Slanted aircraft seat privacy panels

US12049319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Tracy N. Pence · King, US
• Michael M. Princip · Winston-Salem, US
• Mark B. Dowty · Rural Hall, US
• Glenn A. Johnson · Rural Hall, US
• Jefferey M. McKee · Duvall, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0641
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A slanted aircraft seat privacy panel may include a body. The body may be defined by a contour line along at least a portion of a height of the body. The contour line may be a straight line slanted at an angle relative to a vertical line. The vertical line may be defined relative to a floor of the aircraft cabin. The contour line being slanted may generate increased shoulder space in the passenger compartment in the aircraft cabin. The increased shoulder space in the passenger compartment may use a portion of non-fully utilized space in an adjacent passenger compartment in the aircraft cabin. The passenger compartment and the adjacent passenger compartment may be offset relative to an aisle in the aircraft cabin. A portion of each of the passenger compartment and the adjacent passenger compartment may be formed by the slanted aircraft seat privacy panel.