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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Oscar Ruiz Lara, Kirkland, WA (US);
Travis J. Vaninetti, Bothell, WA (US);
Joseph M. Gutosky, Kernersville, NC (US);
Travis K Finlay, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Christopher D Adcock, Advance, NC (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a seat layout for business class in an aircraft. The layout includes a first row of seats that are angled toward a centerline, and a second row positioned directly behind the first row of seats, the second row including seats that are laterally adjacent and parallel to the centerline. Each seat includes a console positioned to one side of the respective seat, wherein the consoles of the first row form footwells for the seats of the second row. The seats in the second row are grouped to form a sharable space for passengers traveling together. The disclosure further provides a seat layout for a widebody aircraft including a sharable space positioned at the aft end of the center column.