ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,084, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Safran Seats (Plaisir, France).
"System for detecting presence of a life vest in a life vest compartment" was invented by Jean-Marc Obadia (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments disclosed herein relate to assemblies and methods for detecting the presence of a life vest and the opening of a life vest compartment, particularly for transport seating. The system includes electrical contacts located on compartment components and, in some embodiments, on the life vest, arranged to establish an electrical circuit when the compartment is closed and the vest is correctly posit...