ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,525, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Tailored structural actuation system" was invented by Alexander E. Chavez (Lawndale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a locking assembly configured for coupling with an aileron of an aircraft, the locking assembly includes a lock configured for coupling with the aileron. The locking assembly may include a lock mechanism operatively coupled with the lock and in communication with an accelerometer, where the lock mechanism is configured to transition the lock from a locked configuration to a released configuration. The lock mechanism opens...