IP Library Granted Patent US 10,744,954
Granted Patent B2
US 10,744,954 · App. 15/343,596 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Overhead display screen

Inventors: Eric P. Moyer (Huntington Beach, CA); Samuel A. Carswell (Yorba Linda, CA); Brian Andrew Simone (Huntington Beach, CA)
Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLC
B60R11/0235B64D11/003B64D11/0015B60R2011/0028B60R2011/0036B60R2011/0075B60R2011/0085
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Patent No.
US 10,744,954
App. No.
15/343,596
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An entertainment display system for use within vehicles such as aircraft or buses. Systems of the inventive subject matter include a base component forming a basin with a fixed angle frame coupled with the basin. The system can then be installed into the bottom surface of an overhead storage compartment or the like. Methods of the inventive subject matter include steps required to install the system into a vehicle.

Claims (18)

1. An entertainment display system for a vehicle having an overhead compartment for luggage or other material, wherein the overhead compartment comprises a lower surface disposed below the compartment and above a floor of the vehicle, the system comprising:

a base frame comprising a basin having a basin depth, wherein the basin is at least partially disposed within the overhead compartment;

a fixed-angle display frame fixedly mounted to the base frame and having first and second opposing sides, such that an angle of the display frame with respect to the base frame is fixed and the display frame is fixed in position relative to the base frame, wherein the first and second sides of the fixed-angle frame are disposed partially within the basin and above the lower surface of the overhead compartment, with the remainder of the first and second sides of the display frame extending away from and outside of the basin; and

a flat panel display supported by the fixed angle frame.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a maximum basin depth is 1.5 inches.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a maximum basin depth is 2.0 inches.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a maximum basin depth is 3.0 inches.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the fixed-angle frame and the base frame is between 20-30 degrees.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the fixed-angle frame and the base frame is between 25-30 degrees.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one fastener coupled to the basin, wherein the fastener couples to the overhead compartment of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the basin extends into the overhead compartment by at least the basin depth.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the basin extends into the overhead compartment at a distance equal to the basin depth.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flat panel display is fixed in place relative to the base frame, and that a portion of the flat panel display is disposed within the basin, and the remaining portion of the flat panel display extends downwardly away from and outside of the basin.

11. An entertainment display system for a vehicle having an overhead compartment for luggage or other material, wherein the overhead compartment comprises a lower surface disposed below the compartment and above a floor of the vehicle, the system comprising:

a base frame comprising a basin having a basin depth, wherein the basin is at least partially disposed within the overhead compartment;

a fixed-angle display frame fixedly mounted to the base frame and having first and second opposing sides, such that an angle of the display frame with respect to the base frame is fixed and the display frame is fixed in position relative to the base frame, wherein the first and second sides of the fixed-angle frame are disposed partially within the basin with the remainder of the first and second sides of the display frame extending away from and outside of the basin;

a flat panel display supported by the fixed angle frame; and

wherein the first side has a first length defined as a distance the first side extends away from the basin, and the second side has a second length defined as a distance the second side extends away from the basin, and wherein the first length is greater than the second length.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 18, 2026
From: SAFRAN PASSENGER INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: RAVE AEROSPACE, LLC
Reel/Frame 074923/0505 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: SAFRAN PASSENGER INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: SAGARD HOLDINGS MANAGER LP
Reel/Frame 074666/0743 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2026
From: SAFRAN PASSENGER INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074612/0317 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES, LLC
To: SAFRAN PASSENGER INNOVATIONS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 056608/0983 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2017
From: MOYER, ERIC P.; CARSWELL, SAMUEL A.; SIMONE, BRIAN ANDREW
To: SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES, LLC
Reel/Frame 042416/0281 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62252340 · Nov 6, 2015
Related Publication 20170129417A1 · May 11, 2017