ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,541, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Safran Cabin Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Vehicle lavatory sink basin assembly" was invented by Ian Scoley (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Mike Romero (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Eric Heimbach (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle lavatory monument assembly that includes an enclosure having first, second, third and fourth walls that cooperate to define a lavatory interior, an entry door positioned on the second wall, and a sink basin assembly positioned in the lavatory interior. The sink basin assembly includes a sink basin that includes a back wall, a top wall,...