US Patent Issued to B/E Aerospace on March 24 for "Multi-use aircraft monuments with wheelchair accommodations" (Washington, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,564, issued on March 24, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Multi-use aircraft monuments with wheelchair accommodations" was invented by Daniel N. Moe (Mukilteo, Wash.), Mark B. Dowty (Rural Hall, N.C.), Glenn A. Johnson (Rural Hall, N.C.), Jefferey M. McKee (Duvall, Wash.) and Shawn W. Raybell (Maple Valley, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are embodiments of monuments for installation in an aircraft passenger cabin. Each monument is multi-use in that the monument serves to accommodate a wheelchair and provide at least one additional function. In embodiments, the monument includes an interior s...