Patents by Inventor Eric L. Parks

Eric L. Parks 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).

  • Aircraft seat cupholder console
    Patent number: 11628938
    Abstract: Described are consoles for use in a passenger seat row. The console may include a base of a support material. The base may include a top surface, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. A tray may be configured to be releasably affixed to the top surface of the base. The tray be manufactured as a piece of molded plastic. The molded plastic may be molded to include one or more storage compartments. A bottom of the molded plastic may be configured to fittingly mate with the top surface of the base. The base may further include one or more straps configured to secure the base to a passenger seat cushion, passenger seat support structure, or a passenger seat restrain system. The one or more storage compartments may be a cupholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Safan Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance
  • Support systems for portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 10391951
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats that include a system for storing objects disposed on a rear side of the passenger seat. The system may include a cavity and a divider wall disposed within the cavity, wherein the divider wall separates a lower portion of the cavity into at least two compartments including a personal electronic device compartment on a rear side of the cavity and a secondary compartment on a forward side of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance, Jason K. Smith
  • Easy install tray table
    Patent number: 9969311
    Abstract: Described are passenger seat backs having tray tables pivotally coupled to the seat back frame and which rotate about a single axis. The tray table (20) may be directly connected to the seat back frame (10) without the need for a complex and heavy multi-axis pivot. The resulting seat and associated tray table are lighter, more compact, and easier to manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. Stewart, Eric L. Parks, John D. Allen
  • AIRCRAFT SEAT CUPHOLDER CONSOLE
    Publication number: 20170369172
    Abstract: Described are consoles for use in a passenger seat row. The console may include a base of a support material. The base may include a top surface, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. A tray may be configured to be releasably affixed to the top surface of the base. The tray be manufactured as a piece of molded plastic. The molded plastic may be molded to include one or more storage compartments. A bottom of the molded plastic may be configured to fittingly mate with the top surface of the base. The base may further include one or more straps configured to secure the base to a passenger seat cushion, passenger seat support structure, or a passenger seat restrain system. The one or more storage compartments may be a cupholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Matthews, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance
  • SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170313258
    Abstract: Described are passenger seats that include a system for storing objects disposed on a rear side of the passenger seat. The system may include a cavity and a divider wall disposed within the cavity, wherein the divider wall separates a lower portion of the cavity into at least two compartments including a personal electronic device compartment on a rear side of the cavity and a secondary compartment on a forward side of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Zodiac Seats US LLC
    Inventors: Wade G. Argyle, Eric L. Parks, Andrew B. Severance, Jason K. Smith
  • EASY INSTALL TRAY TABLE
    Publication number: 20160332550
    Abstract: Described are passenger seat backs having tray tables pivotally coupled to the seat back frame and which rotate about a single axis. The tray table (20) may be directly connected to the seat back frame (10) without the need for a complex and heavy multi-axis pivot. The resulting seat and associated tray table are lighter, more compact, and easier to manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher D. Stewart, Eric L. Parks, John D. Allen