Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Gumbleton

Christopher M. Gumbleton 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).

  • One-motion table latch
    Patent number: 10556688
    Abstract: A latch assembly (110) can include a latch rail (314), a latch body (312), and a biasing mechanism (322). The latch rail can include a first end (318) and a second end. The first end can couple to a back portion of a seat that includes a table body. The latch body (312) can couple to the second end of the latch rail (314) such that the latch body can move between a first position and a second position relative to the latch rail. The latch body can prevent the table body from moving between a stowed position and a stowed position while in the first position. The latch body can allow the table body to move between the stowed position and the deployed position in the second position. The biasing mechanism (322) can couple to the latch body (312) and can bias the latch body into the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Vishwanath Bhat, Christopher M. Gumbleton, Mark Carpenter
  • ONE-MOTION TABLE LATCH
    Publication number: 20180194477
    Abstract: A latch assembly (110) can include a latch rail (314), a latch body (312), and a biasing mechanism (322). The latch rail can include a first end (318) and a second end. The first end can couple to a back portion of a seat that includes a table body. The latch body (312) can couple to the second end of the latch rail (314) such that the latch body can move between a first position and a second position relative to the latch rail. The latch body can prevent the table body from moving between a stowed position and a stowed position while in the first position. The latch body can allow the table body to move between the stowed position and the deployed position in the second position. The biasing mechanism (322) can couple to the latch body (312) and can bias the latch body into the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Vishwanath Bhat, Christopher M. Gumbleton, Mark Carpenter