Patents by Inventor William B. Mann

William B. Mann 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).

  • Sliding puck for seating assembly
    Patent number: 8783612
    Abstract: A device comprising a base, and a coupler connected to the base and adapted to attach the base to a seat assembly of a passenger aircraft. The seat assembly is connected to the coupler, wherein the base further comprises a slidable lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph B. Barr, Daniel M. Coon, Richard N. Dainard, Richard D. Griffin, Gregory W. Hewett, William B. Mann, Thomas Eugene Robbins, Dean W. Sang, Karl J. Schaefer, Ralph M. Soto, Jody A. Taylor, III
  • Retractable king pin vehicle
    Patent number: 4657274
    Abstract: A flat bed vehicle has a king pin mounted in the flat bed for connection to a trailer to create a fifth wheel tractor-trailer combination. The king pin is vertically reciprocated above the flat bed and below the flat bed by a hand crank located at an outside edge of the flat bed. The king pin is held in its upward position by means of a horizontal bolt passing through a hole in the king pin. The bolt is manually removed from the king pin, for lowering the king pin, by a manual pull rod extending to the exterior of the vehicle bed, preferably adjacent to the hand crank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Inventors: William B. Mann, Dennis A. Domingos