Patents by Inventor James P. Sohalla

James P. Sohalla 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).

  • Seat cushion retention and monitoring in an aircraft
    Patent number: 8094041
    Abstract: An aircraft seating system comprises a seat frame having a top side, a seat cushion having a bottom side, a plurality of conductive first sides of a hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the bottom side of the seat cushion in a first pattern, a plurality of conductive second sides of the hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the top side of the seat frame in a second pattern, and a sensor connector connected to the second pattern. The plurality of conductive first sides and the plurality of conductive second sides engage each other and create a closed circuit for the sensor connector when the bottom side of the seat cushion is placed on the top side of the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Wentland, Bret L. Lamoree, James P. Sohalla, Bradley J. Mitchell
  • SEAT CUSHION RETENTION AND MONITORING IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20090243868
    Abstract: An aircraft seating system comprises a seat frame having a top side, a seat cushion having a bottom side, a plurality of conductive first sides of a hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the bottom side of the seat cushion in a first pattern, a plurality of conductive second sides of the hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the top side of the seat frame in a second pattern, and a sensor connector connected to the second pattern. The plurality of conductive first sides and the plurality of conductive second sides engage each other and create a closed circuit for the sensor connector when the bottom side of the seat cushion is placed on the top side of the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Mark E. Wentland, Bret L. Lamoree, James P. Sohalla, Bradley J. Mitchell