ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,439, issued on July 8, was assigned to BAE Systems PLC (London).
"Alignment system" was invented by Alan Phizacklea (Barrow-in-Furness, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignment jig (10) configured to support and orient a load (500). The alignment jig (10) may form part of an alignment system (300). The alignment jig (10) comprises a first base unit (100) configured to carry a first support unit (200), the first support unit (200) being configured to support the load (500) and to space the first base unit (100) apart from the load (500). The first support unit (200) is moveable relative to the first base unit (100). Th...