Patents by Inventor Tommy George

Tommy George 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: 7578470
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aircraft passenger seat assembly that includes: (a) first and second seats selectively movable between upright and reclined positions and adapted for being positioned beside and at inwardly-facing angles relative to each other; (b) a center console having a relatively wide aft end and a relatively narrow forward end for being positioned between the first and second seats; and (c) the relatively wide aft end of the center console including first and second foot wells therein adapted to permit the feet of a passenger seated in an aft-positioned first or second seat to extend therein when the aft-positioned first or second seat is in the recline position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy George Plant
  • Publication number: 20090146004
    Abstract: An aircraft seating arrangement includes pairs of seat groupings arranged with the seats of each seat grouping parallel with the other, and with each seat and seat pair positioned at an offset angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the cabin. Privacy shells enclose the seats and include amenities such as a viewing monitor, and accommodation for the feet and lower legs when the seat is in the lie-flat condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: B E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventor: Tommy George Plant
  • Patent number: 7419214
    Abstract: A passenger seating arrangement includes a first seat unit, facing in a first direction; a first ottoman having a first support surface positioned to receive the feet of a passenger seated in the first seat unit; a second seat unit facing in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction; and a second ottoman disposed laterally adjacent to the first ottoman and having a second support surface positioned to receive the feet of a passenger seated in the second seat unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy George Plant
  • Publication number: 20070246981
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aircraft passenger seat assembly that includes: (a) first and second seats selectively movable between upright and reclined positions and adapted for being positioned beside and at inwardly-facing angles relative to each other; (b) a center console having a relatively wide aft end and a relatively narrow forward end for being positioned between the first and second seats; and (c) the relatively wide aft end of the center console including first and second foot wells therein adapted to permit the feet of a passenger seated in an aft-positioned first or second seat to extend therein when the aft-positioned first or second seat is in the recline position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy George Plant