ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,131, issued on Oct. 21.
"Parachute slider reefing systems and methods" was invented by Roy L. Fox Jr. (Yuma, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parachute assembly having inflation controlling characteristics can include a primary parachute, primary parachute suspension lines coupled to the primary parachute and extending downward therefrom toward a load, and a reefing system. The reefing system can include a slider canopy configured to control opening of the primary parachute. A plurality of slider suspension lines extend from the slider canopy whereby the slider canopy is slidingly coupled to the primary suspension lines. Each s...