Patents by Inventor Louis Duroch

Louis Duroch 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: 8342606
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, that includes a headrest with a headstall for supporting the head of a passenger in the seat, wherein the occupant may or may not wear a protection helmet depending on the circumstances. The headstall can assume at least three stable positions: a first position for the cervical support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides a cervical support function with or without wearing a helmet; a second position for the occipital support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides an occipital support function without wearing a helmet; a third position for the occipital support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides an occipital support function while wearing a helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Maxime Le Texier, Regis Leymat, Louis Duroch, Laurent Cecinas
  • Patent number: 8028960
    Abstract: An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat disposed longitudinally in the flying direction, located behind the first and second seats, and at a rear of the central pedestal. The central pedestal includes: a connecting device for the display elements, a control device dedicated to a third crew member and disposed at a side of the third seat; and display or control elements dedicated to tasks other than piloting, and visible and accessible from the three seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Yann Van Wassenhove, Laurent Saint-Marc, Louis Duroch
  • Publication number: 20100253125
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat for a vehicle, that includes a headrest with a headstall for supporting the head of a passenger in the seat, wherein the occupant may or may not wear a protection helmet depending on the circumstances. The headstall can assume at least three stable positions: a first position for the cervical support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides a cervical support function with or without wearing a helmet; a second position for the occipital support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides an occipital support function without wearing a helmet; a third position for the occipital support of the head of the seat passenger in which the headrest provides an occipital support function while wearing a helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Maxime Le Texier, Regis Leymat, Louis Duroch, Laurent Cecinas
  • Publication number: 20100140397
    Abstract: An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat disposed longitudinally in the flying direction, located behind the first and second seats, and at a rear of the central pedestal. The central pedestal includes: a connecting device for the display elements, a control device dedicated to a third crew member and disposed at a side of the third seat; and display or control elements dedicated to tasks other than piloting, and visible and accessible from the three seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Yann Van Wassenhove, Laurent Saint-Marc, Louis Duroch