ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,996, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Safran Cabin Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

"Vehicle lavatory with air replenishment system" was invented by Ron Verweij (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Romain Ducos (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Thomas Marino (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Dale Doddington (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle lavatory monument assembly that includes an enclosure having a plurality of walls that cooperate to define a lavatory interior, an entry door, and a toilet positioned in the lavatory interior. The enclosure includes an inlet and the toilet includes an outlet. An air replenishment ...