An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712837 | Padding for furniture The present invention concerns a padding for a cushion (1), such as a cushion for a seat, comprising foam material (100), with modified resilience provided by recesses (101), in at least one section of the cushion, the size and/or density of the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690732 | Molded seat assembly with flexible weaving A seat assembly including an assembly frame having at least two seat connection brackets, a seat frame, two or more connectors attached to the seat frame, the two or more connectors removably attached to the two or more seat connection brackets, two or more flexible... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7353553 | Inner spring seat system A seat assembly and method of fabricating the seat assembly including a cushion (20) of a resilient foam having a lower face (22), and a frame (24) having a plurality of flexible bands (30) extending in a bowed path between opposite sides... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7222915 | Backrest of an automobile vehicle seat The backrest (2) of an automobile vehicle seat includes a framework (21), a padding (3), a padding cover (4) covering the front face and the sides of the backrest and a padding screen (7) for the rear face of the backrest. It inclu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7144084 | Chair with rod frame back assembly A chair having a metal rod frame back assembly where the frame includes generally horizontal top, bottom and middle members and spaced apart generally vertical side members. Two seat brackets are welded to the middle and bottom members and attach to a seat board and... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7017254 | Rail clip for seat bases A monolithic rail clip, formed from a single piece of material, comprising a plurality of integrated hooks spaced along an angled rail body for use in constructing a seat base. A pair of the rail clips are attached to a pair of opposing members of a frame of the sea... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6793289 | Seat back or seat base of an automobile seat A seat back or a seat base of an automobile seat with a frame includes a spring system extending between two opposing cross braces consisting of meander-shaped shaped spring wires and upholstery in a seat surface. The level determined by the supporting surface of th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6736459 | Spring element seat There is disclosed a folding seat assembly which provides a contoured seat for increased comfort of the occupant while at the same time providing a very thin profile seat when folded into a cargo position. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6565157 | Molded foam spring seat A molded foam spring seat includes a seat cushion having a bottom surface supported by a support frame having an opening therein. A drop-in frame is insertable within the opening, with the drop-in frame including a pair of opposed walls having fastening m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6425153 | Support cushion A cushion having a sitting surface is provided that includes a three dimensional system of rigid plastic levers used in combination with a foam cushioning material. Weight applied to the cushion is borne by the plastic levers. When sat on, the cushion con... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6193318 | Seat arrangement A sitting and/or lying arrangement, particularly a vehicle seat or airplane seat, has a stable subframe and a flexible support which has a base part and a cushion. For creating such an arrangement, in which the user's body is anatomically correctly suppor... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6116694 | Seating product with sinuous spring assemblies A seating product comprising a plurality of sinuous spring assemblies secured at opposite ends to a frame. Each of the sinuous spring assemblies comprises length of webbing having a pair of opposed end portions which are secured to the frame and a sinuous... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6027171 | Automotive modular seat frame assembly An automotive seat assembly which comprises a seat cushion, a seat back portion having a pair of spaced apart upright members each having upper and lower ends, and a cross member extending between the upper ends. A support member having front and back sur... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5823618 | Anatomically compensating size varying and adjustable shock absorbing split bicycle seat A pedestal seat having an adjustable base for supporting a first resilient suspension system for a pair of separate and spaced-apart cushioned body halves adapted for independent articulation with respect to each other is disclosed. A second resilient sus... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5564144 | Vehicle seat with a seat padding, in particular for an aircraft seat The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a seat padding (4), in particular for an aircraft seat, of the type comprising a supporting body (6) of foamed plastic, which consists of a supporting part (7) of a resilient plastic foam (42) having a first sp... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5411317 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a sitting surface and a backrest which has a backrest upholstery with a forward upholstery arching arranged in the region of the lumbar vertebrae of the seat user for the purpose of relieving the user's intervertebral discs. For the phy... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5316375 | Back support and internal frame There is provided a frame for use with a back support that provides lateral support to an individual while seated to encourage a correct sitting posture, and that also provides lumbar support to the individual that varies according to the individual's siz... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5283918 | Vehicle seat cushion A seat cushion is disclosed, in particular for an aircraft seat, with a supporting body of a foamed plastic with a spring core embedded therein, and a flameproofing layer of flame-retardant plastics foam, to which a covering material is secured, preferabl... | 02/08/1994 |
| 4854643 | Seat construction A self-contained and self-supporting wire suspension system is provided for use within a seat construction. The system includes either one bolster wire or a pair of parallel bolster wires, a set of parallel stringer wires wrapped around the bolster wire(s... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4664444 | Seat assembly having adjustable thigh support A seat assembly (10) comprising a seat portion (12) and back rest (14) supported on a seat frame (30) with a thigh support (26) movably supported forward of the seat portion (12). The thigh support (26) includes a support portion (42) extending from the s... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4337931 | Spring base for upholstered seating A spring base for upholstered seating, particularly automotive seats having upwardly and outwardly inclined "wings" or bolsters at the sides thereof, consisting of a pair of spaced apart side bolster wires each adapted to be supported by spaced helical sp... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4318556 | Chair and seat-back unit therefor A seat-back unit for a chair utilizes pre-flexed sheets of sinuous spring wire material connected to relatively rigid side support members which afford flexibility, but provide a frame for the unit. The two L-shaped side support members are held apart by ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4191424 | Support grid for upholstered seating A support grid for upholstered seating of the "bucket" type, consisting of a series of closely space transversely extending spring cross wires defining the main cushion area of either a seat bottom or a seat back, connected at their respective ends to a p... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4075722 | Space frame seat assembly The invention is a space frame seat assembly that has utility as an automobile bench seat or the like, said assembly comprising a unitary space frame that can be injection molded in a simple two piece mold, said frame comprising a plurality of unique, rep... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3995893 | Cushion comprising a squab including at least two parts connected back to back A cushion includes a squab which is formed from first and second cooperating body parts mated together by a peripheral rim and recess respectively formed in the body parts. A cavity is formed internally of the body parts and a frame member is disposed the... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3967852 | Upholstering body having a supported core in the form of a yieldable plate of synthetic material and a resilient layer on the core An upholstering body for use as the seat, or back, or as a combination seat and back in an article of furniture in which the body has an outer layer of resilient material such as a foamed elastomeric material and a supporting core member in the form of a ... | 07/06/1976 |