ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,025, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Protective moisture dam in an aircraft cabin assembly" was invented by Erik Ivar Wiman (Everett, Wash.) and Marat Denuski (Kenmore, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Present aspects are directed to a protective moisture dam comprising a first and second retainer and a protective sleeve for preventing a moisture/fluid flow from progressing from an aircraft cabin monument floor to an adjoining compartment located beneath an aircraft cabin monument floor."

The patent was filed on Feb. 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/171,571.

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