Patents by Inventor Vincent P. Galie

Vincent P. Galie 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 assembly with blast mitigation device and front end collision resistance
    Patent number: 8303034
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a front and a back and adapted to be attached to a floor comprises a seat base and a seat back attached to the seat base, a seat belt mechanism attached to the seat base and free of the floor, a blast mitigation device attached to the seat base and adapted to be secured to the floor, wherein the blast mitigation device has a crumple zone which absorbs energy in the event of a blast, and a front impact dislocation resistance device mounted on the blast mitigation device with a pair of brackets. The front impact dislocation resistance device acts to resist separation of the seat base from the blast mitigation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: USSC Group, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH BLAST MITIGATION DEVICE AND FRONT END COLLISION RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20100156153
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a front and a back and adapted to be attached to a floor comprises a seat base and a seat back attached to the seat base, a seat belt mechanism attached to the seat base and free of the floor, a blast mitigation device attached to the seat base and adapted to be secured to the floor, wherein the blast mitigation device has a crumple zone which absorbs energy in the event of a blast, and a front impact dislocation resistance device mounted on the blast mitigation device with a pair of brackets. The front impact dislocation resistance device acts to resist separation of the seat base from the blast mitigation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: USSC Group, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH CUSHION TILT
    Publication number: 20100066142
    Abstract: A seat assembly comprises a seat back pivotably connected to a seat base, a tilt pan pivotably connected to the seat base, pivotable over a travel range between a lower position and a raised position, and a biasing device positioned between the tilt pan and the seat base, wherein the biasing device applies a biasing force to the tilt pan, biasing the tilt pan toward the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: USSC Group, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew C. Gross, Christian U. Hammarskjold, Vincent P. Galie, Luke B. Rains, Jason Mort