ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,097, issued on May 27, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).
"Hybrid barrier for aircraft cabin" was invented by Darren Carl McIntosh (Mukilteo, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid aircraft barrier that is configured to deploy in a vehicle cabin from an initial stowed position as an aircraft cabin monument component into a deployed position converting the aircraft cabin monument component into an aircraft cabin lockable barrier to prevent passengers from moving along an aisle in a vehicle cabin into a vehicle area forward of the lockable barrier."
The patent was filed on June 16, 2023, under Application No. ...