Patents by Inventor Michael Princip
Michael Princip 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).
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Patent number: 11771579Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is a protective support for joints and extremities comprising a structure for securing the support to the body in the vicinity of the joint, one or more elongated resilient hinges that are attached to the support. Each resilient hinge spans a parasagittal plane of the joint and has a superior end, an opposite inferior end, and an intermediate section there between, the hinge also defining a cross-sectional thickness that is at its minimum near the superior end and inferior end, but gradually increases along a length of the hinge such that the intermediate section defines the hinge's maximum cross-sectional thickness. Each hinge may define a plurality of longitudinal ribs and optional transverse ribs that aid in structural integrity of the hinge and may have a generally hourglass shape, and with the superior and inferior ends adapted to conform to the various superficial contours of the joint or extremity.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Michael Princip
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Publication number: 20210015648Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is a protective support for joints and extremities comprising a structure for securing the support to the body in the vicinity of the joint, one or more elongated resilient hinges that are attached to the support. Each resilient hinge spans a parasagittal plane of the joint and has a superior end, an opposite inferior end, and an intermediate section there between, the hinge also defining a cross-sectional thickness that is at its minimum near the superior end and inferior end, but gradually increases along a length of the hinge such that the intermediate section defines the hinge's maximum cross-sectional thickness. Each hinge may define a plurality of longitudinal ribs and optional transverse ribs that aid in structural integrity of the hinge and may have a generally hourglass shape, and with the superior and inferior ends adapted to conform to the various superficial contours of the joint or extremity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventor: Michael Princip
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Patent number: 10485305Abstract: Passenger safety belt buckles are disclosed. In embodiments, a safety belt buckle includes a base member and a release member coupled to the base member. The release member is configured to release a tongue held between the release member and the base member when the release member is pulled away from the base member. In an example embodiment, the release member is formed by a plurality of printed device layers and a metal coating disposed over the plurality of printed device layers. In another example embodiment, the release member is formed by a plurality of printed metal layers. In yet another example embodiment, the release member includes a recess with an in-mold feature disposed within the recess.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Charles Martin Hansson, Jaan Lin, Brian P. Wenger, Michael Princip, Alex L. Velet, Thomas Martz, Glenn A. Johnson
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Publication number: 20190307212Abstract: Passenger safety belt buckles are disclosed. In embodiments, a safety belt buckle includes a base member and a release member coupled to the base member. The release member is configured to release a tongue held between the release member and the base member when the release member is pulled away from the base member. In an example embodiment, the release member is formed by a plurality of printed device layers and a metal coating disposed over the plurality of printed device layers. In another example embodiment, the release member is formed by a plurality of printed metal layers. In yet another example embodiment, the release member includes a recess with an in-mold feature disposed within the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Charles Martin Hansson, Jaan Lin, Brian P. Wenger, Michael Princip, Alex L. Velet, Thomas Martz, Glenn A. Johnson
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Patent number: 7530631Abstract: A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seat back mounted to a frame. The passenger seat includes at least one storage feature. One of the storage features may be a storage unit positioned underneath the seat bottom which is moveable between a first position in which the unit is readily accessible by a seated passenger, and a second position in which the unit is held upright or against a lower side of the seat bottom to reduce the intrusion of the unit into the under-seat space. Another storage feature may be a recess formed in the upper part of the seat bottom. The recess is covered by a moveable lid which forms part of the seating surface when closed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Trevor B. Skelly, James Randy Penley, Alexander Filip Grauls, Edgar Owen Kinnier, III, Glenn A. Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary William McKelvey
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Publication number: 20080061606Abstract: A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seat back mounted to a frame. The passenger seat includes at least one storage feature. One of the storage features may be a storage unit positioned underneath the seat bottom which is moveable between a first position in which the unit is readily accessible by a seated passenger, and a second position in which the unit is held upright or against a lower side of the seat bottom to reduce the intrusion of the unit into the under-seat space. Another storage feature may be a recess formed in the upper part of the seat bottom. The recess is covered by a moveable lid which forms part of the seating surface when closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
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Publication number: 20060006704Abstract: A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seat back mounted to a frame. The passenger seat includes at least one storage feature. One of the storage features may be a storage unit positioned underneath the seat bottom which is moveable between a first position in which the unit is readily accessible by a seated passenger, and a second position in which the unit is held upright or against the said seat bottom to reduce the intrusion of the unit into the under-seat space. Another storage feature may be a recess formed in the upper part of the seat bottom. The recess is covered by a moveable lid which forms part of the seating surface when closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: January 12, 2006Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
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Publication number: 20050151405Abstract: A passenger arrangement for a vehicle includes a plurality of seats each having a backshell, a seat back, and a seat bottom. The seat back and the seat bottom are selectively movable in a coordinated manner from an upright seating position to at least one alternate seating position. The seats are disposed within a vehicle separated by a selected pitch equal to or greater than about 71 cm and less than about 140 cm in a fore-and-aft direction, such that each passenger is allotted a preselected volume of living space defined between the backshell of the passenger's seat and the backshell of the seat immediately forward of the passenger's seat. The living space of each passenger remains fixed regardless of the seating position of any of the seats.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Mark Dowty, Trevor Skelly, James Penley, Alexander Grauls, Edgar Kinnier, Glenn Johnson, Michael Princip, Gary McKelvey
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Patent number: D866209Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Michael Princip, Stephen Puglisi, Ryan Suhre
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Patent number: D869330Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Brian P. Wenger, Michael Princip, Charles Martin Hansson, Alex L. Velet
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Patent number: RE47868Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Kranos IP CorporationInventors: Robert Erb, Cortney Warmouth, Vincent R. Long, Louis Anthony VanHoutin, Michael Princip