US 12,337,969 B2
Business class seating arrangement with companion travel seating group
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); and Christopher D Adcock, Advance, NC (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,325.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343392 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0601 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0606 (2014.12); B64D 11/0641 (2014.12)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat layout for business class in an aircraft, comprising:
a first row including a first seat and a second seat, each of the first seat and the second seat oriented at an angle toward a centerline of the seat layout, the first row further including a first console associated with the first seat and a second console associated with the second seat, the first console and the second console positioned laterally adjacent;
a second row positioned directly behind the first row, the second row including a third seat and a fourth seat positioned laterally adjacent, each of the third seat and the fourth seat oriented parallel to the centerline, and the second row further including a third console associated with the third seat and a fourth console associated with the fourth seat, the third console and the fourth console positioned laterally spaced apart;
a first transverse passageway positioned directly forward of the first row;
a second transverse passageway positioned directly forward of the second row; and
a privacy divider configured to deploy between the third seat and the fourth seat to block the second transverse passageway;
wherein:
each of the first seat, the second seat, the third seat, and the fourth seat is configured to adjust between an upright position and a lie flat position;
the first console forms a footwell for use by the third seat;
the second console forms a footwell for use by the fourth seat; and
neither of the third console and the fourth console forms a footwell for use by any other seat.