ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,528, issued on April 15, was assigned to Safran Seats GB Ltd. (Cwmbran, Great Britain).
"Cover or harness for an aircraft passenger" was invented by Kevin Cluer (Cwmbran, Great Britain), Ciaran Doherty (Cwmbran, Great Britain) and Joanna Hutchinson (Cwmbran, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a cover for an aircraft passenger using a bed surface of an aircraft passenger seat, comprising an attachment mechanism for attaching the cover to the seat, an inflatable bladder, and a trigger mechanism for triggering inflation of the bladder, the bladder being configured to cover a knee region of the bed surface...