ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,867, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Sealant applicator" was invented by Harvey Brookes (Bristol, Great Britain) and Benjamin Humphrys (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealant applicator is disclosed for applying sealant to a surface of one or more aircraft parts. The sealant applicator includes a sealant inlet for receiving sealant from a source of sealant; a sealant outlet for the dispensing of sealant therethrough; and a main body, the main body includes one or more sealant-contacting surfaces for contacting dispensed sealant; and one or more spacers for ...