US Patent Issued to AMI Industries on Aug. 19 for "Seat mounted inboard flight controllers for aircraft pilot seats" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,401, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to AMI Industries Inc. (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

"Seat mounted inboard flight controllers for aircraft pilot seats" was invented by Douglas E. Hoover (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Chad R. Pacheco (Colorado Springs, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Seat mounted inboard flight controllers for aircraft pilot seats cause the flight controllers to move with the pilot and copilot seats as the seats are adjusted forward and aft. The flight controllers are tied to the seats and move with the seats via the extenders and flight controller mounting brackets. The two flight controllers are coupled togeth...