ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,578, issued on June 9, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Infant/toddler restraint system for lavatory" was invented by James Milks (Hinckley, Ohio), Glen Shaw (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Scott Marley (Edmonds, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child restraint system may provide a seat and restraint system for a child in an aircraft lavatory. The child restraint system may be configured to be installed on an existing wall such as a wall of an aircraft lavatory or be manufactured as part of an aircraft lavatory. The child restraint system may be a rigid structure comprising a seat back, a seat bottom, a f...