Patents by Inventor WILLIAM J. BANFIELD

WILLIAM J. BANFIELD 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: 11434008
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Publication number: 20190375507
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Patent number: 10392112
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Publication number: 20180251222
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a retrofittable PRM lavatory complex occupies the same footprint as a preexisting outboard dual-lavatory complex. The two lavatories are separated by a common articulating wall that is typically positioned in a standard operating position in which the lavatory complex operates as a standard dual-lavatory complex. The common wall may be moved by a flight attendant or passenger to a PRM position in which the lavatory spaces are combined to accommodate a person with reduced mobility. In the most preferred embodiments, the common wall may be articulated to the PRM position from within the lavatory with the doors closed, which facilitates the conversion to a PRM lavatory and advantageously avoids intrusion into the aisle space during the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Publication number: 20160257406
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Patent number: 9321534
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Publication number: 20140091178
    Abstract: An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Grieve, William J. Banfield, Frank E. Hashberger
  • Publication number: 20120074258
    Abstract: An integrated aircraft interior module includes one or more ceiling panels, sidewall linings, decompression ventilation provisions, and overhead stowage compartments including cabin air distribution ducting, personal service units. The sidewall linings, overhead stowage compartments and other interior structure integrated items attach to existing aircraft structural provisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventors: ROBERT PAPKE, ANDREW J. LUNDBERG, WILLIAM J. BANFIELD