Aircraft having a recessed cavity in an aft pressure bulkhead wall surface and a galley moved rearwardly into the recessed cavity increasing floor space in front of the galley

US9108716B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108716-B2
Application numberUS-201213669850-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 6, 2012
Priority dateNov 6, 2012
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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An aircraft cabin has been reconfigured with a rear fuselage galley and a modified aft pressure bulkhead that enables the galley to be moved rearwardly to provide additional floor space in the aircraft cabin.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An aircraft comprising: an aircraft fuselage containing an aircraft cabin, the aircraft fuselage having a longitudinal length between a front of the aircraft fuselage and a rear of the aircraft fuselage, the aircraft cabin having a longitudinal length between a front of the aircraft cabin and a rear of the aircraft cabin, and the aircraft cabin having a lateral width between laterally opposite first and second outboard sidewalls of the aircraft cabin;…

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  • B64C1/10Primary

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  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108716B2 cover?
An aircraft cabin has been reconfigured with a rear fuselage galley and a modified aft pressure bulkhead that enables the galley to be moved rearwardly to provide additional floor space in the aircraft cabin.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Boeing Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64C1/10. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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