ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,971, issued on June 24.
"Turbulence reduction seat device" was invented by Katie Ocana (Casper, Wyo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbulence reduction seat device includes an orb that is positioned within an aircraft and which has an entrance to facilitate a passenger to enter the orb. A chair is positioned within the orb to facilitate the passenger to sit on the chair when the passenger enters the orb. A door is slidably attached to the orb for opening and closing the entrance. A pair of shock absorbers is each movably attached to the orb. Each of the pair of shock absorbers is mounted to a respective one of a floor and a ceilin...