ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,984, issued on July 29, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Control device and method for an aircraft" was invented by Ashley Bidmead (Bristol, Great Britain) and Mark Johnson (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device for an aircraft is disclosed including a push-button switch that is configured to be held in a depressed position by a pilot during taxiing of the aircraft. The push-button switch is configured to return automatically to a released position if it is not held in the depressed position by the pilot. The control device is configured to output a command for braking...