ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,991, issued on June 24, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Aircraft cargo handling system architecture" was invented by Dustin Paul Scheer (Jamestown, N.D.), Wesley K Stegmiller (Jamestown, N.D.) and Aaron J Roberts (Jamestown, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo handling system may comprise a plurality of trays and a topskin. The plurality of trays may structurally support the topskin. The plurality of trays may be contiguously covered. The plurality of trays may be partially covered by the topskin. At least one of a ball transfer unit (BTU) or a roller assembly may be configured to be coupled to the topskin ...