Patents by Inventor Benjamin Foucher

Benjamin Foucher 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: 20210163139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat arrangement, which is in particular designed to be installed in an airplane cabin, comprising: at least one “front” seat unit and at least one “rear” seat unit, positioned one behind the other along a longitudinal axis of the airplane cabin and comprising respectively at least one seat that can pass from a “seating” position to a “bunk” position; a transverse passage arranged between the “front” seat unit and the “rear” seat unit to allow access to an aisle. The invention is characterized in that the seat arrangement comprises at least partially flexible closure means, said closure means being movable between a stowed position, in which the closure means are unobstructed from the aisle, and a deployed position, in which the closure means obstruct the aisle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Bastien Bonnefoy, Benjamin Foucher
  • Patent number: 10730627
    Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a seat module intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin comprising: a seat, a cushion positioned near the seat, and an armrest that can move between a lowered position, and a raised position, wherein the armrest comprises an upper wall and a lower wall, such that the upper wall extends in line with the cushion when the armrest is in the lowered position, and the lower wall extends in line with the cushion when the armrest is in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann, Benjamin Foucher
  • Patent number: 10494102
    Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a seat module intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin, having a seat and a tray table that is movable between a folded position and a deployed position, wherein the tray table is also movable in translation and/or in rotation with respect to the seat in order to be moved from the deployed position to an offset deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann, Benjamin Foucher
  • Patent number: 10144513
    Abstract: Described are arrangements of seats, which include at least one column having rows of pairs of seats (12A,12B), each seat having a chair position and a bed position. A pair of foot wells (34A,34B) are positioned within an aft side of each row and configured to vertically align with the pair of seats in a next-aft row when the pair of seats are positioned in the bed position. The bed position of a first seat (12A) of the pair of seats is vertically offset from the bed position of a second seat (12B) of the pair of seats so that the first seat has a high bed position and the second seat has a low bed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, Philippe Roy
  • Publication number: 20180297708
    Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a seat module intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin comprising: a seat, a cushion positioned near the seat, and an armrest that can move between a lowered position, and a raised position, wherein the armrest comprises an upper wall and a lower wall, such that the upper wall extends in line with the cushion when the armrest is in the lowered position, and the lower wall extends in line with the cushion when the armrest is in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann, Benjamin Foucher
  • Publication number: 20180127099
    Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a seat module (10) intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin, having a seat (11) and a tray table (19) that is movable between a folded position and a deployed position, wherein the tray table (19) is also movable in translation and/or in rotation with respect to the seat (11) in order to be moved from the deployed position to an offset deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann, Benjamin Foucher
  • Publication number: 20150336674
    Abstract: Described are arrangements of seats, which include at least one column having rows of pairs of seats (12A,12B), each seat having a chair position and a bed position. A pair of foot wells (34A,34B) are positioned within an aft side of each row and configured to vertically align with the pair of seats in a next-aft row when the pair of seats are positioned in the bed position. The bed position of a first seat (12A) of the pair of seats is vertically offset from the bed position of a second seat (12B) of the pair of seats so that the first seat has a high bed position and the second seat has a low bed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, Philippe Roy
  • Patent number: 8936214
    Abstract: Passenger seating arrangements are detailed. At least some arrangements permit each passenger to access an aisle of a vessel without contacting an adjacent passenger. Movable footwells may be utilized to floor-level access when retracted and function as steps when extended as a seat is converted to a bed. This structure authorizes decrease in seat pitch without decrease of bed length, permitting additional seating to be included in a cabin of a vessel without diminishment of passenger comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, Philippe Roy
  • Publication number: 20130032668
    Abstract: Passenger seating arrangements are detailed. At least some arrangements permit each passenger to access an aisle of a vessel without contacting an adjacent passenger. Movable footwells may be utilized to floor-level access when retracted and function as steps when extended as a seat is converted to a bed. This structure authorizes decrease in seat pitch without decrease of bed length, permitting additional seating to be included in a cabin of a vessel without diminishment of passenger comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, Philippe Roy
  • Patent number: D937753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN SEATS
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, José Bernardo De Morais, Bastien Bonnefoy, Olivier Cazalis, Laurent Ligonniere, Quentin Munier
  • Patent number: D1020327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN SEATS
    Inventors: Benjamin Foucher, José Bernardo De Morais, Bastien Bonnefoy, Olivier Cazalis, Laurent Ligonniere, Quentin Munier