ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,793, issued on June 17, was assigned to AMI Industries Inc. (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
"Method for translating pins using a rotary actuator" was invented by Douglas E. Hoover (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for an energy attenuation system is described. The assembly offers a lower profile configuration that fits better into tight spaces that exist in the compact seats that are required for military helicopters. The assembly includes a cable that is oriented and positioned to work with the profile. The assembly includes an actuator which ejecting the pins in a multi-stage sequence. The design of the...