US Patent Issued to Northrop Grumman Systems on May 13 for "Deployable panel array and related assemblies and methods" (Maryland, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,986, issued on May 13, was assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Deployable panel array and related assemblies and methods" was invented by Nicholas Fasanella (Elkridge, Md.), George Firstbrook (Arvada, Colo.) and R. Christopher Thiem (Westminister, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel array and associated deployment system may include a first cable extending along a first row of panels and coupled to each panel of the first row of panels. The array and system may further include a second cable extending along a second row of panels and coupled to each panel of the second row of panels. The array and ...