ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,996, issued on March 25, was assigned to Premium Aerotec GmbH (Augsburg, Germany).

"Probe fastening system and aircraft" was invented by Pasquale Mauro (Augsburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probe fastening system has a plate having at least one coupling-on recess and having at least one alignment element, which is arranged in the outer region of the plate, a backplate which has a fastening device for the fastening of a static probe and at least one recess which corresponds with the alignment element, at least one peelable shim which corresponds with the alignment element and which is arranged between the plate and the ...