Patents by Inventor Kim Nichols Lathrop

Kim Nichols Lathrop 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: 6666149
    Abstract: A seat back attachment for airline seats and the like, having a thin essentially rigid suspension card which slips between the seat back tray table and the back of the seat, and is sandwiched securely between said table and seat back when the tray table is secured in the upright storage position. The card is attached to a shelf or container dimensioned to be convenient to the use of a passenger. A seat back compensation structure adjusts the shelf or container to maintain a roughly horizontal plane should the at back be reclined or raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Kim Nichols Lathrop