Patents by Inventor James Brooks Hoyle

James Brooks Hoyle 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: 9321378
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is disclosed which includes a seat chassis for supporting a back member and a base member. The base member can have a first condition, which extends generally perpendicularly from the back member and is suitable for accommodating the occupant in a sitting position. In a second condition, the base member is retracted and thereby tends to reduce the profile of the seat. In selectively configuring the base member from the first condition to the second condition, the base member tilts such that it rises at the back edge and dips at the front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS Plc
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle
  • Patent number: 9096146
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is configured such that an occupant can be seated in either a lower position or in an upper position. The seat includes a base member for accommodating an occupant in the lower position and a seat back, positioned to extend generally upwards from the region of the base member. The seat back is configured to accommodate an occupant's back. A selectively deployable perch member is also provided. In a first condition, the perch member is configured as an extension of the seat back for when the occupant is seated in the lower position. In a second condition, the perch member is configured as an additional base member for supporting an occupant in the upper position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle
  • Patent number: 9050915
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is disclosed with a support for attachment to an aspect of a vehicle and a platform block which may be securely attached to the support. A seat element for accommodating an occupant is provided together with a suspension system connecting the seat element to the platform block. The suspension system includes a resilient member having an equilibrium condition to which the resilient member is biased to return if it extends beyond, retracts below or otherwise varies away from the equilibrium condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle
  • Publication number: 20130270877
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is disclosed with a support for attachment to an aspect of a vehicle and a platform block which may be securely attached to the support. A seat element for accommodating an occupant is provided together with a suspension system connecting the seat element to the platform block. The suspension system includes a resilient member having an equilibrium condition to which the resilient member is biased to return if it extends beyond, retracts below or otherwise varies away from the equilibrium condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: BAE Systems Plc
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle
  • Publication number: 20130207429
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is configured such that an occupant can be seated in either a lower position or in an upper position. The seat includes a base member for accommodating an occupant in the lower position and a seat back, positioned to extend generally upwards from the region of the base member. The seat back is configured to accommodate an occupant's back. A selectively deployable perch member is also provided. In a first condition, the perch member is configured as an extension of the seat back for when the occupant is seated in the lower position. In a second condition, the perch member is configured as an additional base member for supporting an occupant in the upper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle
  • Publication number: 20130200676
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is disclosed which includes a seat chassis for supporting a back member and a base member. The base member can have a first condition, which extends generally perpendicularly from the back member and is suitable for accommodating the occupant in a sitting position. In a second condition, the base member is retracted and thereby tends to reduce the profile of the seat. In selectively configuring the base member from the first condition to the second condition, the base member tilts such that it rises at the back edge and dips at the front edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventor: James Brooks Hoyle