ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,604, issued on July 15, was assigned to B&J IP LLC (Universal City, Texas).
"Aircraft cargo door shield" was invented by William J. Boyer Jr. (Lakewood, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo door shield system for a cargo bay door in an aircraft used to prevent the exterior surface of the cargo bay door from being damaged by objects moving through the cargo bay door during loading and unloading of the aircraft."
The patent was filed on Aug. 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/451,588.
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