: 20160083093
    Abstract: A plurality of personal units for aircraft passengers is provided. Each personal unit is arranged to define a longitudinal axis. The personal units are arranged to form first and second columns along a floor to define respective first and second column axes, the personal units in each column being arranged side-by-side in a longitudinally offset relationship at an acute angle to the respective column axis. Each personal unit is arranged to define a personal space for accommodating a person in a seated position and accommodating the person in a recumbent position. At least some of the personal units are arranged such that a portion of the personal space of the respective personal unit is arranged in a stacked relationship, in a direction perpendicular to the floor, with respect to a portion of the personal space of a personal unit in the respective other column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: James Park Associates Limited
    Inventors: John TIGHE, Ben ORSON, James PARK
  • Patent number: 9216826
    Abstract: A passenger seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin that includes first and second adjacent columns of at least two seats that define a first longitudinally extending center axis that extends approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin. The seats in the first column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°, and the seats in the second column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°. Each seat in the first column is staggered fore of a seat in the second column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Zodiac Seat Shells U.S. LLC
    Inventors: Ben Orson, Zhao Jin
  • Publication number: 20150136905
    Abstract: A passenger seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin that includes first and second adjacent columns of at least two seats that define a first longitudinally extending center axis that extends approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin. The seats in the first column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°, and the seats in the second column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°. Each seat in the first column is staggered fore of a seat in the second column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Ben Orson, Zhao Jin
  • Patent number: 8944379
    Abstract: A passenger seating arrangement for an aircraft cabin that includes first and second adjacent columns of at least two seats that define a first longitudinally extending center axis that extends approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin. The seats in the first column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°, and the seats in the second column face away from and form an angle with the first axis of between about 1° and about 44°. Each seat in the first column is staggered fore of a seat in the second column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Zodiac Seat Shells US LLC
    Inventors: Ben Orson, Zhao Jin
  • Publication number: 20140300152
    Abstract: An aircraft seating system including a plurality of personal units, with each personal unit including a seat having a top portion and bottom portion, a central partition extending along one side of the seat from a rear surface of the seat to an area in front of the seat, a surface between the central partition and the seat, with the surface affixed to the central partition at a predetermined height, where the personal units are arranged in a first column and a second column along a central axis such that each personal unit includes a side aligned with the central axis, and the predetermined height of the surface is configured such that a passenger in a first personal unit may insert their legs and feed into the space below the surface of a second personal unit in front of the first personal unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: James Park, John Tighe, Ben Orson
  • Patent number: 8820682
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a cabin that has a floor, side walls, a ceiling and an interior, a first class section positioned in the interior that includes a longitudinally extending first aisle extending therethrough, a first door positioned fore of the first class section, an economy class section positioned in the interior and aft of the first class section, and a longitudinally extending second aisle that extends parallel to the first aisle and that does not extend through the first class section. An economy class passenger that enters through the first door travels down the second aisle to enter the economy class section and never enters the first class section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Zodiac Seat Shells US LLC
    Inventors: Ben Orson, Elijah Dobrusin
  • Publication number: 20140192544
    Abstract: A lighting assembly that includes an outer housing defining an outer housing axis, an inner housing defining an inner housing axis and a light member positioned in the inner housing. The outer housing includes a front surface having a front opening and an inner surface that defines an adjustment cavity having a truncated spherical shape. The inner housing has a truncated spherical shape and is at least partially received within the adjustment cavity. The inner housing defines a light recess therein and includes a front cover having an aperture defined therein. The front cover at least partially defines the light recess. The light member defines a light axis. The light axis and the inner housing axis are not co-axial and not parallel and form an angle therebetween. The inner housing is adjustable between a home position and a plurality of adjustment positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: C&D Zodiac, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Orson, Zhao Jin, Christian Mecke
  • Patent number: D591520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben Orson, James Park, Alex Duncan, Tim Manson
  • Patent number: D623577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben Orson, James Park, Alex Duncan, Tim Manson
  • Patent number: D623578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben Orson, James Park, Alex Duncan, Tim Manson