ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,648, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC (Gainesville, Texas).

"Knit amenities panel for aircraft seat" was invented by Daniel Abraham Chavarria Garcia (Chihuahua, Mexico), Teresa Del Carmen Antillon Licon (Chihuahua, Mexico) and David Morales Morales (Chihuahua, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are passenger seats including a knit amenities panel, the knit amenities panel having a support structure including a cover shroud member and a backing member; and a knitted retention component comprising at least one elastic yarn, where the knitted retention component is knitted in one piece; the knitted rete...