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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389959 | Modular overhead privacy system and method A modular overhead privacy system for a mobile platform, in one form, includes a plurality of independent privacy modules located longitudinally spaced apart, above a passenger cabin, in an overhead crown area of the mobile platform. The system additionally includes... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360742 | Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed A passenger accommodation unit with a deployable bed includes a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position in which the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position in whi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354018 | Aircraft cabin module for passengers An aircraft cabin module for passengers that includes two transverse walls extending from a longitudinal cabin wall up to a longitudinal aisle, at least one of the transverse walls including a transparent portion. A longitudinal wall separates the cabin module from ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320446 | Interior layout of an aircraft cabin This layout shows a set or assembly of aircraft seats to outfit an aircraft cabin, comprising at least two columns of neighboring seats. The seats are arranged one behind the other in each of the columns of seats. Moreover, each seat can be converted into a sleeper ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7275716 | Aircraft cabin module An aircraft cabin module of an elongated rectangular shape and that includes two large walls connected by two small walls, a service module arranged along a wall separating the module from an aisle, a door mounted in an opening implemented in a small wall, and at le... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252268 | Interior configuration for an aircraft cabin An interior layout of an aircraft cabin including a set of aircraft seats arranged in the aircraft cabin. Each set includes two rows of seats arranged transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis of the cabin in which they are located and a single longitudinal ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7188806 | Aircraft passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed A passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed, including a passenger seat and a passenger bed positioned relative to the seat and adapted for movement between a stowed position wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat, and a deployed position wherein... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185849 | Passenger accommodation cabin for a vehicle A passenger accommodation cabin for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft includes a wall defining a passenger accommodation area; a plinth disposed substantially at floor level and adapted to support a mattress within the accommodation area to provide at least one su... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168658 | Arrangement of seats for an aircraft cabin An arrangement of individual seats for passengers in an aircraft, comprising a plurality of seats (1) which can be converted into beds and disposed in rows (2), comprising two lateral groups (3a) of two contiguous rows, each group being d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156346 | Arrangement of seats for an aircraft cabin An arrangement of individual seats for passengers in an aircraft, comprising a plurality of seats which can be converted into beds and disposed in rows, and comprising two lateral groups (3a; 13a) of two contiguous rows, each group being ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7108226 | Interior seating architecture for aircraft A booth-type seating arrangement with fore and aft seats for airplanes and aircraft. A cabinet with a stowable video monitor and pull-up table can be positioned between the seats. Sliding gates integrated into the aisle seat end base can be deployed to form an enclo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083145 | Crew rest module and method of forming same A crew rest module for use in a mobile platform, particularly on commercial aircraft. The crew rest module in one implementation forms a pair of laterally adjacent crew rest compartments that each include a reclinable seat and a dedicated stairway for ingress and eg... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080806 | Overhead space access conversion monument and service area staircase and stowage system An overhead area access staircase stowage system (7) includes a servicing unit (10) having a stowage unit and a staircase (12) proximate to the stowage unit. The staircase (12) has a stowed state (18) and a deployed state (20 | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077360 | Passenger sitting/sleeping arrangement In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a passenger accommodation arrangement for aircraft which provides both a highly efficient use of available aircraft space and a high level of comfort for passengers. In particular, the novel arrangement all... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070149 | Seats that convert to sleeper bunks Passenger accommodations are easily and rapidly convertible from conventional seats to bunk beds and back. A support structure (9) supports a seat pad (13) and a seat pad extension (15) and also rotatably supports a seat back (5). The sea... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6932298 | Modular overhead privacy system A modular overhead privacy system for a mobile platform is provided. The modular overhead privacy system includes a plurality of independent privacy modules located longitudinally spaced apart, above a passenger cabin, in an overhead crown area of the mobile platfor... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6889936 | Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within aircraft lavatories Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within a mobile platform compartment, such as an aircraft lavatory, which is adjacent a predetermined area, such as a passenger doorway area, of the mobile platform. The apparatus generally includes a turntable modu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6851134 | Berth system, especially for means of transportation A berth arrangement, especially for means of transport, is described, comprising a plurality of single berths (1) which are arranged in rows in a successive, superimposed and mutually offset fashion and receive at least one reclining seat (6), and whic... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6152400 | Aircraft lower lobe sleeping compartment Sleeping units such as bunks or cabins are arranged in a space efficient manner in the lower lobe of an aircraft, accessible from the main passenger cabin by a stairway or elevator. The space efficient arrangement of sleeping units can include bunks exten... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5716026 | High-capacity, high-comfort split-level seating for transport and stationary applications A split-level seating device for elevating and mounting alternate rows of seats for aircraft, surface transportation or for stationary applications, as a means to gain greater seating comfort and to increase overall seating capacity, by pre-empting otherw... | 02/10/1998 |
| 4884767 | Lavatory module for a passenger airplane A lavatory module for a passenger airplane, enabling a serviceman to carry out a task for replenishing and changing the stock of amenities from outside the lavatory module in a reduced time, facilitating the work for achieving the task, and facilitating p... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4686908 | Public transport vehicle Equipment for public transport vehicles and transit areas having on either side of a longitudinal passageway, symmetrical transverse rows of sitting seats, having an alternating orientation, sometimes facing and sometimes back to back. At least above two ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4253401 | Supporting means for a water tank for a railway car Support means for a plastic tank in a railway car includes a pair of side members suspended from the roof of a railway car. Base members for holding the tank are connected to the side members. Means are provided on the base member to restrain the lateral ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4240356 | Modular storage arrangement for a passenger vehicle A storage arrangement for a passenger compartment in a railway passenger vehicle including a vertical panel extending between and removably secured to the ceiling and floor of the vehicle and having a cabinet shell secured thereto to provide an easily ass... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4161914 | Railway sleeping car compartmental arrangement A railway passenger sleeping car is provided with standard base compartments communicating with a standard size aisle remotely positioned from the car vestibule. The car includes a vestibule having an enlarged aisle which communicates with an enlarged com... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4138949 | Sleeping compartment upper berth A sleeping berth movable between stored and use positions includes an elongated pan having a central substantially deep portion and at opposite ends substantially narrower portions which contain a suitably shaped mattress. The shallow portions in the use ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4100857 | Passageway between adjacent railway passenger car compartments A railway passenger car includes a bedroom compartment having a commode enclosure comprising a pair of enclosure sections which during non-use are moved together into a confined and compact manner providing greater compartment space and during use can be ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4047488 | Table arrangement for railway passenger car compartments A table arrangement for a railway passenger car compartment includes a first table which can be folded from a use to a stored position in a side of the compartment. The first table can be used alone or it can be joined for use with a larger knock-down tab... | 09/13/1977 |
