US Patent Issued to Safran Seats USA on April 22 for "Structural shroud assembly for passenger seat" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,698, issued on April 22, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesville, Texas).

"Structural shroud assembly for passenger seat" was invented by Romain Tranier (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Anthony Tran (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural shroud assembly for a passenger seat includes a structural shroud having a first end, a second end opposite from the first end, and a central cavity between the first end and the second end. An armrest pivot may be supported at the first end of the structural shroud. In some cases, the structural shroud may be an armrest. In other cases, the structural shroud is an upp...