ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,168, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Marvin Engineering Co. Inc. (Inglewood, Calif.).

"Aircraft store ejector system" was invented by Lee Allen Tobias (Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Sohrab John Talebian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Robert Ronald Evans (Middlesex, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of p...