Patents by Inventor Marc DITTRICH

Marc DITTRICH 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: 11919646
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, comprising a structural component, on which a tray table of the aircraft passenger seat is held via a hinge assembly, the tray table being pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge assembly. According to the invention, a connection assembly for detachably fitting the tray table on the structural component is provided, the connection assembly comprising an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mounting position for the tray table relative to the structural component, the adjustment mechanism being designed such that the mounting position can be selected from a plurality of different mounting positions for the tray table relative to the structural component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Zim Aircraft Seating GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
  • Patent number: 11820514
    Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has a first and a second housing half; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; the device is provided on a main structure of the legrest; the first housing half is spring-loaded with respect to the second housing half by the spring force of a spring device of the device, such that the first housing half can be moved from an open position relative to the second housing half towards a closed position relative to the second housing half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
  • Patent number: 11780588
    Abstract: An aircraft-passenger seat is provided, including a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that the table top can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement, from an upright position, in which the table top is up against the structural component, to a use position, in which the table top projects outwardly from the structural component, and back out of the use position into the upright position. The articulation arrangement includes a damping device that damps the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position and the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ZIM Aircraft Seating GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
  • Patent number: 11731765
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, having an enclosure and a base component of a backrest of the aircraft passenger seat, wherein the base component assumes an upright position during the use of the backrest. According to the invention, a securing device is provided for releasably securing the base component in the upright position, wherein a securing element of the securing device is adjustable from a securing position of the securing element on the securing device into a release position of the securing element, wherein, in order to lock the securing element in the securing position, a movable locking member of the securing device comes to bear against a latching contour on the securing element in such a manner that the securing element is locked in the securing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Jensen, Marc Dittrich
  • Publication number: 20230002061
    Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has a first and a second housing half; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; the device is provided on a main structure of the legrest; the first housing half is spring-loaded with respect to the second housing half by the spring force of a spring device of the device, such that the first housing half can be moved from an open position relative to the second housing half towards a closed position relative to the second housing half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
  • Publication number: 20220411071
    Abstract: A legrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising a device, wherein: the device has a housing; the housing has two housing halves; the two housing halves are pivotally connected to one another; the housing is designed such that a life jacket for an aircraft passenger can be stowed therein; a seat cover for the aircraft passenger seat can be provided on one housing half, so that the device forms part of the usage surface of the legrest; and the device can be provided on a main structure of the legrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
  • Publication number: 20220402613
    Abstract: The invention proposes an aircraft-passenger seat comprising a structural component on which a table top of the aircraft-passenger seat is mounted via an articulation arrangement such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis of the articulation arrangement, so that the table top can be pivoted from an upright position of the table top, in which the latter has been swung up against the structural component, from a use position of the table top, in which the latter projects from the structural component, and back out of the use position into the upright position. According to the invention, the articulation arrangement comprises a damping device, which is designed to damp the pivoting movement of the table top between the upright position of the table top and the use position of the table top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
  • Publication number: 20220402611
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, having an enclosure and a base component of a backrest of the aircraft passenger seat, wherein the base component assumes an upright position during the use of the backrest. According to the invention, a securing device is provided for releasably securing the base component in the upright position, wherein a securing element of the securing device is adjustable from a securing position of the securing element on the securing device into a release position of the securing element, wherein, in order to lock the securing element in the securing position, a movable locking member of the securing device comes to bear against a latching contour on the securing element in such a manner that the securing element is locked in the securing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH
  • Publication number: 20220380055
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat is proposed, comprising a structural component, on which a tray table of the aircraft passenger seat is held via a hinge assembly, the tray table being pivotable about a pivot axis of the hinge assembly. According to the invention, a connection assembly for detachably fitting the tray table on the structural component is provided, the connection assembly comprising an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mounting position for the tray table relative to the structural component, the adjustment mechanism being designed such that the mounting position can be selected from a plurality of different mounting positions for the tray table relative to the structural component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: ZIM AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander JENSEN, Marc DITTRICH