ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,999, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Thompson Aero Seating Ltd. (Craigavon, Great Britain).
"Passenger seating" was invented by Jonathan McGreevy (Camlough, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seating arrangement for a passenger-carrying vehicle including a first seat and a third seat arranged in a first row and facing in a forward direction, and a second seat located rearwardly of the first and third seats. The third seat is offset forwardly with respect to the first seat, the second seat is offset with respect to each of the first and third seats in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the forward direction...