ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,223, issued on April 29, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Aircraft wing section assembly" was invented by Mark Shaun Kelly (Bristol, Great Britain), Peter Kelly (Bristol, Great Britain) and Stuart Strachan Alexander (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft wing section assembly is disclosed having a structural spine, a movement mechanism including a support rod 1 extending through the structural spine, a first lever, for connection to and for moving a first moveable control surface, pivotally mounted to the support rod, a second similar lever for connection to and for moving a...