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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5611503 | Optimal airplane passenger seating configurations and methods therefor A process for arranging seats within an airplane to provide optimal combinations of passenger comfort and space utilization. The process involves calculating the average passenger comfort level in each possible row configuration using the comfort levels e... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5218910 | Roller coaster with pheumatic conforming seats and prone passenger arrangement to enhance the thrill of the ride A roller coaster has cars with passenger supports to hold the passengers in a substantially horizontal position within the car during the ride in seats which can be rigidly molded for each new individual passenger to conform to the unique body contours of... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5176082 | Subway passenger loading control system A passenger detection loading and unloading control system is provided for high volume passenger transporters such as subway trains and the like which electronically counts the passengers in each passenger compartment and prepositions passengers that inte... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5063859 | Double-level railroad car having a flat center sill A railroad car having an upper and lower level is disclosed. The lower level is positioned above a flat center sill extending along the length of the car and supported above the axles of the wheels at either end of the car. The upper level is positioned v... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4678226 | Construction of vehicle body A vehicle body able to withstand fluctuating external pressure while providing ample space for the passengers, by having a multiplicity of substantially square, first frames each having reinforced portions on two upper corners thereof, provided by roundin... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4582354 | Bus construction for seat-bed transport and station therefor A bus construction and loading station for selective seated and reclined posture of passenger transport in a multiplicity of isolated compartments one above the other between bays formed by reinforcement bulkheads, with individually controlled air conditi... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4526422 | Sitting device A sitting device for freely chosen or fixedly attached mounting on a floor and on a subframe, or for attachment to vertical surfaces, said device comprising an array of supporting faces consisting of at least two such faces, neighboring supporting faces h... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4415051 | Multiple personnel transporter vehicle for low vein mines An improved, low height, electrically powered mine car is provided for transporting an entire crew (up to eleven persons) in a low vein mine shaft which includes strategically located and sized personnel and driver compartments for maximum load capacity. ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 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 |
