B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Rajesh Mohanam

Aravinda Mahabaleshwara

Sivakumar Dwaraganathan

Ashwin Srinivasa

Rameshkumar Balasubramanian

Frank E Hashberger

Arjun Koustubhan

Tippanna Channabasappa Shetgar

Frank Hashberger

Jenesis B Suministrado

Jovennie V Campomanes

Daniel Emmanuel M Carandang

Arvind Mahabaleshwara

Jovennnie V Campomanes

Daniel Emmanuel Carandang

A locking system for an overhead stowage bin may comprise a latch and an electromechanical actuator configured to actuate the latch. A bin controller may be electrically coupled to the electromechanical actuator. A passenger input and a master controller may be in operable communication with the bin controller.

Overhead stowage bin with electronic control system

A tray table for an aircraft and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The tray table comprises a base portion, a first tray table portion, and a second tray table portion. A first flexural hinge pivots the first tray table portion relative to the base portion. A second flexural hinge pivots the second tray table portion relative to the first tray table portion. The first flexural hinge and the second flexural hinge comprise flexural members which are pliable to enable the respective flexural hinge to pivot. The base portion, the first surface portion, the first flexural hinge, the second surface portion, and the second flexural hinge are integrally formed to provide a unitary tray table construction.

Integrally formed tray table with flexural hinges

An in-flight entertainment system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the in-flight entertainment system includes a display having a viewing surface and a back surface opposite the viewing surface; and a projector connected to the display and configured to illuminate the viewing surface.

Short throw projector as in-flight entertainment display

An aircraft passenger seat construction capable of in-flight rocking motion and berthing, wherein rocking motion and berthing are mutually exclusive features. The seat construction includes a fixed frame including spaced frame members each having a support surface to be rocked on, a rocking frame including a seat pan and spaced rockers, the spaced rockers positioned to rock on the support surfaces, guides carried on the spaced rockers engaged to travel within guide slots of the spaced frame members, a backrest pivotally attached to the rocking frame, and a leg rest pivotally attached to the rocking frame. The rocking frame may rock back-and-forth in-flight or may be locked at any given position based on passenger preference. The seat construction is compatible with or without other seat adjustment mechanisms such as tracking, swivel, lie-flat and recline adjustment mechanisms.

Aircraft passenger seat with in-flight rocking motion

A seat comforter for an aircraft seat includes a seatpan portion, a backrest portion coupled to the seatpan portion, and a sleep comforter including a flexible body configured to extend over the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, the flexible body being movable between a retracted position adjacent the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, and an extended position spaced apart from at least a portion of the seatpan portion and at least a portion of the backrest portion.

Aircraft seat with ergonomic sleep comforter

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Hyderabad Telangana, India

Rajesh Mohanam