US Patent Issued to AIRBUS OPERATIONS on May 13 for "Aircraft comprising a structure, a tank and means for fastening the tank to the structure" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,973, issued on May 13, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS (Toulouse, France).

"Aircraft comprising a structure, a tank and means for fastening the tank to the structure" was invented by Anthony Mertes (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft comprising a structure, a tank housed in the fuselage, and fastening means which comprise a front fastening system, a rear fastening system and a lateral fastening system. The front system comprises a front plate, two lateral connecting rods and a central connecting rod that are fastened between the front plate and the tank. The rear system comprises a rear plate and a rear...