US Patent Issued to Northrop Grumman Systems on July 29 for "Vehicle capture assemblies and related devices, systems, and methods" (Virginia, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,195, issued on July 29, was assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Vehicle capture assemblies and related devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Matthew Alan Michel (Oak Hill, Va.), Michael Alfred Tosto (Springfield, Va.), Kevin David Tebbe (Alexandria, Va.), Daisaku Inoyama (Great Falls, Va.) and John Francis Papayanopoulos (West Orange, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vehicle capture assemblies and related devices, systems, and methods include one or more probe assemblies for passively engaging with and securing the target vehicle."

The patent was filed on March 20, 2021, under Application No....