Patents by Inventor Manfred Junker

Manfred Junker 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: 8342450
    Abstract: A seating arrangement in a vehicle compartment and particularly in an airplane cabin, includes a cabin floor with a carrier structure underneath, with at least two passenger seats, which are separated from each other by a gap. The seats include a table device in front of each seat, including a table top that can be folded down, wherein each seat includes a seat frame, which is connected to the carrier structure beneath the cabin floor of the airplane cabin, a seat cushion that is connected to the seat frame, and a backrest that is connected to the seat frame. In order to allow for a flexible and generous distribution of the seats in the cabin for the travel time and a pleasant ambiance for eating a meal together, the table device includes a table base, which is connected to the carrier structure beneath the cabin floor and is arranged such that it is generally located at the same distance from the seats of a group of seats and the table top of the table device is in front of both seats when folded down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Manfred Junker
  • Publication number: 20100187357
    Abstract: The invention relates to seating for a vehicle cabin and more particularly an aircraft cabin which has a cabin floor (2) with a support structure underneath, having: at least two seats (1, 18) for passengers which are separated from one another by an interspace, and with a table unit (7, 8) in front of each of the seats which has an unfolding table top wherein each seat comprises: a seat frame (3; 19) which is fixed on the support structure (20) underneath the cabin floor (2) of the aircraft cabin, a seat cushion (4; 21) which is fixed on the seat frame, a backrest (5; 22) which is fixed on the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Manfred Junker