US Patent Issued to GOODRICH on May 27 for "Shaft assembly comprising an impact shield" (Canadian, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,119, issued on May 27, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Shaft assembly comprising an impact shield" was invented by Bradley William Baird (Grimsby, Canada) and James William Bernard (Banbury, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaft assembly includes a composite tube and an impact shield. The composite tube has a longitudinal centerline axis and the impact shield may be disposed around the composite tube and may extend along a length of the composite tube. A gap may be defined between the composite tube and the impact shield. Generally, shaft assembly is configured to inhibit impact damage to the composi...