The Boeing Company

Gregory Eisele

James A Fullerton

Jeremy Edward Templeton

A lavatory is provided which includes a plurality of walls including a first wall having a doorway, and an expandable door. The expandable door includes a main panel having dimensions that conform to the doorway and a main hinge connecting the main panel to the first wall. The lavatory further includes a latch. The main panel is configured to, in a deployed state, increase in at least one dimension to form a privacy barrier around an expansion zone located outside of the plurality of walls. The latch is configured to lock the expandable door in place in the deployed state.

Lavatory with expandable door

Disclosed herein is an adjustable seat pan assembly for a seat. The seat pan assembly comprises a fixed frame comprising a frame front end and a frame read end. The seat pan assembly also comprises a seat pan positioned above the fixed frame and movably mounted to the fixed frame. The seat pan comprises a pan front end and a pan rear end. The seat pan assembly further comprises at least one actuator comprising a first end, attached to the seat pan, and a second end, attached to the fixed frame. The actuator is selectively operable to tilt the pan front end, relative to the pan rear end and the fixed frame, to adjust the angle of the seat pan relative to the fixed frame.

Adjustable seat pan assembly for a seat

A tamper-evincing seal assembly is configured to be secured to a component to indicate tampering of the component. The tamper-evincing seal assembly includes a curling member that is configured to lie flat in a tamper-free state, and outwardly curl in a tampered state.

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Everett, WA, United States of America

Gregory Eisele