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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Alexander N. Pozzi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Francis Xavier L. Garing, Atlanta, GA (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A seat sensor array for use in an aircraft or the like, including: a passenger presence sensor operable for determining if a passenger is present in/absent from a seat; a seat back position sensor operable for determining if a seat back of the seat is in a reclined/upright position; a seat cushion engagement sensor operable for determining if a seat cushion of the seat is dislodged/removed from the seat; and a controller in communication with the passenger presence sensor, the seat back position sensor, and the seat cushion engagement sensor operable for receiving passenger presence information from the passenger presence sensor, seat back position information from the seat back position sensor, and seat cushion engagement information from the seat cushion engagement sensor and communicating this passenger presence information, seat back position information, and seat cushion engagement information to a crew member via wired or wireless means.