US Patent Issued to B/E AEROSPACE on Nov. 4 for "Galley insert system" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,646, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Galley insert system" was invented by Robert Jhon Smakman (Houten, Netherlands) and Frederik Adrian Stephan Panjer (Maarsbergen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A galley insert system for an aircraft galley comprises a galley support structure, a galley insert configured to be coupled to the support structure, and a latch mechanism for coupling the insert to the support structure, the latch mechanism configured to automatically engage to couple the insert to the support structure when the insert is moved into a latching position on the support...