ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,577, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Auxiliary cargo restraint assembly" was invented by Sayooj Adavalath Puthiyaveettil (Bangalore, India), Venkatesh Chitragar (Bangalore, India) and Mallikarjun Awarad (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 base, a cam head having a rounded base portion, the rounded base portion having a lock slot formed therein, a shaft securing t...