Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or crew accommodation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2008-11-11
Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3643)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or crew accommodation
C114S194000, C105S345000, C296S064000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07448575
ABSTRACT:
A seating arrangement with improved seating comfort. In one embodiment, the seating arrangement is for a transportation vehicle. The arrangement includes seats at least having two levels adjacent to single-level seats. The multi-level seats include at least a bottom row of seats and a top row of seats. In one embodiment, the bottom row seats are on a floor; and there is an imaginary horizontal plane that is parallel to the floor, and that at least a part of the top row seats and at least a part of the bottom row seats intersect. The single-level seats include at least two rows, with at least one seat in each row being adjacent to the aisle, to allow passengers to access the single-level seats. In another embodiment, a seating arrangement includes only multi-level seats. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented method is applicable to the seats, such as allowing the display of a visual representation of a top-row seat and a bottom-row seat.
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Cheung Kwok Wai
Thomas C. Douglass
Tong Peter P.
Ip Venture, Inc.
Swiatek Rob
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