US Patent Issued to ROHR on Oct. 21 for "Pressure relief latch" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,140, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to ROHR INC. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Pressure relief latch" was invented by Paul F. McMahan (College Station, Texas) and Braskel Phillips (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure relief latch includes a housing, a bolt, a cam, and a spring assembly. The housing includes a door panel, a first lateral panel, and a second lateral panel. The first lateral panel and the second lateral panel extend outward from the door panel. The bolt includes a bolt body and a roller bearing. The bolt body is pivotably mounted to the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel at a bolt pivot axis. Th...