US Patent Issued to Safran Seats USA on Aug. 5 for "Passenger seat headrest divider assembly" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,980, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesvville, Texas).

"Passenger seat headrest divider assembly" was invented by Francisco Salcedo (Argyle, Texas), Paul Bentley (Gainesville, Texas), Justin Murnan (Whitesboro, Texas) and Christopher Stewart (Saint Jo, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger seat includes a seat back and a headrest supported on the seat back. The headrest includes a pair of opposing lateral sides, and the headrest may be adjustable relative to the seat back along an axis. A divider assembly having a divider may be attached to the headrest. The divider of the divider assembly is mov...