ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,280, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Device for constraining actuator motion during a dynamic event" was invented by Jeremy F. Malecha (Pfafftown, N.C.), Chad K Hatch (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Conner A. Christensen (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Tony E. Dalton (Statesville, N.C.) and Sachin Tarlekar (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for constraining rotational motion of an actuator such as a seat actuator during a dynamic event. The device includes a first part attachable to a fixed frame member and carrying a first clip, and a second part attachable to an actuator and carryi...