ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,210, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Automatic timing belt drive cargo lock assembly" was invented by Bhargav Hoskote Hanumantha Rao (Bangalore, India) and Sayooj Adavalath Puthiyaveettil (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo handling system is disclosed herein. The cargo handling system includes a ball panel for moving and storing cargo and a cargo restraining device disposed within the ball panel. The cargo restraining device includes a first side plate, a motor coupled to the first side plate, an outer pawl, an inner pawl configured to engage the outer pawl, and a belt drive...