ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,898, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Airbus Operations Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Aircraft access cover" was invented by Andrew McMahon (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft access cover for an opening in the surface of an aircraft. The aircraft access cover includes a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and second panel configured to be attachable to each other such that the surface of the aircraft is clampable between the first panel and second panel when the first panel and the second panel are attached to each other. A device that is operable to perform a function while attached to...