Patents by Inventor Kyle BETTENHAUSEN

Kyle BETTENHAUSEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240025531
    Abstract: A door assembly for a seat unit provided within a vehicle cabin, in particular an aircraft cabin, the door assembly comprising at least a fixed base structure, a door element movably mounted on the base structure and which is movable between a fully retracted position and at least one deployed position, and a door slide device provided between the base structure and the door element to movably support the door element on the base structure. Further, the door slide device comprises at least a slide carrier bracket fixed to the base structure or the door element, at least one slide unit which is coupled to the slide carrier bracket in a normal operation mode, and at least one separate auxiliary slide arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Adient Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scotford, Kyle Bettenhausen, Paul Morgan, Matthew Vu Hoang
  • Patent number: 11827360
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a tray table of an aircraft includes a first interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotation of a table leaf of the tray table from a stowed position toward a deployed position of the table leaf. The first interlock is configured to be moved from the locked position of the first interlock to the unlocked position of the first interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position. The interlock assembly includes a second interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position of the second interlock to a locked position of the second interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: S & S Numerical Control, Inc.
    Inventors: John Satterfield, Neal Silverwood, Kyle Bettenhausen, Gary Senechal, Dane Sandifer
  • Publication number: 20230287720
    Abstract: Examples provide a door assembly including a sliding door carrier unit having a disengagement mechanism for utilization within a vehicle cabin. The door assembly includes a sliding door movably mounted to a door support member of a seat unit. The door slides laterally between a fully retracted position and a deployed or partially deployed position. A decoupling latch is engaged to detach the sliding door from one or more slide units on the door support member. An auxiliary slide device includes at least one guide and guide profile to support the door and enable the door to return to the retracted position after the door is decoupled from the slide unit in a backup operational mode. The decoupling mechanism enables a user to return the sliding door to a fully retracted position after a failure of the slide units to operate in a normal operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew HOANG, Kyle BETTENHAUSEN
  • Patent number: 11738852
    Abstract: A door assembly for a seat unit provided within a vehicle cabin, in particular an aircraft cabin, the door assembly comprising at least a fixed base structure, a door element movably mounted on the base structure and which is movable between a fully retracted position and at least one deployed position, and a door slide device provided between the base structure and the door element to movably support the door element on the base structure. Further, the door slide device comprises at least a slide carrier bracket fixed to the base structure or the door element, at least one slide unit which is coupled to the slide carrier bracket in a normal operation mode, and at least one separate auxiliary slide arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ADIENT AEROSPACE, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scotford, Kyle Bettenhausen, Paul Morgan, Matthew Vu Hoang
  • Publication number: 20220135230
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a tray table of an aircraft includes a first interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position to a locked position by rotation of a table leaf of the tray table from a stowed position toward a deployed position of the table leaf. The first interlock is configured to be moved from the locked position of the first interlock to the unlocked position of the first interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position. The interlock assembly includes a second interlock configured to be moved from an unlocked position of the second interlock to a locked position of the second interlock by rotation of the table leaf into the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: John SATTERFIELD, Neal SILVERWOOD, Kyle BETTENHAUSEN, Gary SENECHAL, Dane SANDIFER
  • Publication number: 20210179254
    Abstract: A door assembly for a seat unit provided within a vehicle cabin, in particular an aircraft cabin, the door assembly comprising at least a fixed base structure, a door element movably mounted on the base structure and which is movable between a fully retracted position and at least one deployed position, and a door slide device provided between the base structure and the door element to movably support the door element on the base structure. Further, the door slide device comprises at least a slide carrier bracket fixed to the base structure or the door element, at least one slide unit which is coupled to the slide carrier bracket in a normal operation mode, and at least one separate auxiliary slide arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Adient Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy SCOTFORD, Kyle BETTENHAUSEN, Paul MORGAN, Matthew Vu HOANG