Patents by Inventor Martin R. Darbyshire

Martin R. Darbyshire 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).

  • Aircraft seat with separated seat back and seat pan
    Patent number: 11447252
    Abstract: An aircraft seat may include a seat back coupled to a shell of one or more passenger compartment shell sections of a passenger compartment installed within an aircraft cabin. The aircraft seat may include a seat pan coupled to a floor of the aircraft cabin proximate to an ottoman installed within the passenger compartment. The seat back may be in contact with a surface of the seat pan when the aircraft seat is in a first position. The seat back may be separated from the surface of the seat pan when the aircraft seat is in a second position. The seat back may be configured to move independently of the seat pan when the aircraft seat transitions between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin R. Darbyshire
  • Suite bridge with privacy panel
    Patent number: 11077947
    Abstract: A passenger suite seating unit is disclosed. In embodiments, the passenger suite seating unit includes a first set of one or more passenger suites and a second set of one or more passenger suites. The passenger suite seating unit may further include a first privacy shell element defining at least a portion of a first side of the passenger suite seating unit, and a second privacy shell element defining at least a portion of a second side of the passenger suite seating unit. The passenger suite seating unit may further include a privacy bridge assembly including a bridge structure extending from the first privacy shell element to the second privacy shell element, and a partition wall coupled to the bridge structure, the partition wall configured to at least partially separate the first set of one or more passenger suites and the second set of one or more passenger seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Dowty, Ian L. Frost, Martin R. Darbyshire, Dennis M. Heuer
  • Suite Bridge with Privacy Panel
    Publication number: 20210147083
    Abstract: A passenger suite seating unit is disclosed. In embodiments, the passenger suite seating unit includes a first set of one or more passenger suites and a second set of one or more passenger suites. The passenger suite seating unit may further include a first privacy shell element defining at least a portion of a first side of the passenger suite seating unit, and a second privacy shell element defining at least a portion of a second side of the passenger suite seating unit. The passenger suite seating unit may further include a privacy bridge assembly including a bridge structure extending from the first privacy shell element to the second privacy shell element, and a partition wall coupled to the bridge structure, the partition wall configured to at least partially separate the first set of one or more passenger suites and the second set of one or more passenger seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Mark B. Dowty, Ian L. Frost, Martin R. Darbyshire, Dennis M. Heuer
  • Aircraft Seat with Separated Seat Back and Seat Pan
    Publication number: 20210094690
    Abstract: An aircraft seat may include a seat back coupled to a shell of one or more passenger compartment shell sections of a passenger compartment installed within an aircraft cabin. The aircraft seat may include a seat pan coupled to a floor of the aircraft cabin proximate to an ottoman installed within the passenger compartment. The seat back may be in contact with a surface of the seat pan when the aircraft seat is in a first position. The seat back may be separated from the surface of the seat pan when the aircraft seat is in a second position. The seat back may be configured to move independently of the seat pan when the aircraft seat transitions between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Martin R. Darbyshire
  • Comb
    Patent number: D371634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Brian Drumm Flattopper (U.K.) Limited
    Inventors: Martin R. Darbyshire, Brian J. Drumm