Aircraft interior lavatory

Cook , et al. July 9, 2

Patent Grant D853537

U.S. patent number D853,537 [Application Number D/603,228] was granted by the patent office on 2019-07-09 for aircraft interior lavatory. This patent grant is currently assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is B/E Aerospace, Inc.. Invention is credited to Robert K. Brauer, Don Cook, Liberty D. Harrington, Trevor Skelly, Philipp Steiner.


United States Patent D853,537
Cook ,   et al. July 9, 2019

Aircraft interior lavatory

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an aircraft interior lavatory, as shown.
Inventors: Cook; Don (Arlington, WA), Harrington; Liberty D. (Seattle, WA), Steiner; Philipp (Seattle, WA), Brauer; Robert K. (Seattle, WA), Skelly; Trevor (Mercer Island, WA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

Wellington

FL

US
Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Winston-Salem, NC)
Appl. No.: D/603,228
Filed: May 8, 2017

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Current U.S. Class: D23/271
Current International Class: 2302
Field of Search: ;D23/270,274

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Primary Examiner: Delehanty; Robert A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Suchy; Donna P.

Description



FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an aircraft interior lavatory showing our design including the context of a fore-positioned passenger seating arrangement.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof without the passenger seating arrangement; and,

FIG. 3 is a front side view thereof.

The broken line showing of the edge of the lavatory along the seat recessed area is included for the purpose of illustrating aircraft interior lavatory and forms no part of the claimed design.

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