ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,171, issued on June 3, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Sliding latch for galley bay doors" was invented by Volkan Keskin (Enfield, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A galley bay door system comprises a slider housing configured to be mounted in a galley bay door. The system also includes a slider mounted in the slider housing and configured for sliding movement relative to the slider housing, a slider plate mounted to the slider for movement together with the slider. A method comprises securing contents in a galley trolley with a door on the galley trolley and providing secondary retention for the...