ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,992, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Aircraft wing-pylon connection" was invented by William Tulloch (Bristol, Great Britain) and Pat Broomfield (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft assembly is disclosed having a wing and an engine mounting pylon. An aft end of the engine mounting pylon is connected to the wing by a spigot and at least one fastener. The aircraft assembly is configured such that, during operation of the aircraft assembly on an aircraft, the spigot transfers only lateral load between the engine mounting pylon and the wing and the at least ...