ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,203, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Person with reduced mobility stretcher and wheelchair monument for aircraft systems" was invented by Daniel N Moe (Mukilteo, Wash.) and Shawn William Raybell (Maple Valley, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monument for installation in an aircraft passenger cabin comprises a housing extending from the floor upwardly toward the ceiling, the housing including a first configuration configured to receive a wheelchair in a first unfolded condition, and a second configuration configured to receive a stretcher in a second unfolded condition, a first inte...