Passenger seat

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8827365
SERIAL NO

13432109

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Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.

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Patent Owner(s)

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SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC2000 WEBER DRIVE GAINESVILLE TX 76240

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gaither, Larry Richard The Colony, US 4 79
Patel, Chirag Dallas, US 90 2014
Terleski, Timothy W Richardson, US 45 897

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