US Patent Issued to B/E Aerospace on Feb. 4 for "Expandable lavatory and cabin configuration including dedicated seating area and expandable lavatory" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,884, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Expandable lavatory and cabin configuration including dedicated seating area and expandable lavatory" was invented by Glenn A. Johnson (Rural Hall, N.C.) and Ann Tucker (Belews Creek, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable lavatory and an aircraft cabin configuration including the same. First, second and third walls form the lavatory interior and the third wall is repositionable to expand the lavatory interior footprint to accommodate a wheelchair. The third wall carries a door deployable when the third wall is in the expanded configuration su...