ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,920, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Magnetic access panel" was invented by Matthew William Reese (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passenger seat comprising a first armrest assembly; a second armrest assembly, the second armrest assembly comprising: a side panel comprising an armrest portion and a side portion, the side panel comprising a first magnet secured on an interior side of the side panel; an interior compartment disposed within the side panel; and an access panel in a removably attached position to the side panel, the access panel comprising a second magnet secure...