ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,112, issued on July 29, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Barrel nut positioning frame" was invented by William Tulloch (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrel nut positioning frame for maintaining a barrel nut in a desired position in a bore of a component is disclosed having a frame body configured to receive a barrel nut therein, the frame body being adapted to fit, together with a received barrel nut, within a bore, and a bore engagement element configured to engage with a positioning feature in the bore so as to restrict movement of the frame within the bore."
The patent w...