Patents by Inventor Christopher Schuttera

Christopher Schuttera 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: 11691735
    Abstract: A bench seat assembly that includes a first seat that includes a seat portion and a back, a second seat that includes a seat portion and a back, and a center portion positioned between the first and second seats. The first seat is bifurcated by a first vertical plane, the second seat is bifurcated by a second vertical plane, and the center portion is bifurcated by a center vertical plane. The first seat is angled outwardly such that the first plane defines a first acute angle with the center plane and the second seat is angled outwardly such that the second plane defines a second acute angle with the center plane. The first acute angle and the second acute angle are approximately the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Publication number: 20220001990
    Abstract: A bench seat assembly that includes a first seat that includes a seat portion and a back, a second seat that includes a seat portion and a back, and a center portion positioned between the first and second seats. The first seat is bifurcated by a first vertical plane, the second seat is bifurcated by a second vertical plane, and the center portion is bifurcated by a center vertical plane. The first seat is angled outwardly such that the first plane defines a first acute angle with the center plane and the second seat is angled outwardly such that the second plane defines a second acute angle with the center plane. The first acute angle and the second acute angle are approximately the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Patent number: 11161614
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a fuselage having a floor, first and second outboard walls and an aisle, and a first seat and storage system that is positioned between the first outboard wall and the aisle. The first seat and storage system includes a seat that includes a seat back and a seat portion, and a storage assembly that includes a storage portion and an extension portion. The storage portion defines a storage interior and a storage opening and includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The storage opening faces the aisle. The extension portion extends from the storage portion toward the first outboard wall. The storage assembly defines a top surface to which the seat is secured. The storage assembly defines an under seat cavity below a bottom surface of the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Schuttera, Mark Lyle Shurtleff, Bruce Tsukasa Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11034452
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a cabin interior that is bifurcated into first and second sides and includes a pilot zone and a passenger zone aft of the pilot zone, a pilot seat positioned in the pilot zone and on a first side of the cabin interior, and first and second rows positioned in the passenger zone. The front row includes first and second front seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively. The first and second front seats are angled away from one another and the second front seat is positioned forwardly of the first front seat. The back row includes first and second back seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Eric Heimbach
  • Patent number: 10919631
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger zone, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The cabin interior includes a pilot zone, a passenger zone positioned aft of the pilot zone, and a cargo zone positioned aft of the passenger zone. The pilot zone and the front row of seats are accessible and the back row and cargo zone are inaccessible from an exterior of the body when the aft door is in the closed position and the forward door is in the open position. The back row and cargo zone are accessible and the pilot zone and the front row of seats are inaccessible from the exterior of the body when the aft door is in the open position and the forward door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Eric Heimbach
  • Patent number: 10807717
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior and a longitudinal axis, and a front row positioned in the cabin interior. The front row includes a first front seat and a second front seat. The first and second front seats are angled away from one another. The first front seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a first acute angle with the longitudinal axis and the second front seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a second acute angle with the longitudinal axis. The first and second acute angles are approximately the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Patent number: 10661879
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, a divider member that divides the cabin interior into a cargo hold and a passenger cabin, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger cabin, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. Pivoting one of the forward door or the aft door from the closed to the open position causes the other of the forward door or the aft door to pivot from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Publication number: 20200140090
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a cabin interior that is bifurcated into first and second sides and includes a pilot zone and a passenger zone aft of the pilot zone, a pilot seat positioned in the pilot zone and on a first side of the cabin interior, and first and second rows positioned in the passenger zone. The front row includes first and second front seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively. The first and second front seats are angled away from one another and the second front seat is positioned forwardly of the first front seat. The back row includes first and second back seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Eric Heimbach
  • Publication number: 20200130805
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, a divider member that divides the cabin interior into a cargo hold and a passenger cabin, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger cabin, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. Pivoting one of the forward door or the aft door from the closed to the open position causes the other of the forward door or the aft door to pivot from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Publication number: 20200130845
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior and a longitudinal axis, and a front row positioned in the cabin interior. The front row includes a first front seat and a second front seat. The first and second front seats are angled away from one another. The first front seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a first acute angle with the longitudinal axis and the second front seat is angled outwardly such that it forms a second acute angle with the longitudinal axis. The first and second acute angles are approximately the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Heimbach, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Ian Geoffrey Scoley
  • Publication number: 20200130837
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a body that defines a cabin interior, front and back rows of seats positioned in the passenger zone, a forward door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and an aft door that is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The cabin interior includes a pilot zone, a passenger zone positioned aft of the pilot zone, and a cargo zone positioned aft of the passenger zone. The pilot zone and the front row of seats are accessible and the back row and cargo zone are inaccessible from an exterior of the body when the aft door is in the closed position and the forward door is in the open position. The back row and cargo zone are accessible and the pilot zone and the front row of seats are inaccessible from the exterior of the body when the aft door is in the open position and the forward door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley, Christopher Schuttera, Scott Savian, Eric Heimbach
  • Publication number: 20200108935
    Abstract: An aircraft that includes a fuselage having a floor, first and second outboard walls and an aisle, and a first seat and storage system that is positioned between the first outboard wall and the aisle. The first seat and storage system includes a seat that includes a seat back and a seat portion, and a storage assembly that includes a storage portion and an extension portion. The storage portion defines a storage interior and a storage opening and includes a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The storage opening faces the aisle. The extension portion extends from the storage portion toward the first outboard wall. The storage assembly defines a top surface to which the seat is secured. The storage assembly defines an under seat cavity below a bottom surface of the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Schuttera, Mark Lyle Shurtleff, Bruce Tsukasa Shimizu
  • Patent number: D922175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Kazaoka, Christopher Schuttera