ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,374, issued on May 20, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesville, Texas).
"Tray table with amenities for a passenger seat" was invented by Reza Mansouri (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.), Charles Michael Parker (Irvine, Calif.), Romain Tranier (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Amen Omoragbon (Westminster, Calif.), Anthony Tran (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Gokul Ramarathnam (Irvine, Calif.) and Igor Chak (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are tray tables for passenger seats having a first surface, a second surface opposite from the first surface, and at least one of a pocket, a control panel, or a table support. The pocket may ...