Patents by Inventor George J. Ringger

George J. Ringger 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: 5165626
    Abstract: A partially movable divider assembly primarily designed for mounting to an overhead structure, such as a passenger service unit rail or ceiling, in the cabin interior of an aircraft, to provide a privacy barrier between two seating sections of different classes. An upper stationary panel is fixedly mounted to the overhead structure and a lower movablle panel is hingedly attached along a bottom edge of the upper panel to permit swinging movement of the lower panel relative to the upper panel in response to a force applied to the lower panel. A biasing element and dampening structure urge the lower panel into a normal vertical position in coplanar relation to the upper panel, while reducing excessive swinging movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventors: George J. Ringger, Stanley M. Hooper