ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,360, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Elevate Aircraft Seating LLC (Bothell, Wash.).
"Passenger suite access feature" was invented by Max Zenon Wisniewski (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger suite for an aircraft. The passenger suite includes a partition and a door. The partition includes a fixed panel and a movable panel. The movable panel is pivotally connected to the fixed panel. The door is slidably connected to the fixed panel. The door and the partition separate the passenger suite from a passenger cabin aisle of the aircraft. The door is movable between a closed position, a first open position, and a second o...