ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,930, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Safran Seats GB Ltd. (Cwmbran, Great Britain).
"Aircraft passenger accommodation unit" was invented by Lee Neale (Cwmbran, Great Britain) and Clive Pearce (Cwmbran, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides an aircraft passenger accommodation unit comprising a seat, a shell defining an opening, and a door. The door is translatable along a first path across the opening between a closed position in which passenger egress through the opening is at least partially blocked, and an open position which allows passenger access between a seat and an aisle. The door is transla...