Patents by Inventor Bob A. Halcombe

Bob A. Halcombe 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).

  • Coupling device for passenger seats
    Patent number: 9725175
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats with a seat pan (12) releasably coupled to a seat frame (14) via at least one coupling device (20), which includes a ramp (22) mounted on a lower surface (36) of the seat pan (12) and a latch (42) pivotally coupled to an open end of the ramp (22). The latch (42) includes a flap configured to substantially cover the open end of the ramp (22) when the latch (42) is in a closed position, and a handle (48) that is accessible from an upper surface of the seat pan (12) via an aperture (50) in the seat pan (12). The coupling device also includes a spring (44) configured to position the latch (42) in the closed position until a force is applied to the handle (48) to rotate the latch (42) to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Allen L. Shirey, Justin K. Murnan, Bob A. Halcombe
  • COUPLING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER SEATS
    Publication number: 20160272325
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats with a seat pan (12) releasably coupled to a seat frame (14) via at least one coupling device (20), which includes a ramp (22) mounted on a lower surface (36) of the seat pan (12) and a latch (42) pivotally coupled to an open end of the ramp (22). The latch (42) includes a flap configured to substantially cover the open end of the ramp (22) when the latch (42) is in a closed position, and a handle (48) that is accessible from an upper surface of the seat pan (12) via an aperture (50) in the seat pan (12). The coupling device also includes a spring (44) configured to position the latch (42) in the closed position until a force is applied to the handle (48) to rotate the latch (42) to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Allen L. Shirey, Justin K. Muman, Bob A. Halcombe