ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,625, issued on July 15, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

"Compartment system for a cabin of a vehicle" was invented by Hermann Benthien (Hamburg, Germany) and Florian Muller (Hamburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compartment system for a vehicle cabin includes a framework assembly for attachment to a vehicle structure, and a container bin. The framework assembly includes a flat bottom section, a top part and a lateral stiffening element. The bottom section has a rear edge for attachment to the structure and a front edge opposite to the rear edge. The top part is spaced from and parallel to the bo...