Patents by Inventor Gudla Chandra Sekhar

Gudla Chandra Sekhar 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).

  • Economy class passenger seat with bed mode and removable cushion
    Patent number: 12187437
    Abstract: A passenger seat row for a vehicle such as a passenger aircraft. The passenger seat row includes at least two passenger seats attached to a common frame. Each of the at least two passenger seats includes a backrest forming a recess on a front of the backrest, a cushion removably disposed in the recess, and a seat pan including a fixed frame and a moving frame movably coupled to the fixed frame. In a taxi, takeoff and landing (TTOL) mode the moving frames are retracted relative to the fixed frames and the cushions are disposed in the recess. In a bed mode the moving frames are extended relative to the fixed frames and the cushions are positioned atop the fixed frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Sambasiva Rao Kodati, Gudla Chandra Sekhar
  • ECONOMY CLASS PASSENGER SEAT ROW WITH BED MODE
    Publication number: 20230391455
    Abstract: A passenger seat row for a vehicle such as a passenger aircraft. The passenger seat row includes at least two passenger seats attached to a common frame. Each of the at least two passenger seats includes a backrest forming a recess on a front of the backrest, a cushion removably disposed in the recess, and a seat pan including a fixed frame and a moving frame movably coupled to the fixed frame. In a taxi, takeoff and landing (TTOL) mode the moving frames are retracted relative to the fixed frames and the cushions are disposed in the recess. In a bed mode the moving frames are extended relative to the fixed frames and the cushions are positioned atop the fixed frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sambasiva Rao Kodati, Gudla Chandra Sekhar