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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 |
| 7290735 | Layout of the top part of an aircraft cabin An aircraft cabin that includes a main structure being the structure of the aircraft and enclosing the cabin; a bridge forming a flat surface on which the seats are secured; an aisle extending longitudinally in cabin and elevated with respect to bridge, and beds or ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6715716 | Economy aircraft sleeper seat An aircraft seat assembly 10 is provided including a plurality of aircraft seat elements 12. The aircraft seat assembly 10 includes a first aircraft seat element 18, having a first seat portion 16 and a first back portion 18... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6276635 | Seat A seating unit for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, that has a movable portion including a back rest, a seat pan and a leg rest, and a fixed portion having front and rear legs. The movable portion is movable between a fully reclined position and an up... | 08/21/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6073883 | Aircraft overhead rest areas A rest area is provided in the crown of an aircraft, above the ceiling of the main passenger cabin. The rest area includes a longitudinally extending aisle having a floor lowered into the overhead bin structure of the passenger cabin, and raised beds acce... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5992798 | Seat The present invention provides a seat for a passenger vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which seat comprises a first fixed part for supporting the seat adjacent a floor of a vehicle; a second movable part comprising a seat pan component, a back-rest comp... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5876059 | Vehicle sleeper bunk restraint system An occupant restraint system for vehicles with a sleeping compartment or bunk area, which uses airbags installed above and in front of the occupant of the bunk area to provide restraint and secondary collision protection during crashes and rollovers and o... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5788183 | Device for adapting the position of the seat proper for a seat having a back that folds down to a sleeping position A device for a seat, in particular an aircraft seat, the seat having a back that pivots between an upright sitting position and a folded-down sleeping position, the device serving to cause the seat proper of the seat to take up an appropriate position tha... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5690355 | Vehicle sleeper bunk restraint system An occupant restraint system for vehicles with a sleeping compartment or bunk area, which uses airbags installed above and in front of the occupant of the bunk area to provide restraint and secondary collision protection during crashes and rollovers and o... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5425516 | Aircraft passenger accomodation system An aircraft passenger accomodation system providing rows of side-by-side seat assemblies for passengers, with the seats operable to provide alternating rows of elevated partially reclining seats and alternate rows of fully reclining seats to provide loung... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5259575 | Airplane stretcher system A stretcher which is adapted to be hingedly attached to the inside surface of a transportation means is disclosed. The stretcher is provided with orifices through the top and bottom surfaces of the stretcher such that the location of the orifices correspo... | 11/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4589612 | High-density accommodations system utilizing convertibility from parallel bedding to vertically staggered seating The present invention first provides a high-density accommodations module which is vertically convertible from parallel bedding to staggered-seating configurations. The respective configurations are more specifically established by at least one set of ver... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4215899 | Cabin for trucks with trailer-fixtures In a cabin for trucks with trailer-fixtures, a first sleeping-berth is arranged behind and between the seats on the rear wall of the cabin pivotally about a horizontal pin. A second sleeping-berth is provided, that is conveyable from an operational positi... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4144601 | Air ride sleeper for trucks The air ride sleeper of the present invention supports a mattress or cushion. The sleeper provides cushioned movement in both a vertical and horizontal front-to-rear direction, so that the effects of bumps, vibrations, and rapid acceleration or decelerati... | 03/20/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4018166 | Combination seat and berth A railway passenger compartment includes a seating arrangement which is convertible to elongated berths by moving oppositely disposed seats toward each other, the same being hingedly connected to seat backs which are also moved into longitudinal alignment... | 04/19/1977 |
