• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

PaxEx.Aero

The Business of Passenger Experience

  • Premium
    • Register
    • My Account
    • Aero Filings
  • IFEC
  • Seats & Cabin
  • Airplanes and Airports
  • Loyalty
  • About PaxEx.Aero
    • Contact PaxEx.Aero
  • Aero Filings
  • Logout

patent

Beyond Multi-orbit: Multi-beam Driving Inflight Connectivity Innovation

17 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

looking down on a trade show floor with lots of booths and people.

Yes, multi-orbit satellite solutions are the near-term future of inflight connectivity. But multi-beam offerings are set to dominate sales conversations as service providers look to add resiliency, reliability, and flexibility for their airline partners.

This story is about: Air Canada, antenna, Ben Murphy, CesiumAstro, Dave Bijur, Delta Air Lines, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, Hughes, Hughes Fusion, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, John Wade, Ka2517, Ku3030, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Mike Moeller, OneWeb, PAC, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, patent, phased array, Quality of Experience, Quvia, Reza Rasoulian, Satellite, SatShow2025, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

United’s new single-aisle Polaris seat likely Adient’s Altitude

13 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Details from the Adient Altitude seat, believed to be the basis for United's new single-aisle Polaris offering (image via Adient)

Who will manufacture the new Polaris single-aisle seat for United? All signs point to Adient, with United as the launch customer for the Altitude seat.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A321XLR, Adient, Adient Aerospace, Adient Altitude, business class, patent, Polaris, premium cabin, seating, seats, United Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Making premium more accessible in United’s Polaris single-aisle design

12 September 2023 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

A rendering of the baseline layout for United's new single-aisle Polaris seat, designed by Acumen. It offers a 12

The latest United Airlines’ single-aisle Polaris cabin offers up a unique design to increase cabin density while maintaining space for passengers. But it also presents a challenge for those traveling in a wheelchair. A second patent associated with the seating concept addresses that issue.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A321XLR, accessibility, Acumen, business class, patent, Polaris, premium cabin, seating, seats, United Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

United’s new single-aisle Polaris seat design details revealed in patent

10 September 2023 By Seth Miller 23 Comments

Overhead view showing off the new Polaris seating layout of a single-aisle cabin

Wondering what the new Polaris business class seat will look like on United Airlines’ single-aisle aircraft? A recently approved patent shows several key details.

This story is about: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, A321XLR, Acumen, business class, Collins Aerospace, patent, Polaris, premium cabin, Safran, Safran Seats, seating, seats, United Airlines Filed Under: Seats & Cabin

Gogo pays down debt, reports record quarterly service revenue

3 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the first antenna panels for the Gogo 5G network upgrade

Gogo notified debtors of its intention to pay off $100 million of outstanding debt, a move that will help the company reduce its long-term interest expenses.

This story is about: earnings call, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, lawsuit, Oakleigh Thorne, patent, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SmartSky boosts patent claims against Gogo

21 February 2023 By Seth Miller 5 Comments

The SmartSky antennae installed on the company's Citation jet

SmartSky’s patent lawsuit against Gogo has grown. By increasing the number of patents at issue, SmartSky gains additional opportunities to win the suit; any one violation is sufficient for it to secure victory.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, lawsuit, patent, Ryan Stone, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo sees record revenue, saves on 5G lawsuit costs

3 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A map of the 150 tower locations across the United States for Gogo's 5G rollout

Gogo’s legal victory at the end of September allows the company to continue selling its new Gogo 5G network, even as SmartSky believes it will succeed with an appeal to have the injunction reinstated. The ruling also saved the company a few million dollars.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, earnings call, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, lawsuit, patent, SmartSky, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

SmartSky hits Gogo with patent lawsuit

1 March 2022 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

Six months ago SmartSky triumphed in defending a key patent from challenge by Gogo. Now the upstart is going on the offensive, challenging the Gogo 5G offering violates at least four of its patents.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, lawsuit, patent, SmartSky, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

SmartSky triumphs over Gogo in patent challenge

17 September 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

SmartSky scored a legal victory this week with the US Patent Office declining to institute an inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 9,312,947 (“the ‘947 patent”), a challenge lodged by Gogo in April. The ruling at this stage is based on the USPTO’s believe that Gogo “has not demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in demonstrating that at least one challenged claim of the ’947 patent is unpatentable over the prior art of record.” As a result, the issue won’t even make it to a formal hearing for review.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, lawsuit, patent, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

SmartSky counters Gogo’s patent dispute

1 July 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

When Gogo filed for a review of a key SmartSky patent in April the upstart inflight connectivity company vowed to defend its intellectual property portfolio. At its core, SmartSky’s position is that Gogo chose to redefine the term “Software Defined Radio.” SkartSky also posits that much of the petition is redundant to evidence previously considered in the initial application review.

This story is about: ATG, ATG-NG, gogo, Gogo 5G, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, lawsuit, patent, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Search PaxEx.Aero

Latest News

  • Qantas Expands XLR Fleet, Plans Lie-flat Beds
  • New Seats, Starlink Wi-Fi Now Flying on Air France HOP!
  • Southwest Wi-Fi Goes Free
  • JetBlue, Kuiper Team for Next-Gen Inflight Internet
  • New PAC Portal Option Expands Connectivity Convenience

Footer

Search PaxEx.Aero

  • Privacy Policy

© 2008- Proton Associates, LLC; All Rights Reserved.

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.