Patents by Inventor Tracy N. Pence

Tracy N. Pence 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).

  • Passenger seat with single actuator seat mechanism
    Patent number: 8201876
    Abstract: A passenger seat includes a rigid frame, a seat pan supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame, a leg rest pivotally attached to a forward end of the seat pan, a seat back pivotally attached to a rearward end of the seat pan, and a single actuator linked to the leg rest such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline. A method of adjusting the passenger seat includes activating the actuator such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Brian Dowty, Tracy N. Pence
  • PASSENGER SEAT WITH SINGLE ACTUATOR SEAT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100253129
    Abstract: A passenger seat includes a rigid frame, a seat pan supported by the frame and movable relative to the frame, a leg rest pivotally attached to a forward end of the seat pan, a seat back pivotally attached to a rearward end of the seat pan, and a single actuator linked to the leg rest such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline. A method of adjusting the passenger seat includes activating the actuator such that extension of the actuator causes the leg rest to pivot forward, the seat pan to move forward, and the seat back to recline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: BE AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Brian Dowty, Tracy N. Pence