Aircraft passenger seat

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8616643
APP PUB NO 20120313406A1
SERIAL NO

13557096

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An aircraft passenger seat having a primary seat (1) having a seat back (3) and a seat pan (4), and a secondary support surface (5) located or locatable opposite the primary seat (1), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat (1) is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface (5) is angled upwardly towards the primary seat (1) to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (1); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface (5) is substantially horizontal and the seat back (3), the seat pan (4), and the secondary support surface (5) form a substantially flat and continuous surface where the secondary support surface (5) is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, the axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.

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BRITISH AIRWAYS PLCLONDON LONDON LONDON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alford, Dan Winston Salem, US 4 123
Darbyshire, Martin London, GB 18 461
Hall, Gregory Winston Salem, US 22 649
Herring,, III Asa Dancy Winston Salem, US 3 113
Lovingood, John Winston Salem, US 3 113
Round, Matthew London, GB 5 239
Schatell, Marc Winston Salem, US 5 127
Sutcavage, Walter Winston Salem, US 3 113
Waldrip, Dennis Isaac Winston Salem, US 3 113
Wyss, Alen Winston Salem, US 8 142

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