ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,611, issued on April 8, was assigned to Ancra International LLC (Azusa, Calif.).

"Cargo system having bulk and transport configurations" was invented by John F. Rowles (Fullerton, Calif.) and Lloyd Misner (Ontario, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo system for an aircraft may include one or more of the following: a cargo deck configured for the receipt of bulk cargo, the cargo deck including at least one deck panel; and a cargo transport system including a track for moving a cargo container; and at least one floor fixture exposed on the cargo deck, where the cargo transport system includes an installed state and an uninsta...