ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,900, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Safran Seats GB Ltd. (Cwmbran, Great Britain).

"Aircraft interior unit with detachable panel" was invented by Joseph Vuagniaux (Wales, Great Britain), Mark Douglas (Wales, Great Britain) and Daniel Parish (Wales, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft interior unit with a detachable panel. The aircraft interior unit comprises a wall comprising a hollow panel, and a door mounted to the wall. The door is slidable between a closed position in which it covers an entrance to the aircraft interior unit, and an open position in which the entrance to the aircraft interior unit is unco...