ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,931, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS Ltd. (West Midlands, Great Britain).
"Hydraulically actuated mechanical lock assembly" was invented by Tony Jones (Birmingham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulically actuated mechanical lock assembly, including a lock actuator comprising a lock housing and a moveable element mounted in the lock housing, wherein the housing is arranged to receive hydraulic fluid at a first end (Chamber A) from a source of high pressure fluid via a return line, and at a second end (Chamber B) from a source of high pressure fluid via a control line, whereby the relati...