Patents by Inventor Solomon Livingston

Solomon Livingston 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).

  • Seat back energy absorber
    Patent number: 11679701
    Abstract: A passenger seat for a passenger vehicle including but not limited to an aircraft may include a seat base, a seat back, and an energy absorption system. The energy absorption system is spherically coupled to the seat base and spherically coupled to the seat back, and includes a dampening member and a support assembly. The dampening member is movable relative to the support assembly responsive to a load applied on the seat back such that engagement between the support assembly and the dampening member dampens the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Nahum Madrid, Solomon Livingston, Francisco Salcedo, Christopher Stewart, Kevin Waters
  • SEAT BACK ENERGY ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20230108769
    Abstract: A passenger seat for a passenger vehicle including but not limited to an aircraft may include a seat base, a seat back, and an energy absorption system. The energy absorption system is spherically coupled to the seat base and spherically coupled to the seat back, and includes a dampening member and a support assembly. The dampening member is movable relative to the support assembly responsive to a load applied on the seat back such that engagement between the support assembly and the dampening member dampens the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Nahum Madrid, Solomon Livingston, Francisco Salcedo, Christopher Stewart, Kevin Waters