Patents by Inventor Doug Fidler

Doug Fidler 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).

  • Pilot and passenger seat
    Patent number: 11554877
    Abstract: The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Levi Bilbrey, Andrew Zahasky, Joshua Edler, Joseph Scott Drennan, Doug Fidler, Rares Halmagean
  • Pilot and Passenger Seat
    Publication number: 20200290749
    Abstract: The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Levi Bilbrey, Andrew Zahasky, Joshua Edler, Joseph Scott Drennan, Doug Fidler, Rares Halmagean
  • Pilot and passenger seat
    Patent number: 10683100
    Abstract: The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Levi Bilbrey, Jeremy Robert Chavez, Joshua Edler, James R. Williamson, Joseph Scott Drennan, Doug Fidler, Rares Halmagean
  • Pilot and Passenger Seat
    Publication number: 20180251209
    Abstract: The present invention achieves technical advantages as a pilot and passenger seating. An aircraft employs a pilot seat, comprising a contoured structure having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, with left and right arm supports that include an articulated control knob, movable in three rectangular axes and rotatable about a vertical axis to provide one or more aircraft steering functions for an aircraft, and a touch-sensitive control surface for controlling one or more power system components. A passenger seat, having a contoured structure, having ergonomically formed and padded surfaces, a headrest, a seat, a left support member, and a right support member are adapted to cradle a portion of a passenger's body to support the passenger during travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Levi Bilbrey, Jeremy Robert Chavez, Andrew Zahasky, Joshua Edler, James R. Williamson, Joseph Scott Drennan, Doug Fidler, Rares Halmagean