ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,226, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ARIANEGROUP SAS (Les Mureaux, France).

"Separation device with damped lashing stud" was invented by Ludovic Glavier (Les Mureaux, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for separating a second part from a first part, including a first interface intended to be fixed to the first part and a second interface intended to be fixed to the second part, a docking stud passing through the first and second interfaces and being held at the first interface by a separation nut and at the second interface by a first nut/locknut assembly, the docking stud being covered by a cap secured to the second int...