ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,169, issued on July 29, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesville, Texas).

"Baseframe connection with simultaneous movement in longitudinal and lateral directions" was invented by Gerardo Terriquez (Gainesville, Texas) and Jeronimo Rodriguez (Gainesville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are mounting assemblies for an item of aircraft furniture in an aircraft. The mounting assemblies each include a base, a first connector, and a second connector. The base includes a first slot elongated in a first direction and a second slot elongated in a second direction. The first connector is retained within and is movable w...