Abstract: An aircraft tray table may include a body with a defined interior cavity, a personal electronic device support, and a magnification lens. The personal electronic device support may be configured to hold a personal electronic device when the personal electronic device support is in a support deployed position. The magnification lens may be configured to fit within the interior cavity when the magnification lens is in a lens stowed position. The magnification lens may include a lens configured to magnify content displayed on the personal electronic device held by the personal electronic device support when the magnification lens is in a lens deployed position. The personal electronic device support may be parallel to the magnification lens when the personal electronic device is in the support deployed position and the magnification lens is in the lens deployed position.

Abstract: A passenger seat arrangement for a vehicle including first and second partition walls positioned in spaced apart relation forming an area therebetween, each of the walls including at least a portion angled relative to an aisle and each of the walls having an end position proximate the aisle such that the area formed between the walls is directly accessible from the aisle. A passenger seat positioned in the area is coupled to a guide mechanism such that the passenger seat is configured to travel within the area between a first position distal from the aisle and a second position proximate the aisle for facilitating transfer of a person of reduced mobility (PRM), and in some implementations through an intermediate position for enhancing socialization between the passenger seat and an adjacent passenger seat.

Abstract: An arm rest assembly and aircraft passenger seat including the same. The arm rest includes a friction mechanism for resisting abrupt rotational movements of the arm rest. A rotationally fixed frame member defining a rotational axis and receives a rotational member of the arm rest configured to rotate around the rotational axis. A groove formed in an outer circumferential surface of the rotational member seats a O-ring disposed between the groove and an inner circumferential surface of the frame member. Tolerance between the frame member and arm rest is such that the O-ring is held in the groove in a compressed state and frictionally engagement each of the rotational member and the frame member.

Abstract: A method may comprise receiving, via a processor, a first indication that an object is in a first zone of interest of a first sensor in the plurality of sensors; receiving, via the processor, a second indication that the object is in a second zone of interest of a second sensor in the plurality of sensors; and determining, via the processor, whether the first sensor or the second sensor is falsely detecting the object within the respective zone of interest.

Abstract: A system to distribute air across a lavatory floor is disclosed herein. The system includes a dryer unit and at least one sensor in an aircraft lavatory coupled to a locking mechanism of the aircraft lavatory responsive to an action comprising an actuation of a slide switch to open the locking mechanism of a door of the aircraft lavatory wherein the dryer unit is electronically coupled to the at least one sensor. In response to a detection by at least one sensor of the actuation of the slide switch to open the locking mechanism of the door of the aircraft lavatory, the dryer unit is configured to receive a command from a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor to cause the dryer unit to be activated.

Abstract: A heat transfer system (e.g., a heat pump) can include at least a first fin array and at least a first pump disposed in fluid communication with the first fin array and configured to cause a first fluid to flow through the first fin array. The system can include at least a first heat transfer layer attached to and/or in thermal communication with the first fin array. The first heat transfer layer can define a second fluid flow path therein for a second fluid to flow fluidly isolated from the first fluid. The first heat transfer layer and the first fin array can be configured to cause heat transfer between the first fluid and the second fluid.

Abstract: An oven having water injection system comprising an oven including a compartment enclosed on all sides, a water injector, and a first water valve coupled to the water injector, wherein the water valve includes proportional control.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aircraft water supply system. The water supply system comprises a water tank for storing potable water; and two or more faucets that are each connected to the water tank and configured to dispense the potable water on demand in response to a user actuating the faucet. Each of the two or more faucets includes a respective filtering unit. In embodiments the filtering units are integrated within the faucets and comprise three stages of filtering, namely (i) a coarse filtering stage; (ii) a first filtering stage comprising a hollow fiber filter and/or one or more ion exchange resin filters; and (iii) a second filtering stage comprising activated carbon.

Abstract: A lavatory system includes a toilet having a front end, a back end, a top end, and a bottom end, and a tube having a first end coupled to the toilet toward the top end and a second end extending above the top end. The toilet includes a toilet bowl defined by the front end, the back end, the top end, and the bottom end, and a toilet seat coupled to the toilet bowl on the top end.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for controlling a compression action of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory. Generally, the systems, methods, and articles of manufacture disclosed and described herein facilitate controlled opening and closing actuations of a flap of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory, and a compression action after detection of at least the closing actuation of trash deposits in the trash receptacle to increase the interior volume of the trash receptacle. By controlling the closing actuations of the flap and compression actions of trash deposits, hygiene and sanitation of the lavatory are improved, odors are prevented from dispersing throughout the lavatory and/or cabin of the aircraft, and fire hazards are reduced.

Abstract: A boarding system and a computer-implemented method for boarding a plurality of passengers onto an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of seats and each passenger having an assigned seat from amongst the plurality of seats. The boarding system comprises a passenger monitoring system comprising a plurality of monitoring devices, the monitoring devices being configured to determine an occupancy of each of the plurality of seats and/or to determine an occupancy of one or more aisle or boarding tunnel; and a scheduling system configured to control a boarding schedule, the boarding schedule assigning each seat to one of a plurality of groups of seats, and comprising a pre-determined boarding sequence for the plurality of groups of seats.

Abstract: A locking assembly of a lavatory door in an aircraft, comprising: a locking mechanism; and an occupancy indicator. The occupancy indicator is configured with a display that enables viewing of a status of the lavatory of availability or is occupancy. The position of the locking mechanism and occupancy indicator has been changed from a higher location on the lavatory door that approximates a line-of-sight from a standing position at the lavatory door to a lower location that approximates the line-of-sight from a seated position at the lavatory door. The display of the occupancy indicator is configured with a plurality of display angles to display the status comprising at least a first display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in the standing position and at a second display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in a seated lower position at the lavatory door.

Abstract: A floor covering for an aircraft interior including a substrate and a plurality of UV lights distributed across the surface of the substrate. The floor covering further includes at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of an object on the substrate. At least one of the plurality of UV lights emits UV radiation when the at least one sensor detects the presence of an object on the substrate. The UV lights may be configured to act as a germicide, and the object may be a foot or footwear. Therefore, the floor covering may be provided as a safety measure for an aircraft.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of monuments for installation in an aircraft passenger cabin. Each monument is multi-use in that the monument serves to accommodate a wheelchair and provide at least one additional function. In embodiments, the monument includes an interior space dedicated for receiving and positioning a wheelchair in an unfolded state, for instance an occupied wheelchair during taxi-takeoff, and landing (TTOL) and during flight. In embodiments, the monuments include storage compartments, direct access to an exterior window, tray table assemblies, etc. In embodiments, the monuments are configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one aisle for accessibility, and to a seat row including a passenger seat reserved for a caregiver. The monuments disclosed herein enhance the travel experience for a passenger with reduced mobilities (PRM), as well as increase flexibility in cabin designs.

Abstract: A lavatory door including an ashtray is disclosed herein. The lavatory door includes a door panel having a first side and an opposing second side and the ashtray disposed within the door panel. The ashtray includes a first outer panel disposed along the first side of the door panel and configured to move away from the door panel, a second outer panel, opposite the first outer panel, disposed along the second side of the door panel and configured to move away from the door panel, and a bottom surface extending from the first outer panel to the second outer panel.

Abstract: A trolley assembly includes a trolley housing defining an internal cavity. The assembly includes at least one ultra-violet (UV) illumination system contained within the internal cavity in a stowed position. The UV illumination system configured and adapted to extend outward from the internal cavity in a deployed position. The trolley assembly includes a battery in electrical communication with the at least one UV illumination system.

Abstract: A system may include an adjustable headrest assembly. The adjustable headrest assembly may include a headrest center bracket, a left vertical side plate track, a left headrest side plate assembly including a left headrest side plate, a right vertical side plate track, and a right headrest side plate assembly including a right headrest side plate. The left headrest side plate may be configured to move up and down relative to the left vertical side plate track based on the engagement of the left headrest side plate assembly with the left vertical side plate track. The right headrest side plate may be configured to move up and down relative to the right vertical side plate track based on the engagement of the right headrest side plate assembly with the right vertical side plate track.

Abstract: A user interface display may have a display and may have a backlight that lights the display. The display may implement pixels to generate colors and images. The display may be backlit. The backlight may use pixels having emitters to generate different color backlighting. In various instances, the display or the backlight or both may include a deep blue emitter. The blue emitter may be used in combination with red and green pixels elements to generate different colors. By implementing deep blue emitters rather than conventional blue (e.g., cyan) emitters, the effects of cyan light on a viewer's circadian rhythm may be limited or eliminated. Moreover, by implementing deep blue emitters, the effects of cyan light on a viewer's circadian rhythm may be varied, while the colors and images are reproduced for viewing without introducing significant color distortion.

Abstract: An aircraft cabin partition system may include at least a first partition with a partition cut-out and a first flange with a first flange cut-out. The aircraft cabin partition system may include a first coupling assembly configured to be inserted within the first flange cut-out, configured to be inserted within an opening of a seat rail within a floor of an aircraft cabin, and configured to couple the at least the first partition to the seat rail when engaged. The aircraft cabin partition system may include at least a second partition with a second flange with a second flange cut-out. The aircraft cabin partition system may include a second coupling assembly configured to be inserted within the partition cut-out, configured to be inserted within the second flange cut-out, and configured to couple the at least the second partition to the at least the first partition when engaged.

Abstract: A bump strip includes first and second end caps and an intermediate part that, together, define a length of the bump strip. The end caps having an end part and a connecting part, and whereby one or more fastening holes is provided through the end cap connecting parts and the intermediate part such that a single fastener passing through the fastening hole of an end cap and the intermediate part secures the bump strip to a surface to be protected.