US Patent Issued to Northrop Grumman Systems on July 29 for "Aircraft canopy with distinctly shaped first and second canopy portion edges and an interconnect structure securing first and second portions in an assembled relationship" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,144, issued on July 29, was assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Aircraft canopy with distinctly shaped first and second canopy portion edges and an interconnect structure securing first and second portions in an assembled relationship" was invented by Thaddeus Steven Berger (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Thomas C. Yeh (Redondo Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft canopy comprises first and second canopy portions, wherein the first canopy portion includes a leading edge having a chevron shape and wherein the second canopy portion has a trailing edge complementary to the shape of the leadin...