Patents by Inventor Dane Sandifer

Dane Sandifer 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: 11827360
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a tray table of an aircraft includes a first interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotation of a table leaf of the tray table from a stowed position toward a deployed position of the table leaf. The first interlock is configured to be moved from the locked position of the first interlock to the unlocked position of the first interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position. The interlock assembly includes a second interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position of the second interlock to a locked position of the second interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: S & S Numerical Control, Inc.
    Inventors: John Satterfield, Neal Silverwood, Kyle Bettenhausen, Gary Senechal, Dane Sandifer
  • Publication number: 20230227162
    Abstract: A detent mechanism is provided for a tray table of an aircraft. The detent mechanism includes an actuator configured to move along with a table leaf of the tray table as the table leaf rotates between a stowed position and a deployed position of the table leaf. The detent mechanism includes a follower biased toward an open position of the follower. The follower is configured to be moved against the bias from the open position into a closed position of the follower by engagement of the actuator with the follower as the table leaf rotates from the stowed position into the deployed position. The follower includes a magnetic component configured to releasably hold the follower in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Johnny A. Satterfield, Dane Sandifer
  • Publication number: 20230227163
    Abstract: A telescopic rail system includes rails slidably interconnected with each other such that the rails slide relative to each other along a longitudinal axis. The rails are configured to be operatively connected to a carriage such that the rails guide movement of the carriage between an extended position and a retracted position. The rails include first and second magnetic detents configured to releasably hold the carriage in a partially-extended position and the extended position, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Johnny A. Satterfield, Dane Sandifer
  • Publication number: 20220135230
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a tray table of an aircraft includes a first interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotation of a table leaf of the tray table from a stowed position toward a deployed position of the table leaf. The first interlock is configured to be moved from the locked position of the first interlock to the unlocked position of the first interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position. The interlock assembly includes a second interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position of the second interlock to a locked position of the second interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: John SATTERFIELD, Neal SILVERWOOD, Kyle BETTENHAUSEN, Gary SENECHAL, Dane SANDIFER
  • Publication number: 20220095785
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a tray table of an aircraft includes a first interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotation of a table leaf of the tray table from a stowed position toward a deployed position of the table leaf. The first interlock is configured to be moved from the locked position of the first interlock to the unlocked position of the first interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position. The interlock assembly includes a second interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position of the second interlock to a locked position of the second interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Johnny A. Satterfield, Dane Sandifer