US Patent Issued to Thompson Aero Seating on Sept. 30 for "Passenger seating with front row bulkhead integration" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,157, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Thompson Aero Seating Ltd. (Craigavon, Great Britain).

"Passenger seating with front row bulkhead integration" was invented by Jonathan McGreevy (Camlough, Great Britain) and Robert Elliott (Craigavon, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger seating installation for a vehicle comprises a front seat located adjacent a bulkhead and facing in a direction that is oblique to the direction of travel of the vehicle. The bulkhead includes a recess for receiving the head of a passenger in the front seat in the event of an accident. The recess is spaced apart from the front seat in the...