ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,766, issued on June 17, was assigned to Airbus Operations (S.A.S.) (Toulouse, France).

"Aircraft fuselage door comprising an internal panel and an external panel, and aircraft fuselage part comprising such a door" was invented by Patrick Lieven (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft fuselage door with an internal and external panel, and an aircraft fuselage part with the door. The door includes a movable internal panel to be subjected to pressurization and an aerodynamic external panel, the external panel being on an external face of the internal panel by covering the surface of the external face and elastically...