US Patent Issued to AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR on Nov. 25 for "Shear pin latch receptacle assembly for aircraft doors" (North Carolina, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,331, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR Co. INC. (Torrance, Calif.).

"Shear pin latch receptacle assembly for aircraft doors" was invented by Julian Rupert Barrett (Savannah, Ga.) and Marc R. Lambert (Reidsville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shear pin latch receptacle assembly including an inner bushing; an outer eccentric bushing including a first inner bore configured to receive the inner bushing; a stabilizer member configured to be assembled with the inner bushing and the outer eccentric bushing to form a subassembly; and a housing including a mounting plate and a barrel, the barrel defining a second...