Patents by Inventor Hartmut Schürg

Hartmut Schürg 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: 9358913
    Abstract: A flight passenger seating device comprising a backrest having a first backrest unit. The backrest has a second backrest unit and a bearing unit which movably receives the second backrest unit relative to the first backrest unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schürg, Andreas Erb, Jens Jakubowski
  • Patent number: 8613479
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat with seat components, such as a seating piece and a backrest (1) includes a back support structure (11) supporting a backrest cushion (13). On the back face of the support structure a food table may be folded against the same and extended into an in-use position. A pocket-like container (15), for housing useful objects, such as printed products (17) and traveling utensils 15 is arranged on the support structure. The container (15) is formed by a cavity, extending in the support structure (11) of the backrest (1), at least partly between the folded food table (3) and the backrest cushion (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schürg, Oliver Forgatsch, Christian Pilgram
  • Publication number: 20120048999
    Abstract: A flight passenger seating device comprising a backrest having a first backrest unit. The backrest has a second backrest unit and a bearing unit which movably receives the second backrest unit relative to the first backrest unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schürg, Andreas Erb, Jens Jakubowski
  • Patent number: 7806476
    Abstract: A seat, especially an airplane or vehicle seat, has a seat part placed on the stand-type seat structure (12) in relation to a base and provided with a bearing part (18) on its front side. The bearing part (18) is embodied in a flexible manner and can move in the direction of the seat structure (12) when a predefined seating load is exerted on it. When the load is discharged, it can move back into its initial position in the opposite direction from the seat structure (12). This arrangement creates a seat whose front part is maintained in a flexible manner such that the front area of the seat part yields according to the seating load exerted by the seat user. The pressure forces are limited to the lower side of the upper thighs of the seat user. As a result, the cross-sections of the veins in that region are not reduced, but are maintained such that the circulation of the blood is not impeded, significantly reducing the risk of thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Forgatsch, Hartmut Schürg, Sven Achilles
  • Patent number: 7744158
    Abstract: A head rest for a seat, especially an air passenger seat, includes a carrier structure that can be applied to the back rest part of the seat and includes a supporting structure for supporting the head of the seat passenger. The supporting structure has individual strand-type or strip-type supporting parts (13) with a pre-defined flexibility. A second supporting structure in the form of padding is arranged on the first supporting The padding has a flexibility that is different from that of the supporting parts (13) of the first supporting structure, and at least the supporting structures are provided with an outer coating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hartmut Schürg
  • Patent number: 7641278
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passenger seat, especially an airline passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat part, a backrest, and an armrest (3), at least one of which is movably disposed relative to the other seat components to adjust the position, and a partition (9, 11) that can be transferred between an operational position in which the same extends in a lateral shielding area of the seat and a non-operational position in which the same unblocks the shielding area. The partition is composed of several wall parts (9, 11) which extend in the shielding area in the operational position and interact via a guiding device (43, 45) such that the movement of one wall part (9) during the transfer between the non-operational and the operational position entrains another wall part (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Strasser, Hartmut Schürg
  • Patent number: 7568759
    Abstract: A passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, has seat components such as a seat element (1), a backrest (3), and an arm rest (5). At least one component is mounted so as to be movable for adjustment of its position in relation to that of other seat components. A partition (19) is movable at option into a use position in which it extends into a lateral screen area of the seat and into a non-use position in which it clears the screen area. The partition (19) is connected to an associated arm rest (5) and may be moved between a non-use position and a use position by movement of the arm rest (5), changing the adjusted position of the arm rest (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hartmut Schürg
  • Publication number: 20090189430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a head rest for a seat, especially an air passenger seat. Said head rest comprises a carrier structure that can be applied to the back rest part of the seat and comprises a supporting structure for supporting the head of the seat passenger, said supporting structure consisting of individual strand-type or strip-type supporting parts (13) with a pre-defined flexibility. According to the invention, a second supporting structure in the form of padding is arranged on the first supporting structure, said padding having a flexibility which is different from that of the supporting parts (13) of the first supporting structure, and at least the supporting structures are provided with an outer coating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Hartmut Schürg
  • Patent number: 7306282
    Abstract: A table unit for seats in vehicles, especially airplane seats, includes a first table element (10) provided with the functions of a table, and a second table element (12) provided with at least one other table function. Both table elements (10, 12) can be rotated relative to each other about a first pivotal axis (14) by a hinge (18, 20), and can be fixed in a predetermined position. Various table functions can be integrated in a single table unit since both table elements (10, 12) can be rotated about a pivotal axis (16) by another joint (20, 22), and can be fixed in a predetermined position. The possible table surface and position thereof can be varied in such that certain table functions are protected and service personnel can have access to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Uwe Salzer, Hartmut Schürg
  • Publication number: 20050046259
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat, preferably an aeroplane seat, comprising a seat base (12) which can be positioned on the floor and seat components which are provided for each seat and are arranged on the seat base (12), such as a seat back (1) and a seating element (2) comprising a front region (3) and a rear region (4), said rear region being located at the point where the seating element joins the seat back (1). According to the invention, said seat back can be displaced from an upright position to an inclined position and vice versa, simultaneously adjusting the inclination of the seating element (2), the front region (3) of the seating element (2) essentially maintaining its height above the floor and the rear region (4) sinking as the seat back (1) increasingly inclines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventor: Hartmut Schürg