Patents by Inventor Charles EHRMANN

Charles EHRMANN 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: 12030640
    Abstract: The present invention relates essentially to an arrangement of individual seats intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin and characterised in that the first seat faces inwards in the direction of the axis of the aircraft cabin and the second seat faces outwards away from the axis of the aircraft cabin and in that at least a portion of the first seat and of the corresponding first footwell are capable of defining at least a portion of a first bed surface which faces outwards away from the axis of the aircraft cabin and in that at least a portion of the second seat and of the corresponding second footwell are capable of defining at least a portion of a second bed surface which faces inwards in the direction of the axis of the aircraft cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Arthur Glain, Oscar Ruiz, Charles Ehrmann
  • Patent number: 11975843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly of individual seats intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin, the assembly comprising: —a first seat and a second seat, a central console arranged between the first seat and the second seat, the central console comprising a first foot area and a second foot area extending in two opposite directions, —a seat surface width of the first seat being smaller in a portion of the seat opposite the second foot area in relation to a width of a portion of the seat surface opposite the first foot area so as to increase a space between the seat surface of the first seat and the second foot area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Franck Jasny, Charles Ehrmann, Laurent Ligonniere, Daniele Guerra, Blong Siong
  • Publication number: 20220227493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly of individual seats intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin, the assembly comprising: —a first seat and a second seat, a central console arranged between the first seat and the second seat, the central console comprising a first foot area and a second foot area extending in two opposite directions, —a seat surface width of the first seat being smaller in a portion of the seat opposite the second foot area in relation to a width of a portion of the seat surface opposite the first foot area so as to increase a space between the seat surface of the first seat and the second foot area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Franck Jasny, Charles Ehrmann, Laurent Ligonniere, Daniele Guerra, Blong Siong
  • Publication number: 20220041284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement of individual seat units intended to be installed in particular in an aircraft cabin, characterized in that a console of a seat unit of a given row is arranged in the vicinity of a seat of a seat unit of the other row so as to define a space for stowing and/or placing objects, and in that said arrangement has access passages for access to a traffic aisle, an access passage being delimited at least in part on the one hand by a shell of a seat unit of the second row and on the other hand by an adjacent console of a seat unit of the second row, in such a way that each access passage allows direct access to the traffic aisle (14) for a passenger of a seat belonging to the first row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Arthur Glain, Oscar Ruiz, Charles Ehrmann
  • Publication number: 20220033083
    Abstract: The invention describes a passenger seat unit for an aircraft cabin, comprising a seat surface (10), a backrest (20) and a leg rest (30), and having: an upright configuration in which the backrest (20) and the leg rest (30) are in a first position, and a bed configuration in which the backrest (20) and the leg rest (30) are in a second position, the backrest (20), the seat surface (10) and the leg rest (30) forming a substantially plane and continuous surface, characterised in that: the seat surface (10) is fixed, the backrest (20) is mounted mobile in rotation around a joint axis between the backrest and the seat surface (29), the leg rest (30) is mounted mobile in rotation around a joint axis between the leg rest and the seat surface (39).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Style & Design Group
    Inventors: Romain Chareyre, Laurent Stritter, Pierrick Henri, Charles Ehrmann
  • Publication number: 20220017224
    Abstract: The present invention relates essentially to an arrangement of individual seats intended to be installed in an aircraft cabin and characterised in that the first seat faces inwards in the direction of the axis of the aircraft cabin and the second seat faces outwards away from the axis of the aircraft cabin and in that at least a portion of the first seat and of the corresponding first footwell are capable of defining at least a portion of a first bed surface which faces outwards away from the axis of the aircraft cabin and in that at least a portion of the second seat and of the corresponding second footwell are capable of defining at least a portion of a second bed surface which faces inwards in the direction of the axis of the aircraft cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Arthur Glain, Oscar Ruiz, Charles Ehrmann
  • 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: 10315772
    Abstract: Described are seat units having at least one seat (12) with an upper seat back cushion (32), a lower seat back cushion (34), and a seat pan cushion (36). The at least one seat is configured to transition between a seat position and a bed position. The upper seat back cushion and the lower seat back cushion are separated by a gap (56) located between an end of each cushion when the at least one seat is in the seat position. In contrast, the ends of the cushions are flush with each other when the at least one seat is in the bed position. The seat pan cushion is positioned below a passenger's buttocks when the at least one seat transitions between the seat position and the bed position without additional adjustment by the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Charles Ehrmann, Bastien Bonnefoy, Victor Carlioz, Laurent Ligonnière, Felix Lorsignol
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10076973
    Abstract: Described are seat units with a plurality of passenger seats. In these seat units, each seat has a seat back and a seat pan, and each seat back has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portions of the seat backs are integrally formed together as a single lower panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Nathalie Castaing, Charles Ehrmann
  • 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: 20170028874
    Abstract: Described are seat units with a plurality of passenger seats. In these seat units, each seat has a seat back and a seat pan, and each seat back has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portions of the seat backs are integrally formed together as a single lower panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Nathalie Castaing, Charles Ehrmann
  • Publication number: 20170029118
    Abstract: Described are seat units having at least one seat (12) with an upper seat back cushion (32), a lower seat back cushion (34), and a seat pan cushion (36). The at least one seat is configured to transition between a seat position and a bed position. The upper seat back cushion and the lower seat back cushion are separated by a gap (56) located between an end of each cushion when the at least one seat is in the seat position. In contrast, the ends of the cushions are flush with each other when the at least one seat is in the bed position. The seat pan cushion is positioned below a passenger's buttocks when the at least one seat transitions between the seat position and the bed position without additional adjustment by the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Charles Ehrmann, Bastien Bonnefoy, Victor Carlioz, Laurent Ligonnière, Felix Lorsignol
  • Patent number: 9527592
    Abstract: A passenger accommodation assembly for a passenger vehicle can be configured as a column oriented parallel to an axis defining a forward and a backward direction. The column can include at least a second seat positioned behind a first seat. The first and second seats can each be oriented to face toward the axis in directions not substantially parallel to the axis and can each be convertible by a relative movement of elements of the seat between a sitting mode and a bed mode in which elements of the seat form at least part of a sleeping surface. When in the bed mode, the second sleeping surface can be situated higher or lower than the first sleeping surface such that at least a portion of the second sleeping surface vertically overlaps with at least a portion of the first sleeping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats France
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann
  • Patent number: 9200796
    Abstract: The invention relates to an individual lighting device (20) for a vehicle seat including: a plurality of light sources (S1, S2, S3) having an adjustable light intensity and each emitting in a favored direction (D1, D2, D3), at least two sources being arranged so that the directions (D1, D2, D3) of those two sources are not parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: PRECILEC
    Inventors: Charles Ehrmann, Philippe Roy, Pascal Gordiet
  • Publication number: 20150166182
    Abstract: A passenger accommodation assembly for a passenger vehicle can be configured as a column oriented parallel to an axis defining a forward and a backward direction. The column can include at least a second seat positioned behind a first seat. The first and second seats can each be oriented to face toward the axis in directions not substantially parallel to the axis and can each be convertible by a relative movement of elements of the seat between a sitting mode and a bed mode in which elements of the seat form at least part of a sleeping surface. When in the bed mode, the second sleeping surface can be situated higher or lower than the first sleeping surface such that at least a portion of the second sleeping surface vertically overlaps with at least a portion of the first sleeping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe Ducreux, Charles Ehrmann, Jaime Moreno
  • Publication number: 20130343072
    Abstract: The invention relates to an individual lighting device (20) for a vehicle seat including: a plurality of light sources (S1, S2, S3) having an adjustable light intensity and each emitting in a favored direction (D1, D2, D3), at least two sources being arranged so that the directions (D1, D2, D3) of those two sources are not parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Charles EHRMANN, Philippe ROY, Pascal GORDIET