ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,194,173, issued on Jan. 14, was assigned to HCL America Inc..
"Aircraft sanitization systems and devices" was invented by Greg Irmen (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and Samaresh Swaro (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft sanitization system is disclosed. The aircraft sanitization system includes an armrest comprising a pocket, a top lid, and a retractable mechanism. The pocket is configured to store a tray and the top lid is covers the pocket. The retractable mechanism enclosed in the pocket includes a first end removably attached to the tray and a second end fixed within the pocket. The retractable mechanism is configur...