ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,238, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Configurable multi-class passenger seat assembly" was invented by Michael Princip (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Alexander Velet (Clemmons, N.C.), Charles Martin Hansson (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Travis Vaninetti (Bothell, Wash.), Daniel Mills (Pilot Mountain, N.C.), James Kash (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Ferhad Tabakovic (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Travis Finlay (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Brian Green (King, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger seat assembly includes a first seat, a second seat, and a center console. In embodiments, a privacy divider is positione...