Patents by Inventor James Robert Lorbiecki

James Robert Lorbiecki 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).

  • Headrest assembly
    Patent number: 9038948
    Abstract: A headrest assembly (1) for an ejection seat, comprising: a support mounting (2); and a pair of inflatable side beams (3), each attached at one end to the support mounting and spaced apart from one another, the side beams (3) being configured to be inflated from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration in which the side beams extend from the support panel, the side beams (3) configured to deploy through: a capturing phase, during which the side beams are partially inflated from the stowed configuration such that they extend outwardly and upwardly from the support mounting and away from one another to surround the head of an occupant of the ejection seat toward a central location with respect to the support mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Ruff, Colin Pickett, James Robert Lorbiecki
  • Headrest Assembly
    Publication number: 20130187003
    Abstract: A headrest assembly (1) for an ejection seat, comprising: a support mounting (2); and a pair of inflatable side beams (3), each attached at one end to the support mounting and spaced apart from one another, the side beams (3) being configured to be inflated from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration in which the side beams extend from the support panel, the side beams (3) configured to deploy through: a capturing phase, during which the side beams are partially inflated from the stowed configuration such that they extend outwardly and upwardly from the support mounting and away from one another to surround the head of an occupant of the ejection seat toward a central location with respect to the support mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Stephen Ruff, Colin Pickett, James Robert Lorbiecki