Patents by Inventor Mark E. Deevey

Mark E. Deevey 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).

  • Leg restraint device for side-facing seated vehicle occupants
    Patent number: 9315271
    Abstract: A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat including a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event, an actuator arranged to push the panel from the first position to the second position, and a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event. A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a deployable lower leg restraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: B/E Aerospace, Inc., Takata Protection Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Oleson, Hau Ho, Dave L. Guyton, Norman Shimizu, Mark E. Deevey, Pete C. Meister, Michael J. Farvet
  • LEG RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR SIDE-FACING SEATED VEHICLE OCCUPANTS
    Publication number: 20150166185
    Abstract: A lower leg restraint for a side-facing passenger seat including a restraint panel configured to deploy from a first position proximate a seat to a second position forward of the seat in response to an abrupt deceleration event, an actuator arranged to push the panel from the first position to the second position, and a sensor and trigger assembly configured to signal the actuator to fire in response to the abrupt deceleration event. A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a deployable lower leg restraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Michael L. Oleson, Hau Ho, Dave L. Guyton, Norman Shimizu, Mark E. Deevey